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Hizni Altunkaya challenges 2-division World Champion Beibut Shumenov for Vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title

Júlí 7 í Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Júní , 2018) — Heimur Boxing Association (WBA) Gera ekki. 3-rated cruiserweight HizniThe WarriorAltunkaya (30-1, 17 Kos) isn’t concerned about hitting the road to fight local hero and two-division World Boxing Association (WBA) heimsmeistari, Shumenov Beibu, for the vacant WBA World cruiserweight title, Júlí 7 í Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

A 2004 Kasakstan Olympian, Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos) retired a year ago due to an eye injury that required surgeries, neyða hann til að afsala WBA cruiserweight heiminum titil sinn. 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. The July 7thgala event will be part of the 20thanniversary 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. Ég er boxer, 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, slegnir út Mathias Reinhardt í fyrstu umferð, á Vitali Klitschko móti Shannon Briggs Heimur Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010, at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Þýskaland.

 

 

 

Í 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.

 

 

 

Önnur berst mun brátt verða tilkynnt. Öll berst og bardagamenn eru háð breytingum.

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Two-division world champion Beibut Shumenov comeback fight for Vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title

Júlí 7 í Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Maí 10, 2018)) – Tveggja deild Veröld Boxing Association (WBA) heimsmeistari Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, gegn 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, í Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), a 2004 Kasakstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, neyða hann til að afsala WBA cruiserweight heiminum titil sinn.

 

Shumenov vs. Altunkaya is a presentation of Shumenov’s company, KZ Event Productions, Inc.

 

 

 

The July 7th gala event will be part of the 20th anniversary 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.

 

 

 

I’m happy to fight for my belt,” Shumenov said from his training camp in Kazakhstan. “My eye is 100-percent and I’m excited about fighting again. I’m honored to fight on the 20thanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Eftir þessari baráttu, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.

 

 

Í aðeins sínu 10. pro baráttunni, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, þegar hann decisioned Gabriel Campillo í Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov varð aðeins tveir-deild heimsmeistari frá Kasakstan í síðustu baráttu sinni, þegar hann hætti Junior Wright í því 10th umferð maí þeirra 21, 2016 titill berjast, handtaka WBA Cruiserweight World Championship.

 

 

 

Á starfsferli á 34 ára gamla Shumenov er, Hann hefur sigraði fjóra heimsmeistaratitil – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy og Montell Griffin) – sem og sjö heimsmeistaratitilinn áskorun: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores og Wright.

 

 

 

The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 Kos), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, hætt Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko móti Shannon Briggs Heimur Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Þýskaland.

 

 

 

Í 2011, Altunkaya won a 12-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Salvatore Aiello (29-0) for the Interim World Boxing Federation (WBF) World cruiserweight title. The talented Turk added the vacant Global Boxing Council (GBC) Intercontinental cruiserweight crown to his collection in 2016, The only loss of his pro career was last year to former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World champion Krzysztof Glowacki (26-1).

 

 

 

I’m thankful for the chance to fight Beibut Shumenov,” Altunkaya said. “Hann er frábær bardagamaður, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Það er að fara til vera a góður bardagi. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”

 

 

 

Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: middleweight Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 Kos), frábær welterweight Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 Kos) og middleweight Ibragim Iskandarov (2-0, 2 Kos), and pro-debuting Mirzhan Rahimzhanov, who was Shumenov’s teammate on the 2004 Kazakhstan Olympic Boxing Team.

 

 

 

Opponents and other fights will soon be announced. Öll berst og bardagamenn eru háð breytingum.

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Astana, Kazakhstan hosting 5th World MMA Championships

Október 6-7
Astana, Kazakhstan (Október 5, 2017) — This weekend more than 100 rising MMA stars, alþingismaður 26 different countries, will compete for world titles in eight weight classes at the 5th World MMA Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Female amateur fighters will be divided into two weight classes, marking the debut of women at the World MMA Championships.
The event will be broadcast live by Kazakh national television companies and some international sports TV channels.
LIVE broadcast of the Finals will be available October 7 á HTTP://video.m1global.tv/
To watch the finals of the 5th World MMA Championships from your smartphone or tablet, please, download the M1GLOBAL.TV app:
The countries competing in the 5th World MMA Championships are the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Þýskaland, France, Spánn, Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan. Kína, Tékkland, Hvíta-Rússland, Tajikistan, Georgia, Grikkland, Iran, India, South Korea, Úkraína, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Marokkó, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia.
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