Beibut Shumenov Outworks Viacheslav Uzelkov in Twelve

By Mark Vester

At the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, the main event, televised on ESPN's Friday Night Fights, saw Beibut Shumenov (10-1, 6KOs) made the first defense of his WBA light heavyweight title against previously unbeaten challenger Viacheslav Uzelkov (22-1, 14KOs). The scores were 109-117, 118-108 and 118-108 for Shumenov.

Shumenov landed some good punches in the first round but he was dropped as soon as Uzelkov opened up with some punches. At the bell of the third round, Shumenov scored a knockdown with a counter. A cut opened up above Shumenov's right eye at the end of the fifth. Other than that, Shumenov outworked Ukelkov the rest of the way.

Lightweight prospect Stan Martyniouk (10-0, 1KOs) won a four round unanimous decision over Jonathon Bobadilla (4-3, 0KOs).

Ravshan Hudaynazarov (13-0, 11KOs) stopped Pavel Miranda (16-6-1, 8KOs) after five rounds of action. Miranda was unable to come out for the sixth round.