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Former Interim Cruiserweight World Champion Youri Kalenga added to “Battle of Casablanca” card

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World amateur champion Mohammad Rabii
To make pro debut at home in main event
Feb. 18 in Casablanca, Morocco
CASABLANCA, Morocco (Lub ob hlis ntuj 2, 2017) – Former Interim cruiserweight world champion Yuri “El Toro” Kalenga will provide chief support Lub ob hlis ntuj 18 for pro-debuting Moroccan amateur boxing sensation Mohammad Rabii nyob rau hauv lub “Battle of Casablanca” card, presented by Nowhere2Hyde, at Complexe de Sportif Mohammed V Arena in Casablanca, Morocco.
Kalenga (22-3, 15 Kos), fighting out of France by way of The Congo, is currently rated No. 12 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Association (WBA) thiab tsis. 16 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Council (Qhov). The knockout artist takes on Garrett “Lub qhov kawg Warrior” Wilson (17-11-1, 9 Kos), ntawm Philadelphia, who is a former United States Boxing Association (USBA) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) champion.
Nyob rau hauv 2014, Kalenga captured the WBA Interim title with a 12-round split decision over 32-1 Mateusz Masternak in Monaco, followed with a successful title defense in Canada against 12-0 Denton Daley by way of a 12th round technical knockout.
Kalenga has never been in a dull fight. Two of his three career losses have been to current WBA Super cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (26-2), who Kalenga dropped in the fourth round, by way of a 12-round unanimous decision in Russia, and last June he was stopped for the first time in his seven-year pro career by 20-0 yunier Dorticos in Paris for the Interim WBA strap.
The 23-year-old Rabii defeated 2016 Olympic kub medalist Daniyar Yeleussinov in the welterweight division championship finale of the 2015 AIBA World Amateur Championships to capture a gold for his native Morocco. Rabii won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic ua si nyob rau hauv Brazil, dropping a highly-disputed decision (0-3) in the semifinals to Uzebek boxer Shakhram Giyasov, the eventual silver medalist.
The ultra-charismatic Rabii has reached “rock star” status in Morocco, testament by an average of 6-million Moroccans viewing each of Rabbi’s Olympic matches on Arryadia Television. “We are very excited to work with our television partners, Arryadia, on our February 18th show as the first of five shows in 2017 featuring Mohammed Rabii,” pab txhawb Gary Hyde hais tias. “Rabii has the entire nation of Morocco behind him and he will be challenging for top welterweight honors in no time at all.”
Rabii will take on veteran Hungarian boxer Adas “Phem Tub” Mate (24-10, 17 Kos) in the six-round main event.
Also in action on “Battle of Casablanca” will be former World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) world featherweight champion, Simpiwe Vetyeka (29-3, 17 Kos), who is world ranked No. 4 by lub WBA, Ua Tsis. 6 los ntawm Lub nplhaib magazine, thiab tsis. 7 los ntawm lub Qhov. The gifted South African faces undefeated Hungarian prospect David Nerna (8-0, 8 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntau sib tw.
Netherlands light middleweight Gevorg Khatchikian (24-2, 12 Kos) will also be in action against Ugandan Med “Kabona” Sebyala (16-8-1. 13 Kos) in another 10-rounder. Khatchikian, who will be fighting as a 154-pounder for the first time as a professional, has only lost twice as a pro, both to present super middleweight world champions, James Degale (IBF) thiab Gilberto Ramirez (WBO).
Hyde manages Rabii, Kalanga and Vetyeka.
Tickets are now on sale for the Feb. 18 show in Casablanca.
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Warriors Boxing Congratulates Murat Gassiev for Title Winning Victory and Issues Challenge to the Entire Boxing World

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‘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 “Hlau” Gassiev, for his title-winning victory on December 3 against Denis Lebedev at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.
In an entertaining fight, Gassiev (24-0, 17 Kos) ntawm Vladikavkaz, Russia, dropped his countryman Lebedev in the fifth round and won a split decision by scores of 116-112 thiab 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 fight… which is where Warriors’ challenge 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,” hais tias Leon Margules, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm 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, yeej los yog poob, above WBA “Regular” World Champion Beibut Shumenov and WBA “Interim” World 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.”
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Team Shumenov responds to Lebedev vs. Gassiev world title fight announcement

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Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 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 on May 21, 2016 was that Lebedev had to fight WBA cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu hauv 120 hnub. (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 hauv 48 teev. WBA Interim cruiserweight world champion yunier Dorticos has also objected. At this present time, tab sis yog, 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).
Kiv cua yuav phooj ywg Beibut Shumenov rau nws Facebook Fan Page ntawm www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Team Shumenov petitions WBA to declare purse bid for mandatory title fight vs. Lebedev or strip Lebedev of his world cruiserweight title belt

