Hulyo 7 sa Astana, Kasakstan

Astana, Kasakstan (Mayo 10, 2018)) – Dalawang-division World Boxing Association (WBA) World Champion Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, laban sa 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, sa Astana, Kasakstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), isang 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, pagpwersa sa kanya upang talikuran ang kanyang WBA cruiserweight mundo pamagat.

 

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

 

 

 

The July 7^ika gala event will be part of the 20^ika 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^ikaanniversary celebration of Astana as my country’s capital. Pagkatapos nito away, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Sa lamang ang kanyang ika-10 pro paglaban, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, kapag siya decisioned Gabriel Campillo sa Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov naging ang tanging two-division world champion mula sa Kazakhstan sa kanyang huling labanan, kapag siya tumigil Junior Wright sa 10^ika round ng kanilang Mayo 21, 2016 away pamagat, ang nakakakuha ng WBA Cruiserweight World Championship.

 

 

 

Sa panahon ng 34-anyos na ni Shumenov propesyonal na karera, siya ay natalo apat na world champions – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy at Montell Griffin) – pati na rin ang pitong world title challengers: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores at Wright.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Sa 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. “Siya ay isang mahusay na manlalaban, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Ito ay pagpunta sa maging isang mahusay na paglaban. 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) at 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. Ang lahat ng mga fights at fighters ay sakop sa pagbabago.

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