Julai 7 katika Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Mei 10, 2018)) – Barua ya mgawanyiko World Boxing Association (WBA) bingwa wa dunia Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, dhidi ya 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, katika Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, kumlazimisha kuachilia WBA cruiserweight yake dunia cheo.

 

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. Baada ya vita hii, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Katika tu pro yake ya 10 mapambano, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, wakati decisioned Gabriel Campillo katika Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov akawa tu mbili mgawanyiko bingwa wa dunia kutoka Kazakhstan katika mapambano yake ya mwisho, wakati yeye kusimamishwa Junior Wright katika 10^th raundi ya Mei zao 21, 2016 cheo kupambana, ukamataji WBA cruiserweight Michuano ya Dunia.

 

 

 

Wakati kazi Shumenov ya 34 na umri wa miaka mtaalamu, yeye kushindwa nne mabingwa dunia – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy na Montell Griffin) – pamoja na saba duniani challengers jina: EPIFANIO Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovács, BJ Flores na Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Katika 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. “Yeye ni mpiganaji mkubwa, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Ni itakuwa vita vizuri. 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) na 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. All mapambano na wapiganaji ni chini ya mabadiliko.

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