Julho 7 em Astana, Cazaquistão

ASTANA, Cazaquistão (Maio 10, 2018)) – Dois divisão Associação Mundial de Boxe (WBA) Campeão mundial Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, contra 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, em Astana, Cazaquistão.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs), um 2004 Cazaquistão Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, forçando-o a abandonar o seu título mundial 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. Depois dessa luta, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Em apenas sua luta pro 10, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, quando ele decisioned Gabriel Campillo em Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov se tornou o único campeão do mundo duas divisão do Cazaquistão em sua última luta, quando ele parou Júnior Wright no 10^th rodada de seu maio 21, 2016 luta pelo título, capturando o Campeonato Mundial Cruiserweight WBA.

 

 

 

Durante a carreira profissional de 34 anos de idade de Shumenov, ele venceu quatro campeões mundiais – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy e Montell Griffin) – bem como sete challengers título mundial: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores e Wright.

 

 

 

The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 KOs), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, parado Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko contra Shannon Briggs Conselho Mundial de Boxe (WBC) Heavyweight World Championship card in 2010 at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Alemanha.

 

 

 

Em 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. “Ele é um grande lutador, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Vai ser uma luta boa. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”

 

 

 

Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: médios Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 KOs), welterweight super Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 KOs) e médios Ibragim Iskandarov (2-0, 2 KOs), e pro-estreando Mirzhan Rahimzhanov, who was Shumenov’s teammate on the 2004 Kazakhstan Olympic Boxing Team.

 

 

 

Opponents and other fights will soon be announced. Todas as lutas e os lutadores estão sujeitos a alteração.

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