Beibut Shumenov

Beibut Shumenov
Shumenov (left) vs. Campillo in 2010
Statistics
Real name	Beibut Shumenov
Rated at	Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Nationality	Kazakh
Born	(1983-08-19) 19 August 1983 Kazakhstan
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	17
Wins	15
Wins by KO	10
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Beibut Shumenov, (born 19 August 1983 in Kazakhstan) is a Kazakh professional boxer who fights in the Cruiserweight division.^[1] He is a former WBA (Super) and IBA Light Heavyweight champion.

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

Shumenov was targeting a fight with then WBO World Champion Zsolt Erdei.^[2]

World Title

Shumenov fighting against Gabriel Campillo in 2010 rematch

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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^[6] and again on June 2, 2012 in Las Vegas against Enrique Ornelas.^[7]

Shumenov was promoted to WBA Super champion ^[8] and retained the WBA Super and IBA Light Heavyweight titles against Tomáš Kovács, a boxer from the Slovak Republic, on December 14, 2013.^[9]

Shumenov fought Bernard Hopkins in a unification bout on April 19, 2014, losing his WBA (Super) and IBA Light Heavyweight titles.

Professional boxing record

15 Wins (10 knockouts, 5 decisions), 2 Losses, 0 Draws[10]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-2	Bobby Thomas, Jr.	RTD	5 (8), 3:00	2014-12-13	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	14-2	Bernard Hopkins	SD	12	2014-04-19	D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C.	Lost WBA (Super) and IBA Light Heavyweight titles. For IBF Light Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-1	Tomáš Kovács	TKO	3 (12), 2:55	2013-12-14	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	Retained WBA (Super) and IBA Light Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-1	Enrique Ornelas	UD	12	2012-06-02	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-1	Danny Santiago	TKO	9 (12), 0:46	2011-07-29	South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-1	William Joppy	KO	6 (12), 0:15	2011-01-08	Sport Palace, Shymkent	Retained WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-1	Viacheslav Uzelkov	UD	12	2010-07-23	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California	Retained WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-1	Gabriel Campillo	SD	12	2010-01-29	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained IBA Light Heavyweight title. Won WBA Light Heavyweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	8-1	Gabriel Campillo	MD	12	2009-08-15	Sport Complex “Daulet”, Astana	For WBA Light Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-0	Byron Mitchell	TKO	4 (12), 2:58	2009-05-09	Stadium Khadjimukan, Shymkent	Won vacant IBA Light Heavyweight title. Retained WBC Asian Boxing Council, WBO Asia Pacific & Interim PABA Light Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-0	Epifanio Mendoza	UD	10	2008-12-13	Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Washington
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0	Montell Griffin	UD	12	2008-08-02	Stadium Khadjimukan, Shymkent	Retained WBC Asian Boxing Council & WBO Asia Pacific Light Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-0	Lavell Finger	KO	1 (12), 1:05	2008-04-22	Arman, Shymkent	Retained WBC Asian Boxing Council & Interim PABA Light Heavyweight titles. Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific Light Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0	Donnell Wiggins	KO	2 (12), 2:11	2008-04-10	Arman, Shymkent	Won vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council & Interim PABA Light Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Shannon Miller	TKO	4 (6), 1:43	2008-03-21	Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis, Tennessee
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0	Cedric Howard	KO	1 (4), 2:23	2008-02-22	Xtreme Indoor Karting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Walter Edwards	TKO	1 (4), 2:58	2007-11-17	Wilson Gymnasium, Wilson, North Carolina	Professional debut.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Beibut Shumenov from BoxRec