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Las Vegas (Lub Xya hli ntuj 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.
Kawg Xya hli ntuj, Shumenov defeated B.J. Paj 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 hauv 120 hnub 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 sib, lightweight and light flyweight – and 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, Txawm li cas los, 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 hais tias.
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.
Kiv cua yuav phooj ywg Beibut Shumenov rau nws Facebook Fan Page ntawm www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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One on One with Beibut Shumenov

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

Las Vegas (Lub rau hli ntuj 5, 2016) – Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight ntiaj teb no yeej Shumenov Beibu(17-2, 10 Kos) stopped No. 11-Rated Junior “Nag xob nag cua” Wright (15-2-1, 12 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub 10th puag ncig ntawm lawv May 21sttitle fight to remain mandatory challenger for unified WBA Super/International Boxing Federation (IBF) cruiserweight ntiaj teb no yeej Denis Lebedev (29-2, 22 Kos). The WBA mandated a Lebedev-Shumenov fight hauv 120 hnub of May 21.

Shumenov, 32, yog ib tug 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian who lives and trains in Las Vegas. During his 9-year professional boxing career, Shumenov has defeated four world champions – Gabriel Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy thiab Montell Griffin – raws li zoo raws li xya lub ntiaj teb no title challengers. Nws yog 8-2 (4 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no title fights
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. Paj. Tab sis, 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. Nyob rau hauv 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 hauv 120 hnub los ntawm Tej zaum 21?
BS: “This has always been my goal – to unify – and 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. Txawm li cas los, 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 hauv 120 hnub of May 21st. Kuv npaj txhij, willing and able to fight him and I hope he is ready, heev.”
Kiv cua yuav phooj ywg Beibut Shumenov rau nws Facebook Fan Page ntawm www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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World champion Beibut Shumenov to defend title vs. Junior Wright this Saturday night in Las Vegas

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Las Vegas (Tej zaum 18, 2016) – Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Cruiserweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) makes his first title defense no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj (Tej zaum 21) against WBA No. 11-Rated Junior “Nag xob nag cua” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos) at The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
“I’m happy to get the opportunity to fight no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj,” Shumenov hais tias, “but I wish that I could fight more often. I’ve been ready since January. Every training session I gain new knowledge. I am a completely different fighter than in my last fight.”
Shumenov’s last fight was back in July, in which he defeated B.J. Paj (31-1-1, 20 Kos) by 12-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas to capture the vacant WBA Interim title, making the former WBA light heavyweight champion Shumenov the first professional boxer from Kazakhstan to be a two-division world champion.
By becoming the WBA Interim cruiserweight champion, Shumenov also became the No. 1 ranked mandatory challenger for WBA Super cruiserweight titlist Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 Kos), who also fights no hnub vas xaum in Russia against International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos) in a unification match.
The WBA has already mandated that the Lebedev-Ramirez must fight Shumenovhauv 120 hnub. The WBA, Txawm li cas los, has failed to explain why it also declared a WBA “kev” cruiserweight world title fight no hnub Friday night in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos thiab tsis. 5 Youri Kalenga (since upgraded to No. 3), especially after announcing that it would work this year to have only one world champion in each weight class.
Shumenov, ntawm chav kawm, is risking his mandatory position by fighting Wright, the former 5-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion. “I need to stay active,” Shumenov explained why he’s taking such a risk. “Txhua sib ntaus, I gain experience and it also helps me develop my fighting skills.”
The 12-round Shumenov vs. Wright title fight is on the non-televised portion of The Cosmopolitan show.
Kiv cua yuav phooj ywg Beibut Shumenov rau nws Facebook Fan Page ntawmwww.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Beibut Shumenov hom phiaj Lebedev-Ramirez cruiserweight Unification title sib ntaus khiav

