Lulju 7 f'Astana, Każakstan

ASTANA, Każakstan (Mejju 10, 2018)) – Żewġ diviżjoni Assoċjazzjoni Dinjija Boxing (WBA) dinja Champion Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, kontra 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, f'Astana, Każakstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), a 2004 Każakstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, furzar lilu li tħalli d cruiserweight WBA-titolu tiegħu dinja.

 

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. Wara din il-ġlieda, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Biss ġlieda pro tiegħu 10, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, meta hu decisioned Gabriel Campillo fil Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov saret l-unika żewġ diviżjoni champion tad-dinja mill-Kazakhstan fil-ġlieda tiegħu aħħar, meta hu waqaf Junior Wright fil- 10^th rawnd ta 'Mejju tagħhom 21, 2016 ġlieda titolu, jinqabad il Cruiserweight Kampjonat Dinji WBA.

 

 

 

Matul il-karriera professjonali tal-Shumenov 34-il sena qodma, huwa defeated erba ċampjins tad-dinja – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy u Montell Griffin) – kif ukoll seba challengers titolu dinja: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores u Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Fl 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. “Hu ġellied kbir, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Huwa ser tkun ġlieda tajba. 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), welterweight super Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 Kos) u 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. Kollha ġlied u ġellieda huma soġġetti għal bidla.

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