Luglio 7 a Astana, Kazakhstan

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Maggio 10, 2018)) – Due divisione World Boxing Association (WBA) Campione del mondo Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, contro 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, a Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 KO), un 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, costringendolo a cedere il suo titolo mondiale WBA cruiserweight.

 

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. Dopo questa lotta, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

In un solo la sua battaglia pro 10 °, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, quando decisioned Gabriel Campillo a Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov è diventato l'unico due-divisione campione del mondo dal Kazakistan nella sua ultima battaglia, quando si fermò Junior Wright nel 10^th round della loro maggio 21, 2016 lotta per il titolo, catturando il Cruiserweight Campionato del Mondo WBA.

 

 

 

Nel corso della carriera professionale il 34-year-old Shumenov, ha sconfitto quattro campioni del mondo – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy e Montell Griffin) – così come sette rivali per il titolo mondiale: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores e Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

In 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. “Lui è un grande combattente, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. E sarà una bella lotta. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”

 

 

 

Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: peso medio Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 KO), super welter Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 KO) e medi 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. Tutte le lotte e combattenti sono soggette a cambiamento.

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