July 7 in Astana, Kasakisitani
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ASTANA, Kasakisitani (Le 10, 2018)) – Meji-pipin World Boxing Association (WBA) World asiwaju Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, lodi si 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, in Astana, Kasakisitani.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs), a 2004 Kasakisitani Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, muwon u lati relinquish rẹ WBA cruiserweight aye akọle.
Shumenov vs. Altunkaya is a presentation of Shumenov’s company, KZ Event Productions, Inc.
The July 7th gala event will be part of the 20th 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 20thanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Lẹhin ti yi ija, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”
Ni nikan re 10th pro ija, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, nigbati o decisioned Gabriel Campillo ni Las fegasi.
Shumenov di nikan ni meji-pipin aye asiwaju lati Kasakisitani ninu re kẹhin ija, nigbati o duro Junior Wright ni 10th yika ti won May 21, 2016 akọle ija, yiya awọn WBA Cruiserweight World asiwaju.
Nigba 34-odun-atijọ Shumenov ká ọjọgbọn ọmọ, ti o ti ṣẹgun mẹrin aye aṣaju – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy ati Montell Griffin) – bi daradara bi meje aye akọle challengers: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovács, BJ Flores ati Wright.
The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 KOs), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, duro Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko dipo Shannon Briggs World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Ni 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. “O si ni a nla Onija, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. O ti n lilọ lati wa ni kan ti o dara ija. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”
Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: middleweight Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 KOs), Super welterweight Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 KOs) ati middleweight 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. Gbogbo njà ati awọn onija ni o wa koko ọrọ si ayipada.
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