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Warriors Boxing Congratulates Murat Gassiev for Title Winning Victory and Issues Challenge to the Entire Boxing World

‘Explain to me why Denis Lebedev is still world champion.
Warriors Boxing and Ural Boxing wish to congratulate the fighter they co-promote, brand-new IBF Cruiserweight World Champion Murat “Jern” Gassiev, for his title-winning victory on December 3 against Denis Lebedev at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Rusland.
In an entertaining fight, Gassiev (24-0, 17 KOS) af Vladikavkaz, Rusland, dropped his countryman Lebedev in the fifth round and won a split decision by scores of 116-112 og 116-111 against a score of 114-113 for the now-former champ.
In losing, Lebedev remained the WBA World Champion, as that belt was not on the line in the fightwhich is where Warriorschallenge to the boxing world lies.
I challenge anyone in the boxing world to give me a logical explanation why Denis Lebedev was allowed to keep his WBA title after losing,” sagde Leon Margules, Formand for Warriors Boxing. “Neither fighter was over the cruiserweight limit. This was a unified champion defending his titles. It’s absurd and it sets a dangerous precedent in boxing. Why would any unified champion ever put all their belts on the line again if they could keep one or two, even if they lose?”
The pair were supposed to meet for both the WBA and IBF belts, but somehow less than a week before the fight, the WBA was convinced to allow this highly irregular move, which allowed Lebedev to remain WBA Super World Cruiserweight Champion, vinder eller taber, above WBARegularWorld Champion Beibut Shumenov and WBAInterimWorld Champion Yunier Dorticos.
We went along with this travesty and fought anyway, but only because Lebedev’s team threatened to pull the fight if we didn’t. It’s a ridiculous situation and I want the boxing world to know what went down here.
Margules says Lebedev’s camp are now using the Russian media to claim Gassiev is refusing a rematch.
Let me set that straight right now. We would LOVE to fight Lebedev again. We’ll beat him even more easily this time. But only if he actually puts the WBA belt on the line, the one my guy has already won from him in the eyes of everyone but the sanctioning body.
Boxing politics aside, Margules and his team say they are happy with the way the 23-year-old Gassiev looked in going 12 rounds for the first time in his life.
Murat fulfilled the promise he has shown throughout his ascension to the top of the division,” said Margules. “He was in his first 12-rounder and he kept his composure. He didn’t blow his energy when he had the guy down in the fifth. And he didn’t panic when the champion, who is a very tough guy, had a few good rounds in the middle of the fight. I am very happy to be promoting a terrific fighter like him.

He reminds me of a young Rocky Marciano,” said Warriors Boxing’s COO Luis DeCubas. “He’s like a tank coming forward that you can’t stop. He will get to you eventually. He’s a star in this sport. I am sure the Shumenov/Dorticos winner would much rather fight the real unified champion Gassiev, instead of the loser Lebedev. These types of situations really hurt our sport.

Om Warriors Boksning
Lanceret i 2003, Warriors Boksning opererer under en simpel filosofi-bringe de bedste boksere i verden for at kæmpe fans, matche dem i konkurrencedygtige anfald, og dermed bidrage til at genetablere sporten boksning for en ny generation.
Med en række vellykkede Pay-Per-View-shows og pakket huse til sin kredit, den Warriors forretningsmodel fungerer underværker i en sport, der var hårdt brug for innovation og energi, som virksomheden bringer til bordet.
Når det kommer til stykket selv, en salgsfremmende virksomhed er kun så god som krigere og bekæmper det fremmer. Warriors Boksning har leveret på alle fronter, med fremragende anfald såsom Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda I og II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Grøn, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana og Ibragimov-Holyfield.
For mere information om Warriors Boksning, besøge deres hjemmeside på www.WarriorsBoxing.com.

