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Warriors Boxing Congratulates Murat Gassiev for Title Winning Victory and Issues Challenge to the Entire Boxing World

‘Explain to me why Denis Lebedev is still world champion.
Warriors Boxing and Ural Boxing wish to congratulate the fighter they co-promote, brand-new IBF Cruiserweight World Champion Murat “Ferro” Gassiev, for his title-winning victory on December 3 against Denis Lebedev at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.
In an entertaining fight, Gassiev (24-0, 17 KO) di Vladikavkaz, Russia, dropped his countryman Lebedev in the fifth round and won a split decision by scores of 116-112 e 116-111 against a score of 114-113 for the now-former champ.
In losing, Lebedev remained the WBA World Champion, as that belt was not on the line in the fightwhich is where Warriorschallenge to the boxing world lies.
I challenge anyone in the boxing world to give me a logical explanation why Denis Lebedev was allowed to keep his WBA title after losing,” ha detto Leon Margules, Presidente Warriors Boxing. “Neither fighter was over the cruiserweight limit. This was a unified champion defending his titles. It’s absurd and it sets a dangerous precedent in boxing. Why would any unified champion ever put all their belts on the line again if they could keep one or two, even if they lose?”
The pair were supposed to meet for both the WBA and IBF belts, but somehow less than a week before the fight, the WBA was convinced to allow this highly irregular move, which allowed Lebedev to remain WBA Super World Cruiserweight Champion, vincere o perdere, above WBARegularWorld Champion Beibut Shumenov and WBA “Interim” World Champion Yunier Dorticos.
We went along with this travesty and fought anyway, but only because Lebedev’s team threatened to pull the fight if we didn’t. It’s a ridiculous situation and I want the boxing world to know what went down here.
Margules says Lebedev’s camp are now using the Russian media to claim Gassiev is refusing a rematch.
Let me set that straight right now. We would LOVE to fight Lebedev again. We’ll beat him even more easily this time. But only if he actually puts the WBA belt on the line, the one my guy has already won from him in the eyes of everyone but the sanctioning body.
Boxing politics aside, Margules and his team say they are happy with the way the 23-year-old Gassiev looked in going 12 rounds for the first time in his life.
Murat fulfilled the promise he has shown throughout his ascension to the top of the division,” said Margules. “He was in his first 12-rounder and he kept his composure. He didn’t blow his energy when he had the guy down in the fifth. And he didn’t panic when the champion, who is a very tough guy, had a few good rounds in the middle of the fight. I am very happy to be promoting a terrific fighter like him.

He reminds me of a young Rocky Marciano,” said Warriors Boxing’s COO Luis DeCubas. “He’s like a tank coming forward that you can’t stop. He will get to you eventually. He’s a star in this sport. I am sure the Shumenov/Dorticos winner would much rather fight the real unified champion Gassiev, instead of the loser Lebedev. These types of situations really hurt our sport.

Chi Warriors Boxing
Lanciato in 2003, Warriors Boxing opera sotto una filosofia semplice, portare i migliori pugili del mondo per combattere i fan, abbinarli in incontri competitivi, e in tal modo contribuire a ristabilire lo sport della boxe per una nuova generazione.
Con una serie di successo Pay-Per-View spettacoli e tutto esaurito al suo attivo, il modello di business Warriors sta lavorando meraviglie in uno sport che era disperato bisogno di innovazione e di energia che l'azienda porta in tavola.
Quando si scende ad esso, però, una società di promozione è valida solo se i combattenti e combatte promuove. Warriors Boxing ha consegnato su tutti i fronti, con attacchi eccezionali come Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda I e II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Green, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana e Ibragimov-Holyfield.
Per ulteriori informazioni su Warriors Boxing, visit their website at www.WarriorsBoxing.com.

