ShoBox May 13th features clash of unbeaten cruiserweights
Mayweather Promotions announced a great ShoBox card for May 13th as curiserweight Andrew “The Beast” Tabiti (12-0, 11 KOs) will face top prospect Keith “Machine Gun” Tapia (16-0, 11 KOs) on ShoBox: The New Generation from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas. The co-feature will showcase 2012 U.S. Olympian Michael Hunter
Fortuna stops Velasquez on FS1
WBA “regular” super featherweight champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs) defend his title with a tenth round stoppage over Carlos Ivan Velasquez (19-2, 12 KOs) in the headline bout of Toe To Toe Tuesdays on Fox Sports 1 broadcast live from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Fortuna had his way
Weights from Las Vegas, NV
Venue: Las Vegas, NV Network: Fox Sports Promotion: Mayweather Promotions Javier Fortuna 130 Carlos Velasquez 130 (super featherweight title bout) Domonique Dolton 153.6 Oscar Molina 153 J’Leon Love 168.6 Marcus Upshaw 164 Andrew Tabiti 195.5 Tamas Lodi 193.2 Ladarius Miller 137 Rondale Hubbert 136.8 Thomas Hill 156 Alphonso Black 158.2
Shumenov outboxes Flores in PBC main event for cruiserweight title
In an odd main event, Beibut Shumenov (16-2 10KOs) defeated B.J. Flores (31-2-1) to win the vacant WBA cruiserweight title by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight 116-112. The fight was confusing from the start as Shumenov who is typically a plodding pressure fighter began
Shumenov-Flores weigh in results
Venue: Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas Time: 8PM EST/ 5PM PST TV: NBCSN Beibut Shumenov 199.4 vs. B.J. Flores 199.6 * (WBA “interim” cruiserweight title) Jordan Shimmell 198.8 vs. Isiah Thomas 198.4 Rico Ramos 126.2 vs. Claudio Marrero 127.8 Andrew Tabiti 196.4 vs. Roberto Santos 204.4 Michael Hunter 200.2
