Kazakhstan-born junior welterweight contender Bakhtiyar Eyubov is back with a vengeance and ready to bring his flashy and fan-friendly style to New York boxing fans.
One of the world’s most exciting fighters at 140 a 147 pauna, the entertaining Eyubov will return to action this Rāmere, January 12, on the untelevised undercard of two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (4-0, 2 Koó) defense of her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Koó) i te tahuri Stone Resort Casino i Verona, New York.
Yeyubov (13-0, 11 Koó) will face Lynchburg, Virginia’s Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1, 8 Koó) in a six-round junior welterweight showdown.
“Training for January 12 has been excellent,” Said Eyubov. “I feel in great condition. My opponent has some solid wins against undefeated fighters and brings lots of experience into the ring, but I will be ready for everything.”
The 31-year-old slugger says with all his injury woes behind him, he is looking forward to a big 2018.
“My goal is to make a big jump in my career this year. I want to be set on my path to the title. My style is to please the fans and I want to show them exciting knockouts against the best contenders. I would like to stay active and fight four or five times. Give me the so called “killers” in the division. Raina ratou ake!”
Presented by Salita Promotions, Shields vs. Nelson will serve as the headliner of a televised tripleheader on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/PT).
Also featured on the January 12 telecast, Uzbekistan mana-pahaki Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Koó) Ka fehangahangai hoa tūturu me runga-10 runga Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Koó) o Toledo, Ohio. I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga, Hehe Hernandez (10-1, 7 Koó) ka tango i runga i Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Koó; 1-3 WSB) i roto i te 10-a tawhio noa whā super a'ee.
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