LAS VEGAS - World Boxing Association (WBA) and
International Boxing Association (IBA) Light Heavyweight World Champion
Beibut Shumenov (13-1, 8 KO's) battered a game Enrique Ornelas (33-87,
21 KO's) from the opening bell en route to dominant victory by unanimous
decision at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Shumenov revealed after the fight that he had injured his right forearm
10 days ago during a sparring session. It didn't prevent him, however,
from pitching a complete shutout, winning each round on all three
judges' scorecards in the 12-round main event. Shumenov was the
aggressor, throwing hard rights to the head and body, especially
effective were his well timed uppercuts.
Ornelas was unable to counter Shumenov, who threw powerful combinations
and then avoided Ornelas' late counters. Shumenov, a 2008 Kazakhstan
Olympian, lives in Las Vegas and his fourth successful title defense was
at the same venue in which he first captured the WBA crown.
"I trained very hard because I knew he (Ornelas) is very tough," Shuenov
said after the fight. "His defense was very good. I wasn't able to show
my best because of the arm injury I suffered. I'm happy with the win."
Shumenov's advisor, Hall of Fame promoter Don Chargin, said that he will
sit down next week with Shumenov to discuss his next fight. "We have
three great offers from Kessler, Hopkins and Cleverly," Chargin noted.
Shumenov vs. Ornelas was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and KZ Event
Productions and sponsored by Corona and DeWalt Tools. The FOX Sports Net
and FOX Deportes bilingual simulcast aired live and FUEL TV will
rebroadcast the fight on Sunday, July 1, at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT.
Welterweight prospect Joseph Elegele (13-1, 10 KO's), fighting out of
Winter Haven, Florida, floored Philadelphia boxer Lanard Lane (13-2, 8
KO's) once in a hotly contested win by majority decision (77-74, 76-75,
78-76) in a spirited eight round co-main event.
Undefeated Ravshan Hudaynazarov, fighting out of Las Vegas, improved his
record to 16-0 (12 KO's) by convincingly defeating WBO Latino
welterweight champion Euri Gonzalez (20-2-1, 14 KO's), whose only other
loss was to WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez,
by unanimous decision in an eight-round junior middleweight bout. All
three ringside judges scored in Hudaynazarov's favor with tallies of
79-73. Hudaynazarov is the reigning WBA FEDALATIN welterweight champion
and world rated No. 15 by the WBA. The former Uzbekistan amateur boxing
standout and KZ Event Productions promoted rising star celebrated his
28th birthday last night.
Promising middleweight Daquan Arnett (4-0, 2 KO's) of Orlando, Florida,
remained unbeaten with a unanimous four-round decision over a game
Yosmani Abreu (2-e-1) in a four round fight.
California featherweight Johnny Reyes (1-0, 1 KO), from Lancaster,
Calif., won a four round decision from Uriel Torres, who was making his
pro debut in a four round fight
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COMPLETE RESULTS
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs), Las Vegas, NV
WDEC12 (120-108, 120-108, 120-108)
Enrique Ornelas (33-7, 21 KO's), Guanajuato, Mexico
(Shumenov retained the WBA & IBA Light Heavyweight World Titles)
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Ravshan Hudaynazarov (16-0, 12 KO's), Las Vegas, NV
WDEC8 (79-73, 79-73, 79-73)
Euri Gonzalez (20-2-1, 14 KO's), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Daquan Arnett (4-0, 2 KO's), Orlando, FL
WDDEC4 (40-35, 40-35, 39-36)
Yosmani Abreau (2-3-1), Las Vegas, NV
WELTERWEIGHTS
Joseph Elegele (13-1, 10 KO's), Winter Haven, FL
WDEC8 (77-74, 76-75, 76-76)
Lanard Lane (13-2, 8 KO's), Philadelphia, PA
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS
Johnny Reyes (2-0, 1 KO), Lancaster, PA
WDEC4 (40-35, 40-35, 39-36)
Uriel Torres (0-1, Los Angeles, CA
Ravshan Hudaynazarov nails EuriGonzalez
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