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WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION BEIBUT SHUMENOV BREAKS CAMP IN LAS VEGAS
Jul 22nd
WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION BEIBUT SHUMENOV BREAKS CAMP IN LAS VEGAS
Photo credit: Cary Redlin/KZ Event Productions
Las Vegas, NV – WBA Lightweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) puts the final touches on his last workout in Las Vegas, Nevada before he makes his way to Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino. The history making WBA Light Heavyweight Champion will arrive in Lemoore, CA later this evening where will defend his WBA and IBA titles in a bout against mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) of Vinitza, Ukraine, this Friday, July 23 in the scheduled 12-round main event of the ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” (10pm ET/7pm PT).
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Uzelkov: “Watch out Shumenov I’m taking that title!”
Jul 20th
Uzelkov: “Watch out Shumenov I’m taking that title!”
Photo – Ricky Steve
Sherman Oaks, CA – The countdown has begun. In just four days undefeated Viacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) of Vinitza, Ukraine will take on WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) in the scheduled 12-round main event of the ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” (10pm ET/7pm PT).
Shumenov who captured the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship in his 10th professional bout earlier this year made his mark in boxing history by winning a major world title in the light heavyweight division with the fewest number of fights in his professional career. Meanwhile Uzelkov believes he has steadily improved and proven that he is ready to step into the spotlight and shine as boxing’s next light heavyweight champion.
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Gayrat Ahmedov to be showcased on July 23rd Shumenov-Uzelkov card
Jul 15th
Gayrat Ahmedov to be showcased on July 23rd Shumenov-Uzelkov card
LAS VEGAS – World Boxing Association No. 9 rated light heavyweight Gayrat Ahmedov, the reigning WBC Asian Boxing Council and Interim PABA champion, faces his stiffest test as a pro July 23 against Dallas “Deaf Pride” Vargas (22-4, 16 KOs) in a 10-round, non-title fight at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.
Ahmedov (14-0-1, 9 KOs), a four-time Uzbekistan National Amateur Champion, comes from the same city (Andijan) as former WBA Heavyweight Champion Ruslan Chagaev, Gayrat, who now lives and trains in Las Vegas, will be fighting on the July 23rd undercard of an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show, presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions, in association with KZ Event Productions.
Promoted by KZ Event Productions, owned and operated by the Shumenov brothers, WBA and IBA light heavyweight champion Beibut and Chingis, Ahmedov takes on experienced Dallas Vargas (22-4, 16 KOs).
Shumenov, who makes his debut fighting for Goossen Tutor, headlines the July 23rd card, defending his WBA light heavyweight title for the first time against mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) in the 12-round main event. Gayrat’s KZ Event stable-mate, unbeaten welterweight Ravshan Hudaynazarov (12-0, 10 KOs), is also scheduled to fight against an opponent to be determined in an 8-round bout.
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