Krzysztof Glowacki defends the WBO Cruiserweight title against Oleksandr Usyk LIVE ON www.klowdtv.com

Krzysztof Glowacki defends the WBO Cruiserweight title against Oleksandr Usyk denne lørdag, LIVE onwww.klowdtv.com

San Diego, F.EKS (September 15, 2015)Undefeated WBO Cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki will make the 2nd defense of his title denne lørdag when he takes on undefeated Oleksandr Usyk in a highly anticipated bout that will be streamed live and exclusively in the United States on www.klowdtv.com 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT

Denne kamp, along with all content on www.klowdtv.com is free for the month of September.
The bout will take place at the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Polen, will feature two of the best cruiserweights in the world as they will risk their unblemished marks.
We are elated to be able to pick up this bout and be able to show it to the fans in the United States,” said Chris Schickedanz, Directing manager of www.klowdtv.com
This fight has been mentioned by many of fans around the world as a can’t miss fight and has been the chatter of a lot of the boxing message boards. With fight’s like this and next weekend’s Lightweight championship bout between Anthony Crolla and Jorge Linares, www.klowdtv.com will become the hub of boxing on the internet.
We are committed to bringing the best fights from all over the globe to the great boxing fans of America. We are equally as excited to bring these fights for no extra charge and we look forward to providing these types of fights going forward.
www.klowdtv.com is FREE for the month of September and will carry price of just $7.99 om måneden. The service currently showcases 15 networks which includes AWE, OANN, The Fight Network, Fantasy Sports Network and GOLTV.
Glowacki of Walcz, Poland has a record of 26-0 med 16 knockouts.
He won the WBO Cruiserweight title with a stunning knockout of longtime champion Marco Huck in what was a 2015 “Fight of the Year” finalist. He followed that win up with a 12-round unanimous decision over classy two-time world champion Steve Cunningham on April 16th i Brooklyn, New York.
Usyk of Kiev, Ukraine is 9-0 with nine knockouts and is considered one of if not the top prospect in the sport.
After capturing the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal, den 29 year-old Usyk has blown through his professional competition as he has stopped every man who has stepped in the ring with him. I sin sidste kamp, Pedro Rodriguez (22-1) was Usyk’s victim as he succumbed to Usyk’s fury in the seventh round on December 12, 2015 in Kiev.

Team Shumenov responds to Lebedev vs. Gassiev world title fight announcement

LAS VEGAS (August 17,, 2016) – Team Shumenov believes it is worth reviewing recent history enlight of the recent announcement that WBA Super/IBF cruiserweight world champion Denis Lebedev will defend against Murat Gassiev in late November or early December in Russia: A condition for allowing Lebedev to fight IBF cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramirez maj 21, 2016 was that Lebedev had to fight WBA cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu within 120 dage. (Lebedev hasn’t made a mandatory defense since April 10, 2015.) Shumenov has done everything to make that fight, while Lebedev has done nothing but run from his mandatory title fight. When it first became obvious in June that Lebedev was trying to avoid his mandated WBA title fight, Shumenov repeatedly requested that the WBA order a purse bid.
Lebedev ignored the WBA and then recently sought, after the WBA deadline had passed, a special permit allowing him to fight Gassiev, which Shumenov officially objected to within 48 timer. WBA Interim cruiserweight world champion yunier Dorticos has also objected. At this present time, selv, Team Shumenov is still waiting to hear the WBA’s ruling in terms of stripping Lebedev if he decides to fight Gassiev instead of Shumenov.
It really is very simple. Shumenov wants to fight Lebedev, who is doing everything he can to avoid it. If Lebedev doesn’t care to meet his obligations and conditions of his prior special permit, he should relinquish his title. Lebedev and his people need to rejoin the rest of us in the real world and stop claiming that Shumenov has not been pushing for this fight.
According to a recent report, Lebedev’s camp members erroneously reported that, “Shumenov is not exactly pushing the issue” (to fight Lebedev next).
Fans kan ven Beibut Shumenov på hans Facebook Fan Side på www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.

