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Lub Xya hli ntuj 7 nyob rau hauv Astana, Kazakhstan
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Tej zaum 10, 2018)) – Ob-division ntiaj teb Boxing Association (WBA) ntiaj teb tau zus ib Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, tiv thaiv 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, nyob rau hauv Astana, Kazakhstan.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), ib tug 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, yuam nws kam nws WBA cruiserweight ntiaj teb no title.
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. Tom qab no sib ntaus, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”
Nyob rau hauv xwb nws 10 pro sib ntaus, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, thaum nws decisioned Gabriel Campillo nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
Shumenov los ua tus tsuas yog ob tug-division ntiaj teb no yeej los ntawm Kazakhstan nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus, thaum nws nres Junior Wright nyob rau hauv lub 10th puag ncig ntawm lawv May 21, 2016 title sib ntaus, capturing tus WBA Cruiserweight ntiaj teb Championship.
Thaum lub sij hawm 34-xyoo-laus Shumenov tus kev ua hauj lwm, nws tau yeej plaub lub ntiaj teb no champions – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy thiab Montell Griffin) – raws li zoo raws li xya lub ntiaj teb no title challengers: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores thiab Wright.
The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 Kos), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, nres Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko tiv tiag Shannon Briggs Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Council (Qhov) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Lub teb chaws yelemees.
Nyob rau hauv 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. “Nws yog ib tug zoo fighter, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Nws tseem yuav mus yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus. 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) thiab 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. Tag nrho cov sib ntaus thiab tua hluav taws yuav raug hloov.
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