Krzysztof Glowacki defends the WBO Cruiserweight title against Oleksandr Usyk LIVE ON www.klowdtv.com

Krzysztof Glowacki defends the WBO Cruiserweight title against Oleksandr Usyk questo Sabato, LIVE onwww.klowdtv.com

San Diego, COME (Settembre 15, 2015)Undefeated WBO Cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki will make the 2nd defense of his title questo Sabato when he takes on undefeated Oleksandr Usyk in a highly anticipated bout that will be streamed live and exclusively in the United States on www.klowdtv.com a 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT

Questa lotta, along with all content on www.klowdtv.com is free for the month of September.
The bout will take place at the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Polonia, will feature two of the best cruiserweights in the world as they will risk their unblemished marks.
We are elated to be able to pick up this bout and be able to show it to the fans in the United States,” said Chris Schickedanz, Directing manager of www.klowdtv.com
This fight has been mentioned by many of fans around the world as a can’t miss fight and has been the chatter of a lot of the boxing message boards. With fight’s like this and next weekend’s Lightweight championship bout between Anthony Crolla and Jorge Linares, www.klowdtv.com will become the hub of boxing on the internet.
We are committed to bringing the best fights from all over the globe to the great boxing fans of America. We are equally as excited to bring these fights for no extra charge and we look forward to providing these types of fights going forward.
www.klowdtv.com is FREE for the month of September and will carry price of just $7.99 al mese. The service currently showcases 15 networks which includes AWE, OANN, La rete di lotta, Fantasy Sports Network and GOLTV.
Glowacki of Walcz, Poland has a record of 26-0 con 16 ko.
He won the WBO Cruiserweight title with a stunning knockout of longtime champion Marco Huck in what was a 2015 “Fight of the Year” finalista. He followed that win up with a 12-round unanimous decision over classy two-time world champion Steve Cunningham on April 16th in Brooklyn, New York.
Usyk of Kiev, Ukraine is 9-0 with nine knockouts and is considered one of if not the top prospect in the sport.
After capturing the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal, il 29 year-old Usyk has blown through his professional competition as he has stopped every man who has stepped in the ring with him. Nel suo ultimo incontro, Pedro Rodriguez (22-1) was Usyk’s victim as he succumbed to Usyk’s fury in the seventh round on December 12, 2015 in Kiev.

Team Shumenov responds to Lebedev vs. Gassiev world title fight announcement

LAS VEGAS (Agosto 17,, 2016) – Team Shumenov believes it is worth reviewing recent history enlight of the recent announcement that WBA Super/IBF cruiserweight world champion Denis Lebedev will defend against Murat Gassiev in late November or early December in Russia: A condition for allowing Lebedev to fight IBF cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramirez mag 21, 2016 was that Lebedev had to fight WBA cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu entro 120 giorni. (Lebedev hasn’t made a mandatory defense since April 10, 2015.) Shumenov has done everything to make that fight, while Lebedev has done nothing but run from his mandatory title fight. When it first became obvious in June that Lebedev was trying to avoid his mandated WBA title fight, Shumenov repeatedly requested that the WBA order a purse bid.
Lebedev ignored the WBA and then recently sought, after the WBA deadline had passed, a special permit allowing him to fight Gassiev, which Shumenov officially objected to entro 48 orario. WBA Interim cruiserweight world champion yunier Dorticos has also objected. At this present time, anche se, Team Shumenov is still waiting to hear the WBA’s ruling in terms of stripping Lebedev if he decides to fight Gassiev instead of Shumenov.
It really is very simple. Shumenov wants to fight Lebedev, who is doing everything he can to avoid it. If Lebedev doesn’t care to meet his obligations and conditions of his prior special permit, he should relinquish his title. Lebedev and his people need to rejoin the rest of us in the real world and stop claiming that Shumenov has not been pushing for this fight.
According to a recent report, Lebedev’s camp members erroneously reported that, “Shumenov is not exactly pushing the issue” (to fight Lebedev next).
I fan possono amico Beibut Shumenov sul suo Facebook Fan Page su www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.