Team Shumenov petitions WBA to declare purse bid for mandatory title fight vs. Lebedev or strip Lebedev of his world cruiserweight title belt

LAS VEGAS (Juli 22, 2016) – It has been more than a month since World Boxing Association (WBA) world cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOS), based on the much publicized WBA Cruiserweight Tournament rules and regulations, petitioned the WBA to either declare a purse bid for a title fight between WBA Super cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev, or strip Lebedev of his title belt for being non-compliant.
I juli sidste år, Shumenov defeated B.J. Blomster by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to become the WBA mandatory challenger for Lebedev, who hasn’t fought a mandatory defense since April 10, 2015.
The WBA issued a resolution this past April that Lebedev, who defeated Victor Emelio Ramirez in May to also become International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion, must fight Shumenov within 120 dage of the latter’s May 21, 2016 knockout victory over Junior Wright.
On record for making changes to insure only one world champion in each division, incredibly, the WBA presently has 38 different world title belt holders in only 17 different weight classes. Only three WBA divisions have one world champion – super let, lightweight and light flyweightand eight have three world titlists, including its cruiserweight division, which presently has world champions in Lebedev, Shumenov and Interim champion yunier Dorticos, who is the WBA second mandatory challenger.
In an apparent public relations move, the WBA has suddenly declared this month a rash of mandatory defenses, dog, declaring and actually making these title fights are two different things, as Shumenov has unfortunately learned. The WBA should have ordered a Lebedev vs. Shumenov purse bid on June 21, 2016, when the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement, but the WBA failed to do so. When Shumenov repeated his request for a purse bid in June, the WBA failed once again to act.
WBA Rule D: Purse Bids
1. Call For Purse Bid. Bout participants shall reach an agreement on holding the bout no later than ninety (90) days before the expiration of the mandatory period. To confirm an agreement has been reached, the WBA must receive acceptable bout contracts signed by the boxers certifying they have reached terms for the bout. If no agreement has been reached, the Championships Committee, with the approval of the President, can call for Purse bid. A boxer may also request a purse bid at any time.
Lebedev’s promoter, Andrei Ryabinsky, has been quoted in stories about having a deal in place for his fighter to defend his IBF title first. In effect, the WBA is allowing Lebedev to hold the WBA Super cruiserweight title belt hostage, leveraging it against his IBF crown. Shumenov, who is a former WBA Super light heavyweight champion, has now proudly worn the WBA belt around his waist for a total of nearly five years.
I was looking forward to fighting Lebedev and I don’t understand his unwillingness and refusal to step in the ring with me,” Shumenov sagde.
Team Shumenov is extremely disappointed in the WBA’s failure to act on making the fight with Lebedev that it mandated, in addition to being discouraged by the WBA’s failure, after several requests had been made, to either set a purse bid date or strip Lebedev of his world title belt. Not knowing if or when the WBA is finally going to rule has left Shumenov unable to book any fights. The WBA’s failure to enforce its own purse bid rule, or strip Lebedev, has unfairly prevented Shumenov from earning a living while at the peak of his pro boxing career.
Shumenov is the only native Kazakh to be a two-division world champion. Now a resident of Las Vegas, he also represented his native Kazakhstan at the 2004 Olympics in Greece.
Fans kan ven Beibut Shumenov på hans Facebook Fan Side på www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.

One on One with Beibut Shumenov

WBA cruiserweight world champion wants
Denis Lebedev fight to happen this summer

LAS VEGAS (Juni 5, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight verdensmester Shumenov Beibu(17-2, 10 KOS) stopped No. 11-Bedømmelse Junior “Orkan” Wright (15-2-1, 12 KOS) i 10th runde af deres maj 21sttitle fight to remain mandatory challenger for unified WBA Super/International Boxing Federation (IBF) cruiserweight verdensmester Denis Lebedev (29-2, 22 KOS). The WBA mandated a Lebedev-Shumenov fight within 120 dage of May 21.

