BOXING

• Shumenov retains WBA light heavyweight title

  Lemoore, CA (Sports Network) - Beibut Shumenov kept his WBA light heavyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Viacheslav Uzelkov Friday night.

  Shumenov (10-1), in his first title defense, won by scores of 118-108 on two of the scorecards and 117-109 on the other.

  Uzelkov (22-1), who was participating in his first championship bout, floored Shumenov in the first round, but was dropped to the canvas in round three. Uzelkov never got momentum the rest of the fight.

  07/24 01:49:02 ET