July 7 in Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (May 10, 2018)) – Laba-qaybinta Boxing Association Adduunka (WBA) World Champion Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, ka dhanka ah 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympic, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, isaga ku qasbay inuu ka tanaasulo inuu horyaalka adduunka cruiserweight Brom.

 

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. Dagaalka Taas ka dib, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

In kaliya uu dagaalka pro 10aad, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, markuu decisioned Gabriel Campillo Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov noqday horyaalka adduunka oo keliya laba-qeybinta ka Kazakhstan in uu dagaal la soo dhaafay, markii uu joojiyay Junior Wright ee 10^th wareegsanaa ay May 21, 2016 dagaalka horyaalka, qabsaday ee WBA Cruiserweight World Championship.

 

 

 

Intii lagu guda jiray xirfadiisa Shumenov 34-sano jir ah ayaa, uu adkaaday afar koobka adduunka – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy iyo Montell Griffin) – iyo sidoo kale todobo horyaalka adduunka: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovács, BJ Flores iyo Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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. “Waxa uu ku dagaalamaa weyn, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal fiican. I’m coming to Kazakhstan to win!”

 

 

 

Other fighters to be in action include four undefeated Kazakh prospects in separate bouts: dhexe Aidos Yerbossynuly (7-0, 6 KOs), welterweight super Bobirzhan Mominov(6-0, 5 KOs) iyo dhexe 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 dagaallan iyo Xarakada intuba in la beddelo.

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