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ASTANA, Kasahstan (Mai 10, 2018)) – Kaks jagunemise World Boxing Association (WBA) Maailmameister Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, vastu 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, Astana, Kasahstan.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), a 2004 Kasahstani Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, sundides teda loobuma oma WBA Eriennustused maailma pealkiri.
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. Pärast seda võitlust, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”
Ainult tema 10. pro võitluses, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, kui ta decisioned Gabriel Campillo Las Vegas.
Shumenov sai ainult kaks-divisjoni maailmameister Kasahstani tema viimase võitluses, kui ta lõpetas Junior Wright aastal 10th ringi oma mail 21, 2016 Pealkiri võitlus, hõivamiseks WBA Eriennustused World Championship.
Ajal 34-aastane Shumenov professionaalse karjääri, ta on lüüa neli maailmameistrid – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy ja Montell Griffin) – samuti seitse maailma pealkiri challengers: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores ja Wright.
The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 Kos), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, peatunud Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitško vastu Shannon Briggs World Boxing Nõukogu (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Saksamaa.
Sisse 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. “Ta on suur võitleja, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. See saab olema hea võitlus. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”
Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: võiduajamine Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 Kos), super welterweight Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 Kos) ja võiduajamine 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. Kõik võitleb ja võitlejad võivad muutuda.
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