Juillet 7 à Astana, Kazakhstan

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Mai 10, 2018)) – Deux-division Association mondiale de boxe (WBA) Champion du monde Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, contre 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, à Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs), une 2004 Kazakhstan olympienne, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, le forçant à renoncer à son titre mondial cruiserweight WBA.

 

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

 

 

 

Le Juillet 7^e gala event will be part of the 20^e 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 20^eanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Après ce combat, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Dans seulement son 10e combat pro, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, quand il decisioned Gabriel Campillo à Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov est devenu le seul champion du monde de la division du Kazakhstan dans son dernier combat, quand il a arrêté Wright junior dans le 10^e autour de leur mai 21, 2016 combat pour le titre, la capture de la WBA Cruiserweight Championnat du Monde.

 

 

 

Au cours de la carrière professionnelle de la 34 ans Shumenov, il a vaincu quatre champions du monde – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy et Montell Griffin) – ainsi que sept challengers titre mondial: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores et Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

En 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. “Il est un grand combattant, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Ça va être un bon combat. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”

 

 

 

Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: moyens Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 KOs), super mi-moyens Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 KOs) et moyens Ibragim Iskandarov (2-0, 2 KOs), et pro-Faisant ses débuts Mirzhan Rahimzhanov, who was Shumenov’s teammate on the 2004 Kazakhstan Olympic Boxing Team.

 

 

 

Opponents and other fights will soon be announced. Tous les combats et les combattants sont sujets à changement.

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