Team Shumenov petitions WBA to declare purse bid for mandatory title fight vs. Lebedev or strip Lebedev of his world cruiserweight title belt

LAS VEGAS (Luglio 22, 2016) – It has been more than a month since World Boxing Association (WBA) world cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KO), based on the much publicized WBA Cruiserweight Tournament rules and regulations, petitioned the WBA to either declare a purse bid for a title fight between WBA Super cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev, or strip Lebedev of his title belt for being non-compliant.
Lo scorso luglio, Shumenov defeated B.J. Fiori by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to become the WBA mandatory challenger for Lebedev, who hasn’t fought a mandatory defense since April 10, 2015.
The WBA issued a resolution this past April that Lebedev, che ha sconfitto Victor Emelio Ramirez in May to also become International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion, must fight Shumenov entro 120 giorni of the latter’s May 21, 2016 knockout victory over Junior Wright.
On record for making changes to insure only one world champion in each division, incredibly, the WBA presently has 38 different world title belt holders in only 17 diverse classi di peso. Only three WBA divisions have one world champion – super leggero, lightweight and light flyweightand eight have three world titlists, including its cruiserweight division, which presently has world champions in Lebedev, Shumenov and Interim champion yunier Dorticos, who is the WBA second mandatory challenger.
In an apparent public relations move, the WBA has suddenly declared this month a rash of mandatory defenses, tuttavia, declaring and actually making these title fights are two different things, as Shumenov has unfortunately learned. The WBA should have ordered a Lebedev vs. Shumenov purse bid on June 21, 2016, when the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement, but the WBA failed to do so. When Shumenov repeated his request for a purse bid in June, the WBA failed once again to act.
WBA Rule D: Purse Bids
1. Call For Purse Bid. Bout participants shall reach an agreement on holding the bout no later than ninety (90) days before the expiration of the mandatory period. To confirm an agreement has been reached, the WBA must receive acceptable bout contracts signed by the boxers certifying they have reached terms for the bout. If no agreement has been reached, the Championships Committee, with the approval of the President, can call for Purse bid. A boxer may also request a purse bid at any time.
Lebedev’s promoter, Andrei Ryabinsky, has been quoted in stories about having a deal in place for his fighter to defend his IBF title first. In effect, the WBA is allowing Lebedev to hold the WBA Super cruiserweight title belt hostage, leveraging it against his IBF crown. Shumenov, who is a former WBA Super light heavyweight champion, has now proudly worn the WBA belt around his waist for a total of nearly five years.
I was looking forward to fighting Lebedev and I don’t understand his unwillingness and refusal to step in the ring with me,” Shumenov detto.
Team Shumenov is extremely disappointed in the WBA’s failure to act on making the fight with Lebedev that it mandated, in addition to being discouraged by the WBA’s failure, after several requests had been made, to either set a purse bid date or strip Lebedev of his world title belt. Not knowing if or when the WBA is finally going to rule has left Shumenov unable to book any fights. The WBA’s failure to enforce its own purse bid rule, or strip Lebedev, has unfairly prevented Shumenov from earning a living while at the peak of his pro boxing career.
Shumenov is the only native Kazakh to be a two-division world champion. Now a resident of Las Vegas, he also represented his native Kazakhstan at the 2004 Olympics in Greece.
I fan possono amico Beibut Shumenov sul suo Facebook Fan Page su www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.

One on One with Beibut Shumenov

WBA cruiserweight world champion wants
Denis Lebedev fight to happen this summer

LAS VEGAS (Giugno 5, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) campione del mondo cruiserweight Shumenov Beibu(17-2, 10 KO) stopped No. 11-nominale Junior “Uragano” Wright (15-2-1, 12 KO) nel 10th round della loro maggio 21sttitle fight to remain mandatory challenger for unified WBA Super/International Boxing Federation (IBF) campione del mondo cruiserweight Denis Lebedev (29-2, 22 KO). The WBA mandated a Lebedev-Shumenov fight entro 120 giorni of May 21.

