by Andre Courtemanche, March, 29
On March 19 at the Metro Bar in his homeland of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Timur Shailezov (9-0) won the vacant NABA Bantamweight championship by defeating Guyana’s Leon Moore (18-2, 17 KOs) by majority decision. Promoter Akyl Beckbolotov says he is working hard to put Kyrgyzstan in the international boxing scene.