 LAS VEGAS (Maj 18, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Tymczasowy mistrz Cruiserweight Świat Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KO) makes his first title defense w sobotę noc (Maj 21) against WBA No. 11-oceniane Junior “Huragan” Wright (15-1-1, 12 KO) at The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.“I’m happy to get the opportunity to fight w sobotę noc,” Shumenov powiedział, “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. Kwiaty (31-1-1, 20 KO) 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 KO), who also fights w sobotę in Russia against International Boxing Federation (IBF) mistrz Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KO) in a unification match.
The WBA has already mandated that the Lebedev-Ramirez must fight Shumenovwithin 120 dni. The WBA, jednak, has failed to explain why it also declared a WBA “regularny” cruiserweight world title fight w ten piątek night in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos oraz nr. 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, oczywiście, 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. “Każda walka, 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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