Beibut Shumenov
Beibut Shumenov Бейбут Шуменов | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Shumenov (left) vs. Campillo, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Beibut Amirhanoviç Shumenov 19 August 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakhstani | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 188 cm (74 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Beibut Amirhanoviç Shumenov (Template:Lang-ky; born 19 August 1983) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. He is a multiple-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title since 2018 and previously from 2016 to 2017, as well as the WBA light heavyweight title from 2010 to 2014.
Early life
Shumenov’s mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a chief accountant. Both worked long hours and Shumenov was left with two aunts to look after him. Shumenov nearly died as a baby, after severe complications from consuming spoiled milk while in the care of his aunts. Even though he eventually recovered, the lingering effects of his health scare stuck with him throughout childhood.[1]
Shumenov developed a love for combat sports while watching Bruce Lee films and began practicing numerous martial arts disciplines as he matured.[2]
As a young man Shumenov earned a law degree and clerked for a judge at the same time he was honing his skills as a fighter.[2]
Amateur career
Shumenov represented Kazakhstan in the 2004 Summer Olympics. His results were:
- Defeated Aleksy Kuziemski (Poland) 34-22
- Lost to Ihsan Yildirim Tarhan (Turkey) 19-27
He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. In the final he defeated PR of China's Lei Yuping.
Professional career
Shumenov moved to the United States and based himself in Las Vegas where he turned professional in March 2007. In his debut in North Carolina, Shumenov defeated Walter Edwards with a knockout in the first round. He followed this up with another two knockout wins within 4 months.
In March 2008, Shumenov returned to Kazakhstan to fight American Donnell Wiggins for the vacant WBC Asian and interim PABA light heavyweight titles. Shumenov quickly dispatched the experienced Wiggins with a second-round knockout and the next month beat former US national Golden Gloves champion Lavell Finger in the first round to add the vacant WBO Asia Pacific title to his WBC Asian and interim PABA titles.
Shumenov's most high-profile fight came in August 2008 when he faced former world champion Montell Griffin in Chimkent, Kazakhstan to defend his regional WBC and WBO titles. Shumenov was taken to the scorecards for the first time in his career but won the fight clearly winning every round on all three judges cards.
Shumenov was targeting a fight with then WBO World Champion Zsolt Erdei.[3]
WBA light heavyweight champion
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On 15 August 2009 and only 8 professional bouts on his record Shumenov received a shot at the WBA belt when he took on the Spaniard Gabriel Campillo. The fight took place in Shumenov's home country of Kazakhstan and resulted in the first loss of his career when Campillo was declared the winner by majority decision. A rematch took place on 9 January 2010, with the result being reversed this time and Shumenov declared the winner by what was considered an extremely controversial split decision.[4] With this victory Shumenov became the quickest man ever to win a world title in the light heavyweight division, beating the record of 15 fights set by Jeff Harding in 1989.[5]
Shumenov made the first defense of his title on 23 July 2010 when he won a unanimous decision against the previously undefeated Viacheslav Uzelkov. Shumenov then arranged to have a unification fight with the then WBO champion Jürgen Brähmer, the fight was scheduled to take place in Kazakhstan 8 January 2011. However just days before the fight was due to take place Brähmer left Kazakhstan and returned to Germany, citing illness as his reason for dropping out of the fight.[6] In his place former middleweight world champion William Joppy stepped in at short notice, and was knocked out by Shumenov in the 6th round.
He successfully defended his title in Las Vegas on 29 July 2011 against former Contender star Danny Santiago[7] and again on June 2, 2012 in Las Vegas against Enrique Ornelas.[8]
Shumenov was promoted to WBA Super champion[9] and retained the WBA Super and IBA Light Heavyweight titles against Tomáš Kovács, a boxer from the Slovak Republic, on December 14, 2013.[10]
Shumenov fought Bernard Hopkins in a unification bout on April 19, 2014, losing his WBA (Super) and IBA Light Heavyweight titles.
WBA cruiserweight champion and retirement
Shumenov defeated BJ Flores by a unanimous decision for interim WBA Cruiserweight title at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on 25 July 2015 in a Premier Boxing Champions bout broadcast live on NBCSN.[11] Flores pressed the action throughout the fight, serving as the aggressor much of the night. Shumenov began ramping up his offense in Round 8, throwing combinations and taking advantage of a tiring Flores. With 10 seconds left to go in the fight, Flores landed a punishing right that sent Shumenov careening into the ropes. Flores didn’t have enough time, though, to take advantage of the opportunity to inflict more damage on a suddenly vulnerable Shumenov, resulting in a unanimous decision victory for Shumenov.[12]
In June 2017, Shumenov retired at the age of 33 because of an eye injury.[13] This retirement would be short-lived, as he returned in July 2018 to win back the vacant WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title.
Professional boxing record
| 20 fights | 18 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 20 | Win | 18–2 |  Hizni Altunkaya
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RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 7 Jul 2018 |  Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan
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Won vacant WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 |  Junior Anthony Wright
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TKO | 10 (12), 1:04 | 21 May 2016 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Won vacant WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | BJ Flores
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UD | 12 | 25 Jul 2015 | Pearl Concert Theater, Paradise, Nevada, US
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Won WBA interim cruiserweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Bobby Thomas Jr.
