Premier Boxing Champions 2015: Winners, Results for Shumenov vs. Flores Card-new
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Beibut Shumenov's (16-2, 10 KOs) move to the cruiserweight ranks has proved fortuitous, as the Kazakhstan-born fighter boxed his way to a 12-round, unanimous decision win over B.J. Flores (31-2-1, 20 KOs) on Saturday evening to capture the interim WBA World cruiserweight title at the Palms Casino Resort's Pearl Theater in Las Vegas.
BoxingScene.com's Jake Donovan relayed the scores:
Shumenov moved to the cruiserweight division after Bernard Hopkins picked him apart and handed him a loss in a light heavyweight unification title match in April 2014.
Usually willing to stand and deliver, Shumenov opted for a defensive, escapist strategy against Flores, a Premier Boxing Champions analyst who traded in the mic for gloves for the first time in nearly 10 months to take on this opportunity.
Here's a look at the nights' televised results, followed by recaps for each bout.
BoxingScene.com's Jake Donovan relayed the scores:
Shumenov moved to the cruiserweight division after Bernard Hopkins picked him apart and handed him a loss in a light heavyweight unification title match in April 2014.
Usually willing to stand and deliver, Shumenov opted for a defensive, escapist strategy against Flores, a Premier Boxing Champions analyst who traded in the mic for gloves for the first time in nearly 10 months to take on this opportunity.
Here's a look at the nights' televised results, followed by recaps for each bout.
Shumenov vs. Flores
From the start, Shumenov wanted to play chess, in the hopes of clearing the board with his devastating right hand. The Kazakh fighter dangled his left arm out in front of Flores like catnip, doubling up on the jab before winding up with his right, but making sure to stay out of his opponent's range for the most part.
Flores didn't take the bait much in the first two rounds, and a couple of powerful overhand rights had him in a good position early. The 36-year-old Flores was aggressive early on, a bit too much so when the ref warned him for rabbit punching late in the second.
Shumenov started the third round brightly, catching Flores off guard with a quick flurry of punches. Using every inch of the ring, Shumenov had time to switch up more than the tempo, per Boxing360:
From the start, Shumenov wanted to play chess, in the hopes of clearing the board with his devastating right hand. The Kazakh fighter dangled his left arm out in front of Flores like catnip, doubling up on the jab before winding up with his right, but making sure to stay out of his opponent's range for the most part.
Flores didn't take the bait much in the first two rounds, and a couple of powerful overhand rights had him in a good position early. The 36-year-old Flores was aggressive early on, a bit too much so when the ref warned him for rabbit punching late in the second.
Shumenov started the third round brightly, catching Flores off guard with a quick flurry of punches. Using every inch of the ring, Shumenov had time to switch up more than the tempo, per Boxing360:
Shumenov took the unanimous decision win over Flores, who should've done more to engage the wiley boxer. It's a fine result for Shumenov in only his second cruiserweight bout and second with Cuban trainer Ismael Salas.
"Ismael is the coach I dreamed of finding," Shumenov told ESPN's Dan Rafael before the bout, suggesting this might be the beginning of a long relationship. He has a title to defend now and it will be interesting to see how he handles a more aggressive challenger in the future.
Shimmell vs. Thomas
In a matchup of two undefeated up-and-comers in the cruiserweight division sporting contrasting boxing styles, it was Isiah "The Piston" Thomas (15-0, 5 KOs) who took the vacant USBA cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision win over Jordan Shimmell (19-1, 16 KOs).
Thomas' survivalist methods stymied Shimmell's hard-punching ways for the majority of their 10-round bout.
Shimmell pushed the action in the first couple of rounds, walking Thomas—a Detroit native, if you couldn't tell by the nickname—down and making inroads with a solid jab. Thomas, wary of Shimmell's heavy hands, hugged and clinched to survive on the ropes, doing well to limit the damage and keep his opponent from getting into a rhythm.
Shimmell struggled to find an opening against his slippery southpaw opponent. A growing cut over his left eye was evidence of Thomas exerting control over the bout after a tepid first three rounds.
Thomas' movement proved difficult for Shimmell to follow, and the latter boxer slowed in the late rounds after taking some solid body punches early on. Thomas didn't come out of the fifth unscathed, as this tweet from PBC shows.
"Ismael is the coach I dreamed of finding," Shumenov told ESPN's Dan Rafael before the bout, suggesting this might be the beginning of a long relationship. He has a title to defend now and it will be interesting to see how he handles a more aggressive challenger in the future.
Shimmell vs. Thomas
In a matchup of two undefeated up-and-comers in the cruiserweight division sporting contrasting boxing styles, it was Isiah "The Piston" Thomas (15-0, 5 KOs) who took the vacant USBA cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision win over Jordan Shimmell (19-1, 16 KOs).
Thomas' survivalist methods stymied Shimmell's hard-punching ways for the majority of their 10-round bout.
Shimmell pushed the action in the first couple of rounds, walking Thomas—a Detroit native, if you couldn't tell by the nickname—down and making inroads with a solid jab. Thomas, wary of Shimmell's heavy hands, hugged and clinched to survive on the ropes, doing well to limit the damage and keep his opponent from getting into a rhythm.
Shimmell struggled to find an opening against his slippery southpaw opponent. A growing cut over his left eye was evidence of Thomas exerting control over the bout after a tepid first three rounds.
Thomas' movement proved difficult for Shimmell to follow, and the latter boxer slowed in the late rounds after taking some solid body punches early on. Thomas didn't come out of the fifth unscathed, as this tweet from PBC shows.
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