Shumenov, 32, er en 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian who lives and trains in Las Vegas. During his 9-year professional boxing career, Shumenov has defeated four world championsGabriel Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy og Montell Griffin – såvel som syv verdens titel udfordrere. Han er 8-2 (4 KOS) i verden titel slagsmål
Below find a one-on-one interview with Shumenov:
(Photo by Yumio Yamada)
Evaluate your performance against Junior Wright in your last fight?
BS: “I am 100-percent a completely different fighter than in my previous fight against B.J. Blomster. Men, at the beginning of this fight, I had a little bit of ring rust. The inactivity is really hard for me. I would like to be busier and fight more often. I already started training and doing light exercises, right after my fight on May 21st. In my next fight, I will be even more different fighter against Lebedev.
How does it feel to be the only fighter from your country to be 2-division world champion?
BS: “I don’t really think about those things. My main goal is to unify all of the titles and fight all the best fighters.
You’ve always wanted to unify as a way of determining who the best or real champ is. I 20-11, you almost fought a unification as WBA light heavyweight but then-WBO champion Juergen Braehmer who suddenly went home a few days before the scheduled unification fight. How does it feel to know that you will be fighting Lebedev for WBA super and IBF cruiserweight titles within 120 dage fra maj 21?
BS: “This has always been my goalto unifyand I’m motivated even more knowing that I am going to fight for those two titles very soon.
Do you think a deal will be made between your manager, Al Haymon and Lebedev’s promoter, Andrei Ryabinsky, or will it go to purse bid?
BS: “It doesn’t concern me, whether it goes to a purse bid, or where the location is. Men, I hope the parties can get the best deal worked out for everyone involved.
If Lebedev doesn’t want to fight you and he relinquishes his WBA super title belt, where do you go from there, fight second-mandatory challenger Yunier Dorticos?
BS: “I have heard rumors that Lebedev doesn’t want to fight me and, if this is true and he relinquishes his WBA Super belt, then I want to fight Dorticos because every organization should only have one champion in each division. I hope this isn’t the case, as I have been waiting to fight Lebedev since I won the WBA interim title (mandatory) back in July of 2015. The WBA has ordered us to fight within 120 dage of May 21st. Jeg er klar, willing and able to fight him and I hope he is ready, også.”
Fans kan ven Beibut Shumenov på hans Facebook Fan Side på www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.

Beibut Shumenov målrettet Lebedev-Ramirez cruiserweight Unification titel kamp vinder

LAS VEGAS (Marts 22, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim cruiservægt Verdensmester Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOS) er rettet mod 21 maj forening titel vinder mellem WBA titlist Denis Lebedev(28-2, 21 KOS) og International Boxing Federation (IBF) mester Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOS).
Når Shumenov besejret B.J. Blomster(31-1-1, 20 KOS) juli sidste år i Las Vegas, den tidligere WBA lys sværvægter mester blev WBA Interim mester samt dens Nej. 1 obligatoriske udfordrer.
Lebedev, dog, har ikke kæmpet en obligatorisk kamp siden sidste April 10 hvor vandt han en 12-round beslutning i løbet af så Interim WBA mester Youri Kalenga. Lebedev made a voluntary tittle offense last November, standsning Lateef Kayode i ottende runde.
Shumenov vil være tilbage i ringen næste måned (April), detaljer forestående, og så vil han udfordre Lebedev-Ramirez vinder inden 90/120 dage af deres udfald.
“Jeg ser frem til at have mulighed for at bekæmpe Lebedev-Ramirez vinder, fordi det altid har været mit mål at forene titlerne,” Shumenov forklarede. “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, for.
“Jeg har været i gymnastiksalen siden min sidste kamp, uddannelse svært at perfektionere mine evner. Nu, 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.
I december sidste år, Shumenov var planlagt til at forsvare sin Interim WBA krone mod to-tiden verden cruiserweight mester Krzyesztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (50-3-1, 36 KOS), men et alvorligt medicinsk problem vedrørende et familiemedlem tvang Shumenov at trække sig fra den førnævnte kamp.
“Muligheden for at bekæmpe vinderen af ​​Lebedev / Ramirez i en stor forening kamp bare kom i år, og jeg havde ikke denne mulighed tilbage, når jeg aftalt at begynde med kæmpe Wlodarczyk tilbage i December, og jeg var ude af stand til at forudse, hvad der ville ske med min familie personligt,” 32-year-old Shumenov said. “Jeg har ikke noget problem kæmper Wlodarczyk i fremtiden, but only after I fight the Lebedev-Ramirez unification winner. Desuden, når som helst, Jeg har ikke noget problem kæmper WBA Ingen. 2-rangeret yunier Dorticos.
“Lige nu, Jeg er på min kampene prime stadig forbedring, træning med min træner, Ismael Salas. I want to show the world my skills before I get too old. Literally, Jeg er klar til at kæmpei morgen 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.
Fans kan ven Beibut Shumenov på hans Facebook Fan Side på www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.

