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Shumenov, Santiago Make Weight
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Beibut Shumenov 175 lbs. Danny Santiago 173 lbs.
Headlines TeleFutura’s ‘Sólo Boxeo Tecate’ telecast Friday live from South Point Hotel Casino
12 Rounds – WBA/IBA World Light Heavyweight Championship
Beibut Shumenov (11-1, 7 KOs), Champion, Las Vegas, NV175 LBS.
Danny Santiago (31-4, 19 KOs), Challenger, Ocala, FL173 LBS.
10 Rounds – WBA FEDALATIN Welterweight Championship
Ravshan Hudaynazarov (14-0, 12 KOs), Champion, Las Vegas, NV146 LBS.
Hector Munoz (19-5-1, 12 KOs), Challenger, Albuquerque, NM146 LBS.
8 Rounds – WBA International Light Heavyweight Championship
Gayrat Ahedemov (16-0-1, 11 KOs), Las Vegas, NV174 ½ LBS.
Billy Bailey (11-11, 4 KOs), Bakersfield, CA178 ½ LBS.
4/6 Rounds – Super Featherweights
Lonnie Smith (13-2-2, 9 KOs), Las Vegas, NV130 LBS.
Eduardo Arcos (16-4-1, 13 KOs), Tijuana, Baja, Mexico129 ½ LBS.
6 Rounds – Lightweights
Ramon Montano (17-9-2, 2 KOs), Las Vegas, NV139 ½ LBS.
Juan Suazo (7-4-3, 5 KOs), Tucson, AZ137 ½ LBS.
4 Rounds – Super Featherweights
Joel Diaz (4-0, 3 KOs), Palmdale, CA127 ½ LBS.
Esteban Nichol (3-1, 3 KOs), Denver, CO127 ½ LBS.
4 Rounds – Cruiserweights
Medzhiad Bektemirov (5-0, 5 KOs), Houston, TX185 LBS.
Chad Davis (3-8, 0 KOs), Phoenix, AZ192 LBS.
NAME: “Fire & Fury”Championship Boxing Card
DATE: Friday, July 29, 2011
VENUE: South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
PROMOTER: KZ Event Productions (the Shumenov brothers – WBA/IBA World Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut and Chingis – own and operate the Las Vegas-based KZ Event Productions) in association with Golden Boy Promotions, Don Chargin Productions, Guilty Boxing and South Point Hotel Casino, and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and AT&T
TICKETS:Starting at $25 and available for purchase at South Point’s box office, online at www.SouthPointEventCenter.com/tickets.php, or by calling 1.702.797.8055
TELEVISION: TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” broadcast begins at 11:30 PM ET / PT (10:30 PM CT).
INFORMATION: Doors open at 5:30 PM PT, first bout at 6:00 PM PT
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