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 och 147 pounds, the entertaining Eyubov will return to action this Fredag, Januari 12, on the untelevised undercard of two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (4-0, 2 Kos) defense of her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos) vid Turning Stone Resort Casino i Verona, New York.
Yeyubov (13-0, 11 Kos) will face Lynchburg, Virginia's Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1, 8 Kos) in a six-round junior welterweight showdown.
“Training for Januari 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. Rada upp dem!”
Presented by Salita Promotions, Shields vs. Nelson will serve as the headliner of a televised tripleheader on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OCH/PT).
Also featured on the Januari 12 telecast, Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) will face fellow undefeated and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) Toledo, Ohio. I co-funktionen, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) will take on Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) i en 10-runda super bantamvikt bout.
Biljetter till evenemanget, som främjas av Salita kampanjer, är för närvarande på försäljning för $75 för de första två raderna av ringside, $65 för kvarvarande ringside säten och alla andra kostar $49 och $37, plus eventuella avgifter. Biljetter kan köpas personligen eller genom att ringa Turning Stone Resort Box Office på 800.771.7711 eller online på Ticketmaster. ###
Om Turning Stone Resort Casino
Host of the Januari 12 händelse, Turning Stone Resort Casino är en prisbelönt destination resort, som fortsätter att utmärka sig som en förstklassig plats för kamp-of-the-års nivå boxning. händelse januari kommer att markera Turning Stone 24: e nationellt televised boxning händelse, cemente orten som en ledande destination för nationellt televised kampsporter. Turning Stone har världsklass bekvämligheter, inklusive fyra hotell, mer än 20 signatur restauranger och matställen, två spa, en helt ny 125,000 kvadratfot Las Vegas-stil spel golv, en cabaret-stil Showroom, a 5,000-seat arena, fem golfbanor, flera barer, cocktailbarer och nattliv med levande underhållning varje helg.
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