HURRICANE WRIGHT WANTS TO TOPPLE TOP CRUISERWEIGHTS CHICAGO BOXER TARGETS CHAMP SHUMENOV

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Chicago, IL (Februar 22, 2016) – BoxRec.com says Junior Wright is the number-two ranked cruiserweight in the United States, and the Chicagoan is keen to show he should have the top slot.

På fredag, den 15-1-1 Wright got a 1st round stoppage over Jim Franklin on a show in Iowa, and the boxer feels he’s building superb momentum, which will soon result in another title shot.

The fight was over so fast I couldn’t really tell you much about it,” said Wright, griner. “But I threw a really good body shot to put him down and then afterwards I just threw a lot of combinations when he got up and they stopped it. I feel great about my win. While training for my world title fight with Rakhim Chakhiev in 2015, I had an injury but still went ahead with the fight. After the match I had surgery and now I am 100 hundred percent. I feel ready for all the top cruiserweights in the world, from what I see there is not much out there to worry about in the division. I would love the opportunity to fight Beibut Shumenov for a world title. He is one of the dominant champions and his fights happen in the U.S. so I feel there is no home-turf advantage, no jet leg to worry about. I feel very confident in this fight and my abilities!”

Wright is now No. 13 in the WBA and wants to fight best in the division, including WBA world champion Shumenov, or BoxRec No. 1 in the USA, BJ Flores.

His promoter Dmitry Salita backs the fighter nicknamed “Orkan” all the way.

I’ve always felt that Junior Wright is one of the best cruiserweights in the world and most definitely in the U.S.,” Word sagde. “I believe he has the tools to compete with and beat the best fighters in the cruiserweight division.

Rite Hook Promotions presents “Valentines Massacre” February 13!

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Biloxi, FRK (Januar 27, 2016) – Rite Hook Promotions returns to the Hard Rock Casino for an exciting night of action Lørdag, Februar 13 i Biloxi, FRK.
Dubbed as “Valentines Massacre” tickets for this ten bout card start at $20 and are on sale at Ticketmaster and the Hard Rock Casino box office. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as Rite Hook’s Maj 2 show was standing room only.
Topping the card is a six round cruiserweight showdown between Biloxi’s very own Mike “Concrete” Bissett and Houston, TX’s “Rocking” Rodney Moore. A big draw locally, den 31 year old Bissett faced notables Steve Bujaj, Milos Plantelic and 2012 US Olympian Michael Hunter. I august 2014, Bissett scored a career best victory over contender Nick Ianuzzi. Known for having an iron chin, Moore’s been stopped just once in 29 fights while battling countless contenders including Randy Griffin, Richard Hall, George Khalid Jones, Quantis Graves, Andrey Fedosov and Murat Gassiev.
The co-featured bout of the evening marks the return of unbeaten middleweight Bobby “The Prodigy” Bryant of Mississippi in an eight round matchup with hardcore veteran Louis Leija. Fighting for the first time since 2012, Bryant’s 15-0 med 9 vinder ved knockout. A boxer since he was 9, Bryant was a standout amateur and has big expectations as a pro. Hailing from San Antonio, TX, Leija’s pro career started eight months before Bryant was born. Leija, 21-15-1 (15 KO s), faced boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, former champions Jesus Chavez and Derrick Gainer as well as Ben Tackie, Emanuel Augustus and 2004 Olympiske Sølv Medalist Yudel Jhonson.
Rite Hook’s very own Manny “Shake EmUp” Woods, 13-4-1 (5 KO s), travels from Tampa, FL to challenge 41 fight veteran Aaron Anderson of Tennessee in a six round junior middleweight contest. A winner in three of his last four, Woods hope to move onto bigger fights with a victory.
In separate undercard matches, unbeaten Joey Bryant of Memphis, TN, Justin Pauldo of Orlando, FL, Birmingham, AL’s Keandre Leatherwood and Atlanta, GA’s Justin Brunetti will all face opponents to be named.
"The fans are in for a real treat on the 13th,” said William Hunter of Rite Hook Promotions. “A lot of these fighters will be in TV bouts in the near future and tickets are very affordable. Sidste gang, we had a standing room only crowd and everybody was asking about our next show. I look forward to showcasing great talent with this card and all of our future events.”
For mere information, visit Ritehookpromotions.com.

