 Las Vegas (Tej zaum 18, 2016) – Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Cruiserweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) makes his first title defense no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj (Tej zaum 21) against WBA No. 11-Rated Junior “Nag xob nag cua” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos) at The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.“I’m happy to get the opportunity to fight no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj,” Shumenov hais tias, “but I wish that I could fight more often. I’ve been ready since January. Every training session I gain new knowledge. I am a completely different fighter than in my last fight.”
Shumenov’s last fight was back in July, in which he defeated B.J. Paj (31-1-1, 20 Kos) by 12-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas to capture the vacant WBA Interim title, making the former WBA light heavyweight champion Shumenov the first professional boxer from Kazakhstan to be a two-division world champion.
By becoming the WBA Interim cruiserweight champion, Shumenov also became the No. 1 ranked mandatory challenger for WBA Super cruiserweight titlist Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 Kos), who also fights no hnub vas xaum in Russia against International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos) in a unification match.
The WBA has already mandated that the Lebedev-Ramirez must fight Shumenovhauv 120 hnub. The WBA, Txawm li cas los, has failed to explain why it also declared a WBA “kev” cruiserweight world title fight no hnub Friday night in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos thiab tsis. 5 Youri Kalenga (since upgraded to No. 3), especially after announcing that it would work this year to have only one world champion in each weight class.
Shumenov, ntawm chav kawm, is risking his mandatory position by fighting Wright, the former 5-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion. “I need to stay active,” Shumenov explained why he’s taking such a risk. “Txhua sib ntaus, I gain experience and it also helps me develop my fighting skills.”
 The 12-round Shumenov vs. Wright title fight is on the non-televised portion of The Cosmopolitan show.
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