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Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 22, 2016) – Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Cruiserweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) yog hom phiaj lub Tej zaum 21 kev koom ua ke title khiav ntawm WBA titlist Denis Lebedev(28-2, 21 Kos) thiab International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos).
Thaum Shumenov yeej B.J. Paj(31-1-1, 20 Kos) kawg Lub Xya hli ntuj nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, lub qub WBA teeb heavyweight yeej ua WBA Interim yeej zoo li raws li nws cov tsis. 1 yuav tsum tau contender.
Lebedev, Txawm li cas los, tsis tau tiv thaiv ib tug yuav tsum sib ntaus txij thaum kawg Plaub Hlis Ntuj 10 nyob rau hauv uas nws yeej ib 12-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj ces Interim WBA yeej Youri Kalenga. Lebedev made a voluntary tittle offense last November, siv ceev xwmphem Lateef Kayode nyob rau hauv lub yim puag ncig.
Shumenov yuav tsum tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib lub hlis tom ntej (Plaub Hlis Ntuj), tag nrho cov ntsiab lus dabtsi ntsiv, thiab ces nws yuav cam cov Lebedev-Ramirez khiav hauv 90/120 hnub ntawm lawv cov sij hawm.
“Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau muaj lub sij hawm mus tua cov Lebedev-Ramirez khiav vim hais tias nws yog ib txwm tau kuv lub hom phiaj los koom ua lub npe meej mom,” Shumenov explained. “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, heev.
“Kuv twb tau nyob rau hauv lub gym txij li thaum kuv kawg sib ntaus, kev kawm ib qho nyuaj rau perfect kuv txawj. Tam sim no, 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.”
xeem Hlis ntuj nqeg, Shumenov twb teem los mus tiv thaiv nws Interim WBA yas tiv thaiv ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no cruiserweight yeej Krzyesztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (50-3-1, 36 Kos), tab sis ib tug loj kev kho mob qhov teeb meem hais txog ib tug neeg hauv tsev neeg yuam Shumenov thim los ntawm cov aforementioned sib ntaus.
“Lub cib fim mus tua tus khiav ntawm Lebedev / Ramirez nyob rau hauv ib tug loj kev koom ua ke sib ntaus cia li tuaj txog no xyoo thiab kuv tsis muaj kev xaiv rov qab thaum kuv pom zoo rau chiv tua Wlodarczyk rov qab nyob rau hauv lub Kaum Ob Hlis thiab kuv yog tsis tau puas yuav to taub dab tsi yuav tshwm sim rau kuv tsev neeg tus kheej,” 32-year-old Shumenov said. “Kuv muaj tsis muaj teeb meem sib ntaus sib tua Wlodarczyk nyob rau hauv lub neej yav tom ntej, but only after I fight the Lebedev-Ramirez unification winner. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, ntawm txhua lub sij hawm, Kuv muaj tsis muaj teeb meem sib ntaus sib tua WBA Tsis. 2-ranked yunier Dorticos.
“Txoj cai tam sim no, Kuv nyob rau hauv kuv sib ntaus sib tua prime tseem tseem txhim kho, kev kawm nrog kuv tus kws qhia, Ismael Salas. I want to show the world my skills before I get too old. Literally, Kuv npaj txhij mus tuatag kis 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.”
Kiv cua yuav phooj ywg Beibut Shumenov rau nws Facebook Fan Page ntawm www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Beibut Shumenov ua keeb kwm ib zaug dua nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib

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TEAM SHUMENOV: (L-R) Pab tus kws qhia Rodney Crisler, lub ntiaj teb no cruiserweight yeej Beibut Shumenov, Chingis Shumenov, lub taub hau tus kws qhia Ismael Salas, txiav-txiv neej Yakhauj “Plooj” Duran thiab pab tus kws qhia Jeff Grmoja.

 

Las Vegas (Aug. 3, 2015) – Tshiab khiv crowned ntiaj teb Boxing Association (WBA) Interim cruiserweight yeej Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) nyuam qhuav tau keeb kwm dua ib zaug, defeating B.J. Paj (31-2-1, 20 Kos) los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug 12-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab raws li Premier Boxing Champions series headliner, uas aired Lub Xya hli ntuj 25th rau NBCSN nyob ntawm Cov Xib teg nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.

Shumenov, 31, los ua tus yuav tsum tau challenger rau WBA “kev” cruiserweight yeej Denis Lebedev (27-1, 20 Kos, 1 NC), ntawm Russia, raws li tau zoo raws li cov thawj Kazakhstan haiv neeg rau ntes ib lub ntiaj teb nyob rau hauv lub npe ob tug sib txawv hnyav chav kawm tau cov WBA teeb heavyweight yeej los ntawm 2010-2014.

Boxing hotbed Kazakhstan tau tsib lwm lub ntiaj teb champions thaum lub sij hawm yav dhau los peb lub hlis twg-xyoo pua: 1990 WBC super featherweight Aratoly Alexandrov, 2000 WBC heavyweight Oleg “Loj O” Maskaev, 2001-2003 – IBF cruiserweight Vassily “Tus Tsov” Jirov, 2010-2012 WBA super middleweight Dimitri Sartison thiab reigning WBA Super / WBC Interim middleweight Gennady Golovkin.

Nyob rau hauv nws lub nrig historic sib ntaus rov qab nyob rau hauv 2010, Shumenov yeej tiv thaiv WBA teeb heavyweight yeej Gabriel Campillo viaa 12-round kev txiav txim siab los tsim cov ntaub ntawv rau tsawg tshaj plaws-fights, 10, ua lub ntiaj teb no zus ib ntawm ib tug loj lub koom haum nyob rau hauv lub 175-phaus division.