Shumenov, 32, è un 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian who lives and trains in Las Vegas. During his 9-year professional boxing career, Shumenov has defeated four world championsGabriel Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy e Montell Griffin – così come sette rivali per il titolo mondiale. Lui è 8-2 (4 KO) in lotte di titolo mondiale
Below find a one-on-one interview with Shumenov:
(Photo by Yumio Yamada)
Evaluate your performance against Junior Wright in your last fight?
BS: “I am 100-percent a completely different fighter than in my previous fight against B.J. Fiori. Ma, at the beginning of this fight, I had a little bit of ring rust. The inactivity is really hard for me. I would like to be busier and fight more often. I already started training and doing light exercises, right after my fight on May 21st. In my next fight, I will be even more different fighter against Lebedev.
How does it feel to be the only fighter from your country to be 2-division world champion?
BS: “I don’t really think about those things. My main goal is to unify all of the titles and fight all the best fighters.
You’ve always wanted to unify as a way of determining who the best or real champ is. In 20-11, you almost fought a unification as WBA light heavyweight but then-WBO champion Juergen Braehmer who suddenly went home a few days before the scheduled unification fight. How does it feel to know that you will be fighting Lebedev for WBA super and IBF cruiserweight titles entro 120 giorni da maggio 21?
BS: “This has always been my goalto unifyand I’m motivated even more knowing that I am going to fight for those two titles very soon.
Do you think a deal will be made between your manager, Al Haymon and Lebedev’s promoter, Andrei Ryabinsky, or will it go to purse bid?
BS: “It doesn’t concern me, whether it goes to a purse bid, or where the location is. Tuttavia, I hope the parties can get the best deal worked out for everyone involved.
If Lebedev doesn’t want to fight you and he relinquishes his WBA super title belt, where do you go from there, fight second-mandatory challenger Yunier Dorticos?
BS: “I have heard rumors that Lebedev doesn’t want to fight me and, if this is true and he relinquishes his WBA Super belt, then I want to fight Dorticos because every organization should only have one champion in each division. I hope this isn’t the case, as I have been waiting to fight Lebedev since I won the WBA interim title (mandatory) back in July of 2015. The WBA has ordered us to fight entro 120 giorni of May 21st. Sono pronto, willing and able to fight him and I hope he is ready, anche.”
I fan possono amico Beibut Shumenov sul suo Facebook Fan Page su www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.

Beibut Shumenov mira Lebedev-Ramirez cruiserweight unificazione vincitore lotta per il titolo

LAS VEGAS (Marzo 22, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim campione del mondo cruiserweight Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KO) si rivolge al 21 maggio vincitore del titolo unificazione tra WBA titlist Denis Lebedev(28-2, 21 KO) e International Boxing Federation (IBF) campione Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KO).
Quando Shumenov sconfitto B.J. Fiori(31-1-1, 20 KO) lo scorso luglio a Las Vegas, l'ex campione dei pesi massimi leggeri WBA diventato campione ad interim WBA così come la sua No. 1 contendente obbligatoria.
Lebedev, tuttavia, non ha combattuto una lotta obbligatoria dallo scorso Aprile 10 in cui ha vinto un 12-round decisione oltre poi ad interim campione WBA Youri Kalenga. Lebedev made a voluntary tittle offense last November, sosta Lateef Kayode in occasione dell'ottavo round.
Shumenov sarà di nuovo sul ring il prossimo mese (Aprile), tutti i dettagli dell'imminente, e poi sfiderà il vincitore Lebedev-Ramirez all'interno 90/120 giorni dal loro esito.
“Non vedo l'ora di avere l'opportunità di combattere il vincitore Lebedev-Ramirez, perché è sempre stato il mio obiettivo di unificare i titoli,” Shumenov ha spiegato. “Lebedev has always been my target. Ramirez is the other fighter I’ve really wanted to fight and my manager tried to make a fight between us, troppo.
“Sono stato in palestra dopo la mia ultima battaglia, duro allenamento per perfezionare le mie capacità. Ora, I am a completely different fighter since I fought last July. My team is extremely happy and confident that I can beat all of the other world cruiserweight champions.
Lo scorso dicembre, Shumenov è stato programmato per difendere la sua corona WBA ad interim contro il due volte campione del mondo cruiserweight Krzyesztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (50-3-1, 36 KO), ma un grave problema medico riguardante un membro della famiglia costretta Shumenov a ritirarsi dalla lotta di cui sopra.
“L'opportunità di combattere il vincitore di Lebedev / Ramirez in una grande lotta di unificazione appena nata quest'anno e non ho avuto questa opzione indietro quando ho accettato di combattere inizialmente Wlodarczyk a dicembre e sono stato in grado di prevedere cosa sarebbe successo alla mia famiglia personalmente,” 32-year-old Shumenov said. “Non ho alcun problema combattendo Wlodarczyk in futuro, but only after I fight the Lebedev-Ramirez unification winner. In aggiunta, in ogni momento, Non ho alcun problema lotta WBA No. 2-classificato yunier Dorticos.
“Ora, Sono al mio primo combattimento ma ancora migliorare, formazione con il mio allenatore, Ismael Salas. I want to show the world my skills before I get too old. Literally, Sono pronto a combatteredomani and I’ve been ready for months. I’ll be back in the ring next month and then I’ll get my shot at the Lebedev-Ramirez winner.
I fan possono amico Beibut Shumenov sul suo Facebook Fan Page su www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.