“MACHO MAN” CAMACHO UNDERSKRIVER TRE ÅR DEAL WITH GOODWIN

Vender tilbage til ringen på "Vi holder aldrig op" show på York Hall oktober 17th

 

30 årige tidligere Prizefighter Champion Wadi "Macho Man" Camacho har været den seneste bokser til at sætte opstandelse sin karriere og underskrive en treårig kontrakt med stigende leder Steve Goodwin.

 

Cruiserweight Camacho ramte højderne vindende Prizefighter i 2013 men har undladt at fuldt opfylde sit potentiale, da. Mens Wadi har fremhævede i spændende kampe og har haft fans på kanten af ​​deres sæder i tv-kampe, han har lidt tilbageførsler til Stephen Simmons og Craig Kennedy i sine seneste kampe.

 

Wadi derefter indstille om at finde en ny salgsfremmende og ledelsesmæssig team "Jeg tror, ​​at Goodwin er er den næst bedste hold i boksning bag Matchroom" sagde Wadi. Jeg er så spændt og summende igen have bag mig Steve og hans team. "

 

Camacho er behørigt tilbage i ringen i oktober 17th på undercard af Goodwin massive mega titel regningen "Vi holder aldrig op" på York Hall. "Jeg vil have titler" sagde Camacho "Efter at have vundet Prizefighter Jeg skulle være gået gennem titlen rute sydlige område, Engelsk og britisk. Denne gang med Steve dette er ruten jeg ønsker at gå. Vi har en plan, og efter taler til Steve og holdet brummer er virkelig der. "

 

Goodwin var glade for den nye erhvervelse "Jeg er glad for at være at arbejde med Wadi og jeg tror, ​​at vi kan få ham tilbage til, hvor han hører til på vigtigste stream britiske tv. Vi vil gøre det på den rigtige hastighed, og jeg tror i 12 months time Wadi will be back in the big time. Det bliver spændende arbejdsmiljø med Wadi. Han er en rigtig flink fyr med en dejlig familie, og det vil give mig en stor glæde at være en del af hans succes "

 

Beibut Shumenov gør historien igen i ringen

TEAM SHUMENOV: (L-R) Assistent træner Rodney Crisler, verden cruiserweight mester Beibut Shumenov, Chingis Shumenov, hoved træner Ismael Salas, cut-mand Jacob “Stitch” Duran og assistent træner Jeff Grmoja.

 

LAS VEGAS (August. 3, 2015) – Nyligt kronet World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim cruiserweight mester Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOS) nylig skrev historie igen, besejre B.J. Blomster (31-2-1, 20 KOS) i form af en 12-round enstemmig afgørelse som Premier Boxing Champions serie hovednavn, der luftes juli 25th på NBCSN live fra The Palms i Las Vegas.

Shumenov, 31, blev den obligatoriske udfordrer til WBA “regelmæssig” cruiserweight mester Denis Lebedev (27-1, 20 KOS, 1 NC), Rusland, samt den første Kasakhstan indfødte til fange en verden titel i to forskellige vægtklasser have været WBA lys sværvægter mester fra 2010-2014.

