Jolay 7 in Astana, Kazakhstana

Astana, Kazakhstana (Mey 10, 2018)) – Roa-division World Ady Totohondry Association (WBA) Tompon-daka Eran-tany Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, manohitra 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, in Astana, Kazakhstana.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), ny 2004 Kazakhstana Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, nanery azy mba hamoy ny WBA cruiserweight izao tontolo izao lohateny.

 

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

 

 

 

The July 7^faha- gala event will be part of the 20^faha- 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^faha-anniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Rehefa afaka izany, ady, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Tamin'ny faha-10 ihany no mpomba ny ady, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, rehefa decisioned Gabriel Campillo Las Vegas ao.

 

 

Shumenov lasa roa ihany no tompon-daka eran-division avy any Kazakhstan, ny ady farany, rehefa nijanona Junior Wright ao amin'ny 10^faha- manodidina ny May 21, 2016 anaram-boninahitra ady, fakàna ny WBA Cruiserweight World Championship.

 

 

 

Nandritra ny 34 taona, ny matihanina Shumenov asa, efa resy izao tontolo izao efatra tompondaka – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy ary Montell Griffin) – ary koa izao tontolo izao fito lohatenin'ny mpifaninana: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores ary Wright.

 

 

 

The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 Kos), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, nitsahatra Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko mifampitaha amin'ny Shannon Briggs World Boxing Filan-kevitra (Kapila bitika) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Alemaina.

 

 

 

Amin'ny 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. “Izy no lehibe mpiady, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Izany dia midika hoe mandeha ho ny ady tsara. 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) ary ny 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. Ady sy ny mpiady rehetra, dia mety miova.

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