Muhammad Shekov W12 Yerny Betancourt... Uzbekistan's Muhammad Shekov defeated Venezuela's Yerny Betancourt in a 122-pound fight billed as a WBA eliminator. It was an easy decision win, with Shekov carrying the scorecards by tallies of 119-109 and 118-110 (twice). Shekov (19-4-1 including the World Series of Boxing) moves towards the front of the line at super bantamweight, but Naoya Inoue has a stranglehold on the division and its difficult to imagine Inoue fighting Shekov. The Uzbek's best bet is to bide his time until Inoue moves up and the titles become vacant. 

 

Vadim Tukov W10 Sebastian Horacio Papeschi... Russian middleweight Vadim Tukov (19-0 including IBA pro fights) is approaching a world title shot and got in some good work against Argentinean import Sebastian Horacio Papeschi on Saturday. Fighting in Ekaterinburg, Russia on the Dmitriy Bivol undercard, Tukov won an easy ten-round decision by scores of 98-92 (twice) and a too-narrow 96-94.