 Las Vegas (March 22, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Cruiserweight World iqhawe Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) is ezibhekiswe May 21 ukuhlanganisa isihloko winner phakathi WBA titlist Denis Lebedev(28-2, 21 Kos) International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos).Lapho Shumenov tshoda B.J. Flowers(31-1-1, 20 Kos) July last in Las Vegas, yangaphambili WBA light sosondonzima iqhawe waba WBA iqhawe Interim kanye No yayo. 1 Olwa amandla.
Lebedev, Nokho, akuzange balwa ukulwa esiyisibopho kusukela last April 10 lapho wathola isinqumo 12-round phezu ke ngoko WBA iqhawe Youri Kalenga. Lebedev made a voluntary tittle offense last November, nokuyeka Lateef Kayode in the round lwesishiyagalombili.
Shumenov kuyoba emuva ku ring ngenyanga ezayo (April), imininingwane egcwele kungafiki, khona-ke inselelo winner Lebedev-Ramirez ngaphakathi 90/120 Izinsuku zika-ngesiphetho sabo kamuva.
“Ngibheke phambili ngokuthola ithuba balwe Lebedev-Ramirez winner ngoba bezilokhu umgomo wami ukuba ubunye iziqu ezinjengesithi,” Shumenov wachaza. “Lebedev has always been my target. Ramirez is the other fighter I’ve really wanted to fight and my manager tried to make a fight between us, too.
“Ingihlabe ejimini kusukela impi yami lokugcina, ukuqeqeshwa kanzima ebucikweni bami. Manje, I am a completely different fighter since I fought last July. My team is extremely happy and confident that I can beat all of the other world cruiserweight champions.”
 December Last, Shumenov kwakuhlelwa ukuvikela kwakhe Interim WBA umqhele nababili esigcwele emhlabeni Cruiserweight iqhawe Krzyesztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (50-3-1, 36 Kos), kodwa udaba olubaluleke wezokwelapha ngokuphathelene ilungu lomndeni ngenkani Shumenov ukuba bahoxe ekungeneleni mpi osekukhulunywe ngazo zisikhuthaza.
“Ithuba ukulwa owawina Lebedev / Ramirez endaweni enkulu ukuhlanganisa mpi nje kwathi kulo nyaka futhi angizange abe leyo ndlela emuva lapho ngivuma ekuqaleni ukulwa Wlodarczyk emuva ngo-December angikwazi kusengaphambili ukuthi kwakuyokwenzekani yami umndeni mathupha,” 32-year-old Shumenov said. “Anginankinga silwa Wlodarczyk esikhathini esizayo, but only after I fight the Lebedev-Ramirez unification winner. Ngaphezu kwalokho, nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, Anginankinga ekulweni WBA No. 2-zibalwa yunier Dorticos.
“Khona manje, Ngingumfana ukulwa lami prime nokho namanje ngcono, ukuqeqeshwa nomqeqeshi wami, Ismael Salas. I want to show the world my skills before I get too old. Literally, Ngikulungele ukulwakusasa and I’ve been ready for months. I’ll be back in the ring next month and then I’ll get my shot at the Lebedev-Ramirez winner.”
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