2012 Olympic bronze medalist Taras Shelestyuk (18-0, 10 KOs) successfully returned to the ring, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Luis Alberto Veron (18-2-2, 9 KOs) of Argentina in one of the main events of the evening in Shreveport, Louisiana. After ten rounds all the judges gave the victory to the Ukrainian southpaw: 97-93 twice and 98-92. The bout took place on Showtime as part of "ShoBox: The New Generation."