boxing friday at south pointe

Weights from Las Vegas

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, NV 175 LBS.

Danny Santiago (31-4, 19 KOs), Challenger, Ocala, FL 173 LBS.


10 Rounds – WBA FEDALATIN Welterweight Championship

Ravshan Hudaynazarov (14-0, 12 KOs), Champion, Las Vegas, NV 146 LBS.

Hector Munoz (19-5-1, 12 KOs), Challenger, Albuquerque, NM 146 LBS.


8 Rounds – WBA International Light Heavyweight Championship

Gayrat Ahedemov (16-0-1, 11 KOs), Las Vegas, NV 174 ½ LBS.

Billy Bailey (11-11, 4 KOs), Bakersfield, CA 178 ½ LBS.


4/6 Rounds – Super Featherweights

Lonnie Smith (13-2-2, 9 KOs), Las Vegas, NV 130 LBS.

Eduardo Arcos (16-4-1, 13 KOs), Tijuana, Baja, Mexico 129 ½ LBS.


6 Rounds – Lightweights

Ramon Montano (17-9-2, 2 KOs), Las Vegas, NV 139 ½ LBS.

Juan Suazo (7-4-3, 5 KOs), Tucson, AZ 137 ½ LBS.


4 Rounds – Super Featherweights

Joel Diaz (4-0, 3 KOs), Palmdale, CA 127 ½ LBS.

Esteban Nichol (3-1, 3 KOs), Denver, CO 127 ½ LBS.


4 Rounds – Cruiserweights

Medzhiad Bektemirov (5-0, 5 KOs), Houston, TX 185 LBS.

Chad Davis (3-8, 0 KOs), Phoenix, AZ 192 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


For additional information about “Fire & Fury,” Shumenov or any of KZ Event Productions’fighters, visit www.KZEventProductions.com. For more information on Golden Boy Promotions, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing.


? Fans at home can also be part of the action by participating in Cinturón Tecate and voting for the fighter in the main event who displays the most character in the ring by sending a text message to 55333. Voting will be open through the end of the weekend.


About KZ Event Productions, Inc.

KZ Event Productions is a full service, international boxing promotional company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Owned and operated by Beibut and Chingis Shumenov, its growing stable of champions include WBA/IBA light heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov, WBA FEDALATIN welterweight champion Ravshan Hudaynazarov, WBA International light heavyweight champion Gayrat Ahmedov and WBA International light welterweight champion Alexandr Zhuravskiy.


About Golden Boy Promotions

Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2002 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. In 2007, in its fifth year of promoting, Golden Boy Promotions set a record by selling over 2.5 million in pay-per-view homes in a single night. Also in 2007, Golden Boy Promotions established the record for highest grossing pay-per-view homes in a single year with more than 4 million total. In 2009, the company broke records again by breaking the million mark in pay-per-view homes again with the return of Floyd Mayweather. Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing’s most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States and the world on networks such as HBO, HBO Latino, HBO Plus, SHOWTIME, TeleFutura, Televisa, ESPN2 and Fox Sports Net.

Golden Boy Promotions currently has over 70 fighters under contract, from future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins to current world champions and superstars Saul Alvarez, Robert Guerrero, David Haye, Chris John, Amir Khan, Marcos Maidana and Victor Ortiz. Also included on the company’s roster are top contenders Librado Andrade, Abner Mares and Daniel Ponce De Leon as well as highly regarded prospects Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia, Frankie Gomez, Erislandy Lara, Seth Mitchell, Carlos Velasquez and Deontay Wilder.


About Cerveza Tecate
Tecate, cerveza con carácter, is the largest beer brand to sponsor boxing matches in the U.S. Part of its commitment to make boxing accessible to consumers is the title sponsorship of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate,” which creates an opportunity for local fans to witness some of the most exhilarating fights by today’s up-and-coming prospects. Additionally, Tecate has been a primary supporter of Golden Boy Promotions’ marquee events since 2007, and has launched a variety of initiatives to ensure consumers are part of the boxing experience, including boxer autograph signing sessions, commemorative cans, PPV mail-in rebate offers, and most recently the launch of a mobile museum “Tecate Museo de Boxeo,” which showcases decades of the most memorable moments in the sport.


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