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Super Prospect Shohjahon Ergashev Returns Against African Puncher Badru Lusambya on December 14


It’s Shoh Time!

A year ago, Shohjahon “Shoh” Ergashev was a little-known super lightweight prospect from Central Asia.


Men, being able to punch holes in brick walls has a way of helping people remember your name and the Uzbekistani power puncher has taken the boxing world by storm this year.

Med over 300,000 followers on Instagram and his brutal knockout videos on YouTube regularly getting over 500,000 visninger, 2018 is Shoh time.

Promoted by Salita Promotions, boxing’s Russian diamond mine, Ergashev (14-0, 13 KOS) has recently signed a co-managerial deal with TV executive turned super manager Mark Taffet. He will be looking to further his growing reputation on December 14 in a 10-round showdown against Uganda’s Badru Lusambya (26-4-2, 24 KOS) in Krasnodar, Rusland.

“I am very happy to be able to show my skills to my fans in Russia on December 14 and I am training hard for a great victory,Sagde Ergashev. “Nothing will stop me from realizing my dreams!"
The showdown against Lusambya will be Ergashev’s fifth ring appearance this year (4-0, 3 KOS). He started the year with an impressive nationally televised TKO 3 over then 18-0 Sonny Fredrickson.

“Shohjahon has had a tremendous year fighting both in the US and Russia on a consistent basis,” said Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions. “His skills, power and charisma are making him a star on both continents. I look forward to a spectacular performance against Lusambya to end the year.”

26-year-old Ergashev is the current WBA International Super Lightweight Champion. His brand-new co-manager Mark Taffet says he appreciates the Uzbek’s willingness to take on dangerous opponents anywhere and any time.

“We are very excited that Shohjahon will be returning to the ring in Russia in what should be a tremendous fight between two knockout artists. The fans are in for a real treat December 14 as Shoh continues his march toward a world title.”

Super Prospect Shoh Ergashev brutaliserer Ramsey med KO i første runde, lørdag i Chicago

Usbekisk super letvægts Shohjahon "Shoh" Ergashev viste, hvorfor han er den nye 140-lb fighter at se i boksning sidste lørdag, November 10, på UIC Pavilion i Chicago, da han ødelagde modstanderen Zack Ramsey i første runde.

 

 

 

Den nuværende WBA International Super Lightweight Champion, Ergashev (nu 14-0, 13 KOS), rev ind i Ramsey fra åbningsklokken for deres planlagte seks-rounder, slippe ham inden for den første 15 sekunder med en højre hånd og afslutter det kl 1:09 med et dunkende kropsskud.

 

 

 

Kampen på underkortet af World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight Tournament dobbelthovedet Ergashev fremkaldte "åh og åhhhs" fra mængden med sin brutale magtudfoldelse. Den tidligere forenede super letvægts og nuværende weltervægtsmester Terence Crawford var blandt de imponerede tilskuere i mængden.

 

 

 

Ergashevs promotor, Dmitriy Salita, siger det som forberedelse til denne kamp, Ergashev havde slået sværvægtere ud i Kronk Gym, hvor han træner.

 

 

 

"Shohjahon er en af ​​de hårdeste punchere i enhver vægtklasse,Sagde Salita. “Hans evner og fysiske styrke gør ham ikke kun til en af ​​de bedste i sin division, men jeg tror på en af ​​de mest spændende og kraftfulde kæmpere inden for boksning."

 

 

 

26-årige Ergashev knurrer, at han er klar til enhver i verden.

 

 

 

“Jeg vil kæmpe mod de bedste navne i divisionen og ser frem til at have en modstander, der kan holde nogle runder med mig! jeg kommer!"

Power Punching Shoh Ergashev Wins Again in Russia, Calls Out Brandon Rios, Post-Fight

Undefeated junior welterweight slugger Shohjahon “Shoh” Ergashev notched another dominating victory on Sunday night, in front of a packed house at the Korston Club Hotel Moscow, i Moskva, Rusland, as he demolished opponent Juma Waswa in four one-sided rounds.

 

 

 

Fighting in the 10-round main event, Uzbekistan-born southpaw Ergashev (nu 13-0, 12 KOS) was even able to drop Uganda’s Waswa for the first and second times ever, before stopping him the first time in his career.

 

 

 

Ergashev showed his versatility, as he dug a lot of punches to the body to lower the defense of his opponent, who was fighting out of a high-hand-raised peekaboo stance. Throughout the fight, Waswa (nu 10-3-1, 4 KOS) didn’t manage to land even one clean punch.

 

 

 

Afterwards, the confident Ergashev called for a high-profile opponent to face him.

 

 

 

“I am happy I got to get in some rounds and the fight concluded as I wished with a stoppage,Sagde Ergashev, “but now I am ready to come back to the US and get some big names under my belt. How about Brandon Rios? I would break him in half.”

 

 

 

25-year-old Ergashev, a national hero in Uzbekistan, trains at the Kronk Boxing Gym in Detroit under the watchful eyes of Javan SugarHill Steward and co-trainer Rick Phillips.

 

 

 

“Shoh is one of the most exciting and hardest punchers in boxing,” said Ergashev’s promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “I feel very confident that he can beat all the champions in the division and he is still getting better in every fight. With his power, the sky is the limit.”