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Gorffennaf 7 yn Astana, Kazakhstan
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Astana, Kazakhstan (Mai 10, 2018)) – Dau-adran Gymdeithas Focsio Byd (WBA) Pencampwr y byd Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, erbyn 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, yn Astana, Kazakhstan.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympaidd, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, ei orfodi i ildio ei deitl y byd cruiserweight WBA.
Shumenov vs. Altunkaya is a presentation of Shumenov’s company, KZ Event Productions, Inc.
The July 7fed gala event will be part of the 20fed 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 20fedanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Ar ôl y frwydr hon, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”
Mewn dim ond ei frwydr pro 10fed, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, pan decisioned Gabriel Campillo yn Las Vegas.
Daeth Shumenov yr unig bencampwr y byd dau-adran o Kazakhstan yn ei frwydr olaf, pan stopio Wright Iau yn y 10fed rownd o'u Mai 21, 2016 Teitl y frwydr, cipio Pencampwriaeth y Byd cruiserweight WBA.
Yn ystod gyrfa broffesiynol y Shumenov 34-mlwydd-oed, mae wedi trechu pedwar pencampwyr y byd – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy ac Montell Griffin) – yn ogystal â saith Challengers teitl y byd: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores a Wright.
The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 Kos), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, stopio Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko yn erbyn Shannon Briggs Cyngor Bocsio Byd (CLlC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Yr Almaen.
Yn 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. “Mae'n yn ymladdwr gwych, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Mae'n mynd i fod yn frwydr yn dda. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”
Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: Canol Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 Kos), pwysau welter super Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 Kos) a canol 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. Mae'r holl ymladd a diffoddwyr yn destun newid.
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