“Kuv zoo siab heev tau teem lwm cov ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv boxing,” 2004 Olympian Shumenov hais tias. “Kuv honored ua tus thawj fighter ntawm kuv lub teb chaws los ua lub ntiaj teb no yeej nyob rau hauv ob pawg. Kuv xav ua tsaug rau kuv tus thawj saib xyuas, Al HAYMON, muab kuv lub sij hawm no. Lebedev yog lub ntsiab lub hom phiaj thiab, yog tias kuv tau muaj tias kev kuaj, Kuv xav mus tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub cruiserweight division.”

Shumenov mus los ntawm ib tug style transformation, nyob rau hauv cov kev taw qhia ntawm famed Cuban lub taub hau tsheb loj thauj neeg Ismael Salas, uas ua hauj lwm nrog cov kis las Kazakh hloov nws los ntawm ib tug nruj, sib tsoo fighter rau hauv ib tug ntau ua tiav, tag nrho cov nyob ib ncig ntawm-boxer. Shumenov baffled Flores, uas tau Shumenov tuaj rau nws thiab pauv punches, uas yuav tau muab tus lawm loj, muaj zog flores ib tug kom zoo dua. Es tsis txhob, Shumenov masterfully Boxed nws txoj kev yeej, siv sab zog, ces kaum thiab kev ntseeg rau nyuaj siab Flores rau hauv ices aggression, ua nyob rau hauv ib tug array ntawm off-tshuav nyiaj li cas punches thiab tsis raug.

Tom qab kev sib ntaus, Shumenov piav lub ceeb hloov nws mus los ntawm tom qab kev kawm nrog Salas txij li thaum lub ib hlis ntuj. “Kuv tseem nyob rau hauv txoj kev kawm. Zoo li kuv tus kws qhia hais tias, muaj tsis muaj kev txwv, thiab kuv tseem tsis tau zoo tag nrho li cas nws qhia rau kuv. Nws yeej los mus ua ib tug ntau ntawm cov zog ua hauj lwm, qub ntawm nqaij nco. Kuv footwork rau no sib ntaus los ntawm tus kws qhia kuv. Kuv twb zoo siab yuav yeej xwb tab sis kuv tseem pom kuv tus kheej tau txais ib tug ntau zoo dua, zuag qhia tag nrho, raws li ib tug tag nrho boxer.”
(L-R) Shumenov & Salas

Salas kuj u ntiaj teb Boxing Council (Qhov) Lub ntiaj teb no Hnav zus Jorge Linares (39-3, 26 Kos), nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus tuav yav dhau los thiab tam sim no lub ntiaj teb no champions xws li Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriokis Gamboa, Danny Ntsuab, thiab Jesse Vargas.

“Muaj yog ib tug txheej txheem rau sawv daws nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm bio-mechanics,” Salas commented. “Muaj specialties ntawm kev kawm kuv qhia uas tsis siv feem ntau nyob rau hauv boxing, tej ce rau tus puab cov lus tsa suab. Kuv Ameslikas kawm cob qhia nyob rau hauv lub Cuban system, uas yog zoo li tus Soviet system nyob rau hauv uas Beibut thawj kawm, tab sis kuv yeej tseem tau tag nrho cov thoob lub ntiaj teb kawm txawv txoj kev ntawm cov kev kawm. Nws tseem yuav siv sij hawm lub sij hawm rau ib lub ntiaj teb-chav kawm ntawv fighter zoo li Beibut, uas tau lub ntiaj teb champion raws li ib tug kev, thiab muaj ntau yam kev pib xyaum ua yuam. Jorge Linares yog ib tug ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion ua ntej peb pib ua hauj lwm ua ke. Beibut yog tau txais muaj. Nws yog tseem tsis tau nyob rau nws tag nrho tej, txoj cai tam sim no, siv xwb 40-50 feem pua ​​ntawm nws cov cuab yeej.”

Shumenov yog ib tug kws lij choj thiab vam meej businessman uas hais lus tsib lus. Txawm tias nws yog ib tug ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion, nws tseem yog ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv ntawm boxing, thiab Salas yog nws heev respected xib fwb.

“Nws yog (Salas) txo hwj chim, tiam sis ib tug ntse heev,” Shumenov insists. “Nws nug thiab mloog kuv cov kev xav. Peb mloog zoo rau fundamentals thiab nws piav txog txhua yam rau kuv. Peb pab neeg muaj ib tug txhua hnub nyob rau hauv camp nyob rau hauv uas peb qhia peb paub tom qab txhua txoj kev kawm kev sib kho. Cov plaub ntawm peb (Shumenov, Salas, Grmjoja thiab Crisler) los ua ib tug.”

 

Thiab cov yog ib tug thib ob ntiaj teb no title.

 

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