HURRICANE WRIGHT WANTS TO TOPPLE TOP CRUISERWEIGHTS CHICAGO BOXER TARGETS CHAMP SHUMENOV

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Chicago, IL (Febbraio 22, 2016) – BoxRec.com says Junior Wright is the number-two ranked cruiserweight in the United States, and the Chicagoan is keen to show he should have the top slot.

Di Venerdì, il 15-1-1 Wright got a 1st round stoppage over Jim Franklin on a show in Iowa, and the boxer feels he’s building superb momentum, which will soon result in another title shot.

The fight was over so fast I couldn’t really tell you much about it,” said Wright, risata. “But I threw a really good body shot to put him down and then afterwards I just threw a lot of combinations when he got up and they stopped it. I feel great about my win. While training for my world title fight with Rakhim Chakhiev in 2015, I had an injury but still went ahead with the fight. After the match I had surgery and now I am 100 hundred percent. I feel ready for all the top cruiserweights in the world, from what I see there is not much out there to worry about in the division. I would love the opportunity to fight Beibut Shumenov for a world title. He is one of the dominant champions and his fights happen in the U.S. so I feel there is no home-turf advantage, no jet leg to worry about. I feel very confident in this fight and my abilities!”

Wright is now No. 13 in the WBA and wants to fight best in the division, including WBA world champion Shumenov, or BoxRec No. 1 in the USA, BJ Flores.

His promoter Dmitry Salita backs the fighter nicknamed “Uragano” all the way.

I’ve always felt that Junior Wright is one of the best cruiserweights in the world and most definitely in the U.S.,” Word ha detto. “I believe he has the tools to compete with and beat the best fighters in the cruiserweight division.

Rite Hook Promotions presents “Valentines Massacre” February 13!

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Biloxi, SIGNORINA (Gennaio 27, 2016) – Rite Hook Promotions returns to the Hard Rock Casino for an exciting night of action Sabato, Febbraio 13 in Biloxi, SIGNORINA.
Dubbed as “Valentines Massacre” tickets for this ten bout card start at $20 and are on sale at Ticketmaster and the Hard Rock Casino box office. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as Rite Hook’s Maggio 2 show was standing room only.
Topping the card is a six round cruiserweight showdown between Biloxi’s very own Mike “Concrete” Bissett and Houston, TX’s “Rocking” Rodney Moore. A big draw locally, il 31 year old Bissett faced notables Steve Bujaj, Milos Plantelic and 2012 US Olympian Michael Hunter. Nel mese di agosto 2014, Bissett scored a career best victory over contender Nick Ianuzzi. Known for having an iron chin, Moore’s been stopped just once in 29 fights while battling countless contenders including Randy Griffin, Richard Hall, George Khalid Jones, Quantis Graves, Andrey Fedosov and Murat Gassiev.
The co-featured bout of the evening marks the return of unbeaten middleweight Bobby “The Prodigy” Bryant of Mississippi in an eight round matchup with hardcore veteran Louis Leija. Fighting for the first time since 2012, Bryant’s 15-0 con 9 vittorie per KO. A boxer since he was 9, Bryant was a standout amateur and has big expectations as a pro. Hailing from San Antonio, TX, Leija’s pro career started eight months before Bryant was born. Leija, 21-15-1 (15 KO), faced boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, former champions Jesus Chavez and Derrick Gainer as well as Ben Tackie, Emanuel Augustus and 2004 Medaglia d'argento olimpica Yudel Jhonson.
Rite Hook’s very own Manny “Shake EmUp” Woods, 13-4-1 (5 KO), travels from Tampa, FL to challenge 41 fight veteran Aaron Anderson of Tennessee in a six round junior middleweight contest. A winner in three of his last four, Woods hope to move onto bigger fights with a victory.
In separate undercard matches, unbeaten Joey Bryant of Memphis, TN, Justin Pauldo of Orlando, FL, Birmingham, AL’s Keandre Leatherwood and Atlanta, GA’s Justin Brunetti will all face opponents to be named.
"The fans are in for a real treat on the 13th,” said William Hunter of Rite Hook Promotions. “A lot of these fighters will be in TV bouts in the near future and tickets are very affordable. Ultima volta, we had a standing room only crowd and everybody was asking about our next show. I look forward to showcasing great talent with this card and all of our future events.”
Per ulteriori informazioni, visit Ritehookpromotions.com.

