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ASTANA, Καζακστάν (Ιούνιος , 2018) — World Boxing Association (WBA) Μη. 3-rated cruiserweight Hizni “Ο πολεμιστής” Altunkaya (30-1, 17 KOs) isn’t concerned about hitting the road to fight local hero and two-division World Boxing Association (WBA) Παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής, Shumenov Beibu, for the vacant WBA World cruiserweight title, Ιούλιος 7 στην Αστάνα, Καζακστάν.
Ένας 2004 Olympian Καζακστάν, Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs) retired a year ago due to an eye injury that required surgeries, αναγκάζοντάς τον να παραιτηθεί WBA Cruiserweight τον παγκόσμιο τίτλο. Shumenov has fully recovered and he’s on a mission to recapture his WBA world cruiserweight title.
Shumenov vs. Altunkaya is a presentation of Shumenov’s company, KZ Event Productions, Inc. Η Ιούλιο 7ουgala event will be part of the 20ουanniversary celebration of Astana being the capital of Kazakhstan. Many political dignitaries from Kazakhstan and around the World are expected to attend Shumenov’s comeback fight, which will air nationally on Qazaqstan TV and QAZSPORT TV, as well as internationally, including BoxNation in the United Kingdom.
“I have no reservations about fighting Shumenov in his country,” 30-year-old Altunkaya said. “I believe that there will be a fair decision and the better fighter that evening will win. I will arrive in Kazakhstan with enough time for me to acclimate.
“I have great respect for what he has achieved. Shumenov has a lot of experience and he is a strong boxer. We are studying some fights to find his weaknesses. I think it will be, technologically, a good fight, in which both of us will take chances to get a knockout. Είμαι ένας μποξέρ, but when I see the chance for a knockout, I can change my style. It will be a tough fight and I will do my best to go home as world champion.
Altunkaya, who was born in Turkey but now lives and fights out of fighting out of Germany, νοκ άουτ Mathias Reinhardt στον πρώτο γύρο, στο Vitali Klitschko έναντι Shannon Briggs World Boxing Συμβουλίου (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010, at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Γερμανία.
Σε 2011, Altunkaya won a 12-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Salvatore Aiello (29-0) for the Interim World Boxing Federation (WBF) World cruiserweight crown. The gifted Turk captured the vacant Global Boxing Council (GBC) Intercontinental cruiserweight title in 2016, His pro loss happened last year, when he was stopped in round five by former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World champion Krzysztof Glowacki (26-1).
Shumenov has a tremendous quality experience advantage over Altunkaya, who did not box as an amateur. Although Altunkava has fought more pro rounds than Shumenov, 147-140, the chiseled Kazakh has fought 88 rounds in major world title fights compared to zero for his Turkish opponent.
“The fight against Glowacki was one of the most important experiences in my career,” Altunkaya added. “I know what I did wrong and I will not repeat those mistakes against Shumenov.”
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