July 7 na Astana, Kazakhstan

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Ka 10, 2018)) – Two-nkewa World Boxing Association (WBA) World onye mmeri Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, megide 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, na Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympia, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, ese ya ịhapụ ya WBA cruiserweight ụwa aha.

 

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

 

 

 

The July 7^nke gala event will be part of the 20^nke 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^nkeanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Mgbe nke a ọgụ, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Na naanị ya 10th pro agha, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, mgbe ọ decisioned Gabriel Campillo na Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov ghọrọ nanị abụọ-nkewa n'ụwa onye mmeri site na Kazakhstan na ya ikpeazụ agha, mgbe ọ kwụsịrị Junior Wright na 10^nke gburugburu nke ha May 21, 2016 aha agha, akada WBA Cruiserweight World Championship.

 

 

 

N'oge 34-afọ Shumenov si ọkachamara ọrụ, o meriri anọ ụwa akaebe – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy na Montell Griffin) – nakwa dị ka asaa ụwa aha challengers: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores na Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Na 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. “Ọ bụ nnukwu fighter, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Ọ na-aga na-ezi ọgụ. 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), ibu welterweight Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 Kos) na 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. All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.

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