“UOMO MUSCOLOSO” CAMACHO FIRMA TRE ANNI ACCORDO CON GOODWIN

Torna sul ring in "Non smettiamo mai di" mostrare alla York Hall ottobre 17th

 

30 anni, ex campione del Prizefighter Wadi "Macho Man" Camacho è stato l'ultimo pugile di mettere la resurrezione della sua carriera e firmare un contratto di tre anni con l'aumento direttore Steve Goodwin.

 

Cruiserweight Camacho ha colpito le alture vincente Prizefighter in 2013 ma non è riuscito a compiere pienamente il suo potenziale da. Mentre Wadi è apparsa in combattimenti emozionanti e ha avuto i fan sul bordo della loro posti nei combattimenti televisivi ha sofferto riprese di Stephen Simmons e Craig Kennedy nei suoi più recenti combattimenti.

 

Wadi quindi impostare di trovare una nuova squadra promozionale e gestionale "Credo che la Goodwin sono il prossimo miglior squadra nella boxe dietro Matchroom", ha detto Wadi. Sono così eccitato e brulicante di nuovo con Steve e la sua squadra dietro di me. "

 

Camacho è dovuto tornare sul ring ottobre 17th sul undercard di massiccia fattura titolo mega di Goodwin "Non ci fermiamo mai" alla York Hall. "Voglio che i titoli" ha detto Camacho "Dopo aver vinto Prizefighter avrei dovuto andare attraverso il percorso titolo di zona meridionale, Inglese e britannico. Questa volta con Steve questa è la strada che voglio andare. Abbiamo un piano e dopo aver parlato con Steve e la squadra il ronzio è davvero lì ".

 

Goodwin era felice con la nuova acquisizione: "Sono lieto di poter lavorare con Wadi e credo che siamo in grado di farlo tornare a cui appartiene il flusso principale UK TV. Lo faremo alla giusta velocità e credo che in 12 mesi di tempo Wadi sarà di nuovo il grande tempo. E sta per essere eccitante lavoro con Wadi. Lui è un bravo ragazzo con una bella famiglia e mi darà grande piacere essere parte del suo successo "

 

Beibut Shumenov fa la storia, ancora una volta in ring

TEAM Shumenov: (L-R) Assistente allenatore Rodney Crisler, campione del mondo cruiserweight Beibut Shumenov, Chingis Shumenov, capo allenatore Ismael Salas, cut-man Jacob “Punto” Duran e assistente allenatore Jeff Grmoja.

 

LAS VEGAS (Agosto. 3, 2015) – Appena incoronato World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight Champion Interim Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KO) recentemente fatto la storia ancora una volta, sconfiggendo B.J. Fiori (31-2-1, 20 KO) per mezzo di una decisione unanime 12-round come Premier Boxing Champions Serie headliner, che ha ventilato luglio 25th su NBCSN vivere da The Palms a Las Vegas.

Shumenov, 31, è diventato lo sfidante obbligatorio per WBA “regolare” Cruiserweight Champion Denis Lebedev (27-1, 20 KO, 1 NC), di Russia, così come il primo Kazakistan nativo di catturare un titolo mondiale in due categorie di peso diverse essendo stato il campione dei pesi massimi leggeri WBA da 2010-2014.

