Juli 7 in Astana, Kazachstan

ASTANA, Kazachstan (Mei 10, 2018)) – Twee-divisie World Boxing Association (WBA) Wereldkampioen Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, tegen 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, in Astana, Kazachstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 KO), een 2004 Olympische Kazachstan, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, dwingt hem om zijn WBA cruiserweight wereldtitel afstaan.

 

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

 

 

 

The July 7^th gala event will be part of the 20^th 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^thanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Na deze strijd, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

In slechts zijn 10e pro gevecht, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, toen hij decisioned Gabriel Campillo in Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov werd de enige twee-divisie wereldkampioen uit Kazachstan in zijn laatste gevecht, toen hij stopte Junior Wright in de 10^th ronde van hun mei 21, 2016 titelgevecht, het vastleggen van de WBA Cruiserweight WK.

 

 

 

Tijdens de professionele carrière van de 34-jarige Shumenov's, hij versloeg vier wereldkampioenen – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy en Montell Griffin) – evenals zeven wereldtitel uitdagers: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores en Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

In 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. “Hij is een geweldige vechter, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Het gaat om een ​​goed gevecht te zijn. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”

 

 

 

Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: middengewicht Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 KO), super weltergewicht Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 KO) en middengewicht Ibragim Iskandarov (2-0, 2 KO), en pro-debuut Mirzhan Rahimzhanov, who was Shumenov’s teammate on the 2004 Kazakhstan Olympic Boxing Team.

 

 

 

Opponents and other fights will soon be announced. Alle gevechten en vechters zijn aan verandering.

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