July 7 e Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (May 10, 2018)) – Two-division Umhlaba Boxing Association (WBA) World Champion Shumenov Beibu announced his comeback fight will be held July 7, ngokumelene 30-1 Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA Cruiserweight World title, e Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, retired last June due to an eye injury that required surgeries, nokumphoqelela udele WBA Cruiserweight yakhe isihloko emhlabeni.

 

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. Emva le mpi, I want Interim cruiserweight champion, Arsen Goulamirian.”

 

 

Empini yakhe kuphela 10th pro, Shumenov established the fewest-fights record for a light heavyweight world champion, lapho decisioned Gabriel Campillo in Las Vegas.

 

 

Shumenov waba kuphela ezimbili division iqhawe emhlabeni kusukela Kazakhstan empini yakhe yokugcina, lapho iqeda Junior Wright in the 10^th umzuliswano Meyi zabo 21, 2016 isihloko mpi, lathumba WBA Cruiserweight World Championship.

 

 

 

Kulo msebenzi le Shumenov oneminyaka engu-34 ubudala professional, uye wanqoba Amaqhawe ezine emhlabeni – Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy futhi Montell Griffin) – kanye eziyisikhombisa ezweni isihloko Challengers: Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago,Enrique Ornelas, TAMAS Kovacs, BJ Flores futhi Wright.

 

 

 

The 30-year-old Altunkaya (30-1, 17 Kos), fighting out of Germany by way of his native Turkey, wayeka Mathias Reinhardt in the opening round on the Vitali Klitschko Ukuqhathanisa 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. “Muhle a fighter enkulu, but I will give him my best. We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. It kuzoba ukulwa okuhle. 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) futhi 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. Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.

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