Hulyo 7 sa Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Mayo 10, 2018)) – Duha ka-division World Boxing Association (WBA) World Champion Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, batok sa 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, sa Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs), sa usa ka 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, pagpugos kaniya sa pagbiya sa iyang WBA cruiserweight world title.

 

Shumenov vs. Altunkaya is a presentation of Shumenov’s company, KZ Event Productions, Inc.

 

 

 

The July 7^th gala event will be part of the 20^th 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 20^thanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Human niini nga away, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Sa lamang ang iyang 10th pro away, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, sa diha nga siya decisioned Gabriel Campillo sa Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov nahimong lamang ang duha-ka-division world champion gikan sa Kazakhstan sa iyang katapusan nga away, sa diha nga siya mihunong Junior Wright sa 10^th round sa ilang Mayo 21, 2016 title fight, pagsikop sa WBA Cruiserweight World Championship.

 

 

 

Atol sa 34-ka-tuig-ang panuigon ni Shumenov propesyonal nga karera, siya napildi sa upat ka mga world champions – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy ug Montell Griffin) – ingon man usab sa pito ka world title challengers: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores ug Wright.

 

 

 

The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 KOs), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, mihunong Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko batok Shannon Briggs World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

 

 

 

Sa 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. “Siya ang usa ka dakung fighter, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Kini ni-adto sa mahimo nga usa ka maayo nga away. 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) ug 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. Ang tanan nga mga away ug manggugubat sa mga subject sa kausaban.

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