Juli 7 i Astana, Kazakstan

ASTANA, Kazakstan (Maj 10, 2018)) – Två division World Boxing Association (WBA) Världsmästare Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, mot 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, i Astana, Kazakstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), en 2004 Kazakstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, tvingade honom att avstå från sin WBA cruiser VM-titel.

 

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. Efter denna kamp, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

I bara hans 10: e pro kamp, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, när han decisioned Gabriel Campillo i Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov blev den enda mästare två division världen från Kazakstan i sin sista match, när han slutade Junior Wright i 10^th omgången av deras maj 21, 2016 titel kamp, fånga Cruiser VM WBA.

 

 

 

Under 34-åriga Shumenov yrkeskarriär, Han har besegrat fyra världsmästare – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy och Montell Griffin) – såväl som sju VM-titel utmanare: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores och Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

I 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. “Han är en stor kämpe, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Det kommer att bli en bra kamp. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”

 

 

 

Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: mellanvikt Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 Kos), super weltervikt Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 Kos) och mellanvikt 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. Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.

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