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RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 13 Dec 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
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| 16 | Loss | 14–2 | Bernard Hopkins
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SD | 12 | 19 Apr 2014 | DC Armory, Washington, DC, US
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Lost WBA (Super) and IBA light heavyweight titles; For IBF light heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 |  Tomáš Kovács
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TKO | 3 (12), 2:55 | 14 Dec 2013 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, US
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Retained WBA (Super) and IBA light heavyweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 |  Enrique Ornelas
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UD | 12 | 2 Jun 2012 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, US
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Retained WBA and IBA light heavyweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Danny Santiago
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TKO | 9 (12), 0:46 | 29 Jul 2011 | South Point Hotel Casino and Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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Retained WBA and IBA light heavyweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | William Joppy
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KO | 6 (12), 0:15 | 8 Jan 2011 | Sport Palace, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
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Retained WBA and IBA light heavyweight titles |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 |  Vyacheslav Uzelkov
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UD | 12 | 23 Jul 2010 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, US
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Retained WBA and IBA light heavyweight titles |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  Gabriel Campillo
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SD | 12 | 29 Jan 2010 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, US
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Retained IBA light heavyweight title; Won WBA light heavyweight title |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Gabriel Campillo
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MD | 12 | 15 Aug 2009 | Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan
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For WBA light heavyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Byron Mitchell
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TKO | 4 (12), 2:58 | 9 May 2009 | Stadium Khadjimukan, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
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Retained WBC–ABCO, WBO Asia Pacific, and PABA interim light heavyweight titles; Won vacant IBA light heavyweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Epifanio Mendoza
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UD | 10 | 13 Dec 2008 | Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Washington, US
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Montell Griffin
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UD | 12 | 2 Aug 2008 | Stadium Khadjimukan, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
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Retained WBC–ABCO and WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight titles |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Lavell Finger
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KO | 1 (12), 1:05 | 22 Apr 2008 | Arman, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
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Retained WBC–ABCO and PABA interim light heavyweight titles; Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Donnell Wiggins
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KO | 2 (12), 2:11 | 10 Apr 2008 | Arman, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
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Won vacant WBC–ABCO and PABA interim light heavyweight titles |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Shannon Miller
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TKO | 4 (6), 1:43 | 21 Mar 2008 | The New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee, US
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Cedric Howard
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KO | 1 (4), 2:23 | 22 Feb 2008 | Xtreme Indoor Karting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Walter Edwards
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TKO | 1 (4), 2:58 | 17 Nov 2007 | Gymnasium, Wilson, North Carolina, US
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References
- ^ Jason Bracelin (2015-07-16). "From sickly boy to world champion, Beibut Shumenov eluded death to live his dreams". Premierboxingchampions.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ a b "Beibut Shumenov - Next Fight, Fighter Bio, Stats & News". Premierboxingchampions.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "#1 source for boxing news on the web". Fightnews.com. 2009-04-23. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Beibut Shumenov earns controversial split decision over Gabriel Campillo - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Beibut Shumenov Eyes Zsolt Erdei Year-End Clash - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Jürgen Brähmer's sudden exit kills bout vs. Beibut Shumenov". Sports.espn.go.com. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Beibut Shumenov Stops Danny Santiago In Nine - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Beibut Shumenov Shuts Out Enrique Ornelas In Las Vegas - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "SecondsOut Boxing News - Main News - Shumenov promoted to super champion". Secondsout.com. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Beibut Shumenov will defend title against Tamas Kovacs". Espn.go.com. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Beibut Shumenov defeats B.J. Flores to capture vacant interim cruiserweight title". Espn.go.com. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ Jason Bracelin (2015-07-26). "Beibut Shumenov relies on speed and elusiveness to earn unanimous decision victory over B.J. Flores". Premierboxingchampions.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Ex-titlist Shumenov retires due to eye injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
External links
- Boxing record for Beibut Shumenov from BoxRec (registration required)
| Sporting positions | ||||
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| New title | WBC–ABCO light heavyweight champion 10 April 2008 – August 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Gayrat Ahmedov
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| Vacant Title last held by Danny Green
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PABA light heavyweight champion Interim title 10 April 2008 – August 2009 Vacated | |||
| Vacant Title last held by Alexey Trofimov
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WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight champion 22 April 2008 – August 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Soulan Pownceby
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| Minor world boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Reggie Johnson
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IBA light heavyweight champion 9 May 2009 – 19 April 2014 Vacant after loss to Hopkins |
Vacant Title next held by Sergey Kovalev
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| Major world boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by | WBA light heavyweight champion 29 January 2010 – 8 October 2013 Promoted |
Vacant Title next held by Jürgen Brähmer as Regular champion | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Antonio Tarver
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WBA light heavyweight champion Super title 8 October 2013 – 19 April 2014 |
Succeeded by | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Youri Kalenga
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WBA cruiserweight champion Interim title 25 July 2015 – 21 May 2016 Won regular title |
Succeeded byas co-interim champion | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Denis Lebedev as champion |
WBA cruiserweight champion Regular title 21 May 2016 – 19 June 2017 Stripped |
Succeeded by Yuniel Dorticos
promoted from interim status | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Yuniel Dorticos as champion |
WBA cruiserweight champion Regular title 7 July 2018 – present |
Incumbent | ||