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Julai 7 di Astana, Kazakhstan
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Mei 10, 2018)) – Dua bahagian Persatuan Tinju Dunia (WBA) Juara dunia Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, terhadap 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, di Astana, Kazakhstan.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs), yang 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, memaksa dia untuk melepaskan gelaran dunia WBA cruiserweight beliau.
Shumenov vs. Altunkaya is a presentation of Shumenov’s company, KZ Event Productions, Inc.
The July 7ke- gala event will be part of the 20ke- 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 20ke-anniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Selepas perjuangan ini, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”
Dalam hanya perjuangan pro ke-10, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, apabila dia decisioned Gabriel Campillo di Las Vegas.
Shumenov menjadi satu-satunya juara dunia dua bahagian dari Kazakhstan dalam perjuangan terakhir, apabila dia berhenti Junior Wright dalam 10ke- pusingan Mei mereka 21, 2016 perjuangan tajuk, menangkap WBA Cruiserweight World Championship.
Sepanjang kerjaya profesional yang Shumenov berusia 34 tahun itu, dia yang telah menyerahkan empat juara dunia – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy dan Montell Griffin) – serta tujuh pencabar gelaran dunia: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores dan Wright.
The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 KOs), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, berhenti Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko berbanding Shannon Briggs Majlis Tinju Dunia (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Jerman.
Dalam 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. “Dia seorang pejuang yang hebat, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Ia akan menjadi perlawanan yang baik. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”
Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: middleweight Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 KOs), welterweight super Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 KOs) dan middleweight 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. Semua pergaduhan dan pejuang adalah tertakluk kepada perubahan.
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