Boksning arnested Kasakhstan har produceret fem andre verdensmestre i det forløbne kvarte århundrede: 1990 WBC super fjervægt Aratoly Alexandrov, 2000 WBC sværvægter Oleg “Big O” Maskaev, 2001-2003 – IBF cruiserweight Vassily “The Tiger” Jirov, 2010-2012 WBA super mellemvægt Dimitri Sartison og regerende WBA Super / WBC Interim mellemvægt Gennady Golovkin.

I sin knytnæve historisk kamp tilbage i 2010, Shumenov besejrede forsvarende WBA lys sværvægter mester Gabriel Campillo viaa 12-round beslutning om at etablere rekorden for færrest-kampe, 10, at blive verdensmester i en større organisation i 175-pund division.

“Jeg er meget stolt over at sætte en anden rekord i boksning,” 2004 Olympian Shumenov sagde. “Jeg er beæret over at være den første fighter fra mit land for at blive verdensmester i to divisioner. Jeg vil gerne takke min manager, Al HAYMON, for at give mig denne mulighed. Lebedev er det vigtigste mål og, hvis jeg passerer denne test, Jeg ønsker at bekæmpe de bedste kæmpere i cruiserweight division.”

Shumenov gennemgik en stil transformation, under ledelse af berømte cubanske cheftræner Ismael Salas, der arbejdede med den atletiske kasakhiske at ændre ham fra en aggressiv, slibning fighter i en mere komplet, all-around bokser. Shumenov forvirret Flores, der forventes Shumenov at komme til ham og udveksle slag, hvilket ville have givet den naturligt større, stærkere Flores en fordel. I stedet, Shumenov mesterligt boxed sin vej til sejr, anvendelse af lateral bevægelse, vinkler og positionering for at frustrere Flores i ineffektiv aggression, hvilket resulterer i en vifte af off-balance slag og misser.

Efter kampen, Shumenov forklarede den overraskende forandring, han gik igennem efter træning med Salas siden januar. “Jeg er stadig i læringsprocessen. Ligesom min træner siger, der er ingen grænser, og jeg stadig ikke har perfektioneret hvad han underviser mig. Det er virkelig kommer ned til en masse hårdt arbejde, gentagelser af muskel hukommelse. Min fodarbejde for denne kamp kom fra min træner. Jeg var glad for at være sejrende, men jeg ser stadig mig selv at få en meget bedre, samlet, som en komplet bokser.”

(L-R) Shumenov & Salas

Salas uddanner også World Boxing Council (WBC) Verden Letvægts Champion Jorge Linares (39-3, 26 KOS), ud over at håndtere tidligere og nuværende verdensmestre såsom Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriokis Gamboa, Danny Green, og Jesse Vargas.

“Der er en proces for alle i form af bio-mekanik,” Salas kommenterede. “Der er specialiteter fra træning jeg underviser, der ikke bruges ofte i boksning, specifikke øvelser for dynamikken i bevægelse. Jeg oprindeligt lærte at træner i den cubanske systemet, som svarer til det sovjetiske system, hvor Beibut først lært, men jeg har også været over hele verden at lære forskellige metoder til uddannelse. Det tager stadig tid til en verdensklasse fighter ligesom Beibut, der har været verdensmester som professionel, og havde mange amatør kampe. Jorge Linares var en to-tiden verdensmester, før vi begyndte at arbejde sammen. Beibut bliver der. Han er stadig ikke på hans fulde potentiale, lige nu, kun bruger 40-50 procent af sit værktøj.”

Shumenov er advokat og succesfuld forretningsmand, der taler fem sprog. Selvom han er en to-tiden verdensmester, Han er stadig en studerende af boksning, og Salas er hans højt respekteret professor.

“Han er (Salas) ydmyge men et geni,” Shumenov insisterer. “Han beder og lytter til mine udtalelser. Vi koncentrerer os om fundamentals, og han forklarer alt for mig. Vores team havde en daglig rutine i lejren, hvor vi delte vores viden efter hver træning. Fire af os (Shumenov, Salas, Grmjoja og Crisler) blev en.”

 

Og resultatet var en anden verden titel.

 

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