(L-R) – Umqeqeshi Head Ismael Salas and Beibut Shumenov

(photo by Isaya Gomez / Promotions Mayweather)

Las Vegas (July 20, 2015) – Cishe unyaka owodwa edlule, owabe World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight World iqhawe Shumenov Beibu (15-2, 10 Kos) wenza izinqumo ezimbili ezibalulekile manje ukukhokha izinzuzo njengoba 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian ilungiselela lokhu ngoMgqibelo ebusuku (July 25) Yimpi nge B.J. Flowers (31-1-1, 20 Kos) at The Palms ekhaya Shumenov sika yokutholwa Las Vegas.

Okokuqala, ngemva komshikashika ukunciphisa umzimba ukuze enze 175 esingamakhilogremu angu-light sosondonzima umkhawulo, okuvame washiya Shumenov buthaka ngesikhathi kulwelwa yakhe, wanquma ukuya phezulu eyodwa ikilasi isisindo ukulwa njengoba Cruiserweight. Bese, emva self-ukuqeqesha ngokwakhe for kulwelwa ezintathu, Shumenov waqala ukusebenza nge kakhulu i-waseCuba ikhanda trainer Ismael Salas, naye eqeqesha World Boxing Council (WBC) World Esilula Champion Jorge Linares. He has also handled present and past world champions such as Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriokis Gamboa, Danny Green, futhi Jesse Vargas.

With Salas ekhoneni lakhe okokuqala, Shumenov wenza Cruiserweight yakhe DEBUT ngoDisemba odlule ngesikhathi MGM Omkhulu Las Vegas, lapho Bobby Thomas, Jr. (14-2, 9 Kos) umhlalaphansi emva round lwesihlanu lapho wayengasakwazi ukuthatha i kushaywa uyisidala.

Lezi zinqumo ezimbili esesikhulume ngazo ezigxekayo ziye kakade kahle WBA No. 1-zibalwa Shumenov ukulwa WBA No. 3-ukalwe Flores for the wesikhashana WBA Cruiserweight isihloko, headlining a Premier Boxing Champions umcimbi air ukuphila on NBCSN.

Shumenov kuyinto isifanekiso ngokomzimba, umxhwele wasika imisipha bulging. Nokho, njengoba yena abaneminyaka engu, the bafake njalo izinyembezi ezihlobene ekwenzeni isisindo – kunzima kakhulu balahlekelwe muscle kuka fat – umane waba kakhulu ukuba inqobe. Lapho efika United States eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili edlule, Okuxakayo, ecabanga ukulwa njengoba sosondonzima noma Cruiserweight, kodwa ekugcineni wanquma ukulwa njengoba sosondonzima ukukhanya. Waqhubeka ukusetha ukukhanya kwezwe irekhodi wesibhakela for fewest career kulwelwa, 10, edingekayo ukuze sibe emhlabeni ukukhanya sosondonzima iqhawe

“Kusukela ezihambayo kuze Cruiserweight,” Shumenov wathi, “I abaphindanga baba nezinkinga nokwenza isisindo. Engenako nhlobo ukucindezeleka! Konke Ngicabanga manje ukuthi mina kungaba ukulwa kangcono. Ngiwuthanda lokuba Cruiserweight futhi senginamandla emihle kuphela endaweni yokuzivocavoca.”

Salas uyavuma ukuthi Shumenov kuba ukulwa ukhululekile futhi ngempumelelo njengoba Cruiserweight eziphambili emhlabeni. “Beibut uye ingashintshwa kahle kakhulu ekulweni ekilasini Cruiserweight,” Salas yaphawula. “Kungenxa indlela yakhe enempilo of kanzima futhi udla kahle. Akenzi umzukuzuku kusaba khona ukwenza isisindo. Okuningi, usengaba ukuhamba okuhle namandla isibhakela nekhono.”

Ukuhlobana phakathi Shumenov futhi Salas ngokushesha, kubangelwe uhlelo wesibhakela efanayo Shumenov wafunda e Kazakhstan, Salas in Cuba, lapho ukugxila eziyisisekelo.

“Ismael iyona umqeqeshi ngangifisa ukuthola,” Shumenov zaphawula. “Thina Ziningi ezifuze isizinda wesibhakela esikoleni. Saba chemistry zisuka, kusukela ngosuku lokuqala ukuqeqeshwa. Kanti nginenkinga abaqeqeshi ababili nomsizi, Jeff Grmoja futhi Rodney Crisler, futhi thina sonke nixoxe futhi nabelane wesibhakela yethu ulwazi njengoba iqembu ukungisiza ngibe ukulwa kangcono. We manje sonke sicabange njengoba omunye.”

Salas ivumelana ne Shumenov mayelana uxhumano yabo osheshayo, wanezela: “Kuyiqiniso ukuthi sivela efanayo kakhulu nohlelo lokuqeqesha. Singeze a professional approach to ukuqeqeshwa, egcizelela eziyisisekelo amakhono wesibhakela. Engeza amandla Beibut sengqondo wonke umsebenzi wakhe onzima ukuba uzilungiselele esiyingini ukuze ulungise, cishe 10 izinyanga, futhi sinawo iqembu elisha ukuthi isebenza kahle kangaka ndawonye.”

On paper, Flores kungenzeka okuhlangenwe nakho inzuzo phezu Shumenov – 33 kuvelaphi ukulwa pro to 17 – kodwa Shumenov uye wabhekana a izinga okuningi ephakeme kokuphikiswa kokuphunyuka alwa eziyisishiyagalombili (6-2) Isihloko emhlabeni kulwelwa. In yakhe 17 kuvelaphi ukulwa pro, Shumenov ulwisane Champions emhlabeni amahlanu nanhlanu isihloko nezwe Challengers. Flores elathathwa iqhawe zwe yena alwa, ke-IBO Cruiserweight Danny Green.

“Sihlale ukubhekana lutho BJ Flores uyoletha, ngikholwa ukuthi kuzoba yinto esijabulisayo, impi ukuncintisana phakathi fighters ezimbili ezingomakadebona,” Salas waphetha. “The emahlandla ambalwa yokuqala kungase like a game master chess.”

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