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Bulan Juli 7 di Astana, Kazakhstan
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Mei 10, 2018)) – Dua divisi Asosiasi Tinju Dunia (WBA) Kejuaraan Dunia Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, terhadap 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, di Astana, Kazakhstan.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 Biaya), sebuah 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, memaksa dia untuk melepaskan WBA kelas penjelajah gelar juara dunia.
Shumenov vs. Altunkaya is a presentation of Shumenov’s company, KZ Event Productions, Inc.
Juli 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. Setelah laga ini, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”
Hanya pertarungan pro-10, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, ketika ia decisioned Gabriel Campillo di Las Vegas.
Shumenov menjadi satu-satunya juara dunia dua divisi dari Kazakhstan di laga terakhirnya, ketika ia berhenti Junior Wright dalam 10th putaran Mei mereka 21, 2016 pertarungan perebutan gelar, menangkap WBA penjelajah Kejuaraan Dunia.
Selama karir profesional Shumenov 34 tahun ini, ia telah mengalahkan empat juara dunia – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy dan Montell Griffin) – serta tujuh penantang gelar juara dunia: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores dan Wright.
The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 Biaya), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, terhenti Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko melawan Shannon Briggs Dewan Tinju Dunia (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Jerman.
Di 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. “Dia seorang pejuang besar, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Ini akan menjadi pertarungan yang bagus. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”
Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: menengah Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 Biaya), Super welter Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 Biaya) dan menengah Ibragim Iskandarov (2-0, 2 Biaya), 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. Semua perkelahian dan pejuang tunduk pada perubahan.
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