Juliol 7 a Astana, Kazakhstan
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Maig 10, 2018)) – Associació Mundial de Boxa 2 divisió (AMB) Campió del món Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, contra 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, a Astana, Kazakhstan.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs), 1 2004 Kazakhstan olímpic, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, el que el va obligar a renunciar al seu títol mundial de l'AMB de pes creuer.
Shumenov vs. Altunkaya is a presentation of Shumenov’s company, KZ Event Productions, Inc.
The July 7º gala event will be part of the 20º 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 20ºanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Després d'aquesta baralla, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”
En tot just la seva desena baralla professional, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, quan per decisió Gabriel Campillo in Las Vegas.
Shumenov es va convertir en l'únic campió mundial de dues divisions de Kazakhstan en la seva última baralla, quan es va aturar Júnior Wright al 10º assalt de la seva maig 21, 2016 baralla pel títol, capturant el Campionat Mundial Pes Creuer de l'AMB.
Durant la carrera professional de 34 anys d'edat de Shumenov, ha vençut a quatre campions del món – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy i Montell Griffin) – així com set reptadors al títol mundial: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flors i Wright.
The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 KOs), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, detingut Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko versus Shannon Briggs Consell Mundial de Boxa (CMB) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Alemanya.
En 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 (OMB) Cruiserweight World champion Krzysztof Glowacki (26-1).
“I’m thankful for the chance to fight Beibut Shumenov,” Altunkaya said. “Ell és un gran lluitador, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Serà una bona baralla. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”
Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: de pes mitjà Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 KOs), súper welter Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 KOs) i mitjà 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. Totes les baralles i els lluitadors estan subjectes a canvi.
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