Jiyè 7 nan Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Me 10, 2018)) – De-divizyon Boksè mondyal la Asosyasyon (WBA) Mondyal Champion Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, kont 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, nan Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Ko), yon 2004 Kazakhstan zolenpik, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, fòse l 'nan abandonnen tit WBA cruiserweight mond l' yo.

 

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. Apre sa a batay, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Nan sèlman batay 10yèm l 'pou, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, lè li decisioned Gabriel Campillo nan Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov te vin sèlman de-divizyon chanpyon nan lemonn soti nan Kazakhstan nan batay dènye l ', lè li te kanpe Junior Wright nan la 10^th wonn nan Me yo 21, 2016 Tit batay, kaptire WBA cruiserweight Mondyal Chanpyona nan.

 

 

 

Pandan karyè pwofesyonèl Shumenov nan 34-ane-fin vye granmoun lan, li te bat kat chanpyon nan lemonn – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy ak Montell Griffin) – osi byen ke sèt konpetisyon tit mond: EPIFANIO Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovács, BJ Flores ak Wright.

 

 

 

The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 Ko), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, sispann Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko kont Shannon Briggs Mondyal boksè Konsèy (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Almay.

 

 

 

Nan 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. “Li se yon avyon de gè gwo, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Li k ap pase yo dwe yon batay la byen mennen. 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 Ko), super wèltèr Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 Ko) ak middleweight Ibragim Iskandarov (2-0, 2 Ko), 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. Tout batay ak avyon de gè yo sijè a chanjman.

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