Boxe focolaio Kazakistan ha prodotto altri cinque campioni del mondo nell'ultimo quarto di secolo: 1990 WBC super-piuma Aratoly Alexandrov, 2000 WBC dei pesi massimi Oleg “Big O” Maskaev, 2001-2003 – IBF cruiserweight Vassily “La Tigre” Jirov, 2010-2012 WBA dei super medi Dimitri Sartison e campione in carica WBA Super / WBC medi interim Gennady Golovkin.

Nel suo pugno lotta storica nel 2010, Shumenov ha sconfitto la difesa campione WBA dei pesi massimi leggeri Gabriel Campillo viaaa 12-round decisione di stabilire il record per il minor numero di combattimenti, 10, di diventare campione del mondo di una grande organizzazione nella divisione 175-pound.

“Sono molto orgoglioso di un altro record nel pugilato,” 2004 Olympian Shumenov detto. “Sono onorato di essere il primo caccia del mio paese a diventare campione del mondo in due divisioni. Vorrei ringraziare il mio manager, Al Haymon, per avermi dato questa opportunità. Lebedev è l'obiettivo principale e, se passo che prova, Voglio combattere i migliori combattenti nella divisione Cruiserweight.”

Shumenov ha attraversato una trasformazione in stile, sotto la direzione del famoso allenatore cubano Ismael Salas, che ha lavorato con l'atletica kazako di cambiarlo da un aggressivo, macinazione caccia in una più completa, all-around boxer. Shumenov sconcertato Flores, che prevede Shumenov a venire a lui e pugni scambio, che avrebbe dato il naturalmente più grande, forte Flores un vantaggio. Invece, Shumenov magistralmente boxed sua strada verso la vittoria, con movimento laterale, angoli e di posizionamento per frustrare Flores in aggressione inefficace, causando una serie di fuori bilancio punzoni e manca.

Dopo la lotta, Shumenov spiegato il sorprendente cambiamento che ha attraversato dopo l'allenamento con Salas da gennaio. “Sono ancora in fase di apprendimento. Come il mio allenatore dice, non ci sono limiti, e non ho ancora messo a punto quello che mi sta insegnando. Si tratta in realtà fino a un sacco di duro lavoro, ripetizioni di memoria muscolare. Il mio gioco di gambe per questa lotta è venuto dal mio allenatore. Ero felice di essere vittorioso, ma io continuo a vedere me stesso sempre molto meglio, generale, come un pugile completo.”

(L-R) Shumenov & Salas

Salas allena anche World Boxing Council (WBC) Campione del mondo leggero Jorge Linares (39-3, 26 KO), Oltre a gestire i campioni del mondo del passato e del presente, come Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriokis Gamboa, Danny Green, e Jesse Vargas.

“C'è un processo per tutti in termini di biomeccanica,” Salas ha commentato. “Ci sono le specialità di formazione che insegnano che non vengono utilizzati spesso nel pugilato, esercizi specifici per la dinamica del moto. Originariamente ho imparato ad allenare nel sistema cubano, che è simile al sistema sovietico in cui Beibut imparato prima, ma sono stato anche in tutto il mondo di apprendimento diversi metodi di formazione. Ci vuole ancora tempo per un combattente di classe mondiale come Beibut, che è stato campione del mondo come un professionista, e aveva molte partite amatoriali. Jorge Linares è stato un campione del mondo due volte prima abbiamo iniziato a lavorare insieme. Beibut è sempre lì. Non è ancora al suo pieno potenziale, proprio adesso, utilizzando solo 40-50 per cento dei suoi strumenti.”

Shumenov è un avvocato e imprenditore di successo che parla cinque lingue. Anche lui è un campione del mondo due volte, lui è ancora uno studente di boxe, e Salas è il suo professore molto rispettato.

“E ' (Salas) umile ma un genio,” Shumenov insiste. “Chiede e ascolta le mie opinioni. Ci concentriamo sui fondamentali e lui spiega tutto per me. La nostra squadra ha avuto una routine quotidiana in campo in cui abbiamo condiviso le nostre conoscenze al termine di ogni sessione di allenamento. I quattro di noi (Shumenov, Salas, Grmjoja e Crisler) divenne uno.”

 

E il risultato è stato un secondo titolo mondiale.

 

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