WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) puts the final touches on his last workout in Las Vegas, Nevada before he makes his way to Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino. The history making WBA Light Heavyweight Champion will arrive in Lemoore, CA later this evening where will defend his WBA and IBA titles in a bout against mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) of Vinitza, Ukraine, this Friday, July 23 in the scheduled 12-round main event of the ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” (10pm ET/7pm PT).
Presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions association with KZ Event Productions, the Shumenov-Uzelkov headlined boxing card will emanate from a specially constructed outdoor arena at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, CA. Tickets for this exciting event are priced at: $20, $50, $60 and $250 and can be purchased by calling the Tachi Palace box office at: 559-924-7751 or by visiting www.tickets.com.
Check back in with ProBoxing-Fans.com later in the week for full Shumenov vs. Uzelkov results and more of the best boxing news coverage on the web today. Will one of these two fighters emerge as a star in the light heavyweight division, that’s lacking in depth right now outside of the big boys at the top like Chad Dawson?
