~ Campillo beats Shumenov in exciting fight! - rematch in January, Las Vegas? ~

Rematch in January, in Las Vegas?

KZ Event Productions, the promoter of Beibut Shumenov have released the following statement:Representatives of WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Gabriel Campillo and challenger Beibut Shumenov have announced that they have agreed to a rematch, thereby resolving all of their present disputes. The bout will likely take place in Nevada next January.

Since Shumenov lives and trains in Las Vegas, it's safe to say that Vegas is the most likely place to have the rematch.

Oh and BTW, if you have a digital copy of the first fight, would u be so king to PM me the link to it? Thank you!


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Campillo beats Shumenov in close, exciting fight!

WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo of Spain (19-2, 6 KOs) retained his title for the first time with a hard-fought, thrilling twelve-round unanimous decision over sensational Kazakh prospect Beibut Shumenov (8-1, 6 KOs). Shumenov, WBO #6, WBA #9 and WBC #15 175lber in the world, fighting for the major belt in his ninth fight as a pro, started the bout aggressively, throwing punches in bunches but mostly to the block of his opponent. Campillo was fighting smoothly, trying to counter the challenger from the distance and displaying savvy boxing skills in controlling the tempo. Kazakh Shumenov was visibly tired at the halfmark of the fight but dug deep to catch the second wind as the collision went on. In round nine already fatigued but yet powerful Shumenov floored the champion with a hard left to the chin. Campillo, seemingly on the brink of defeat, was able to regroup and fought back with the zeal. Championship rounds were back-and-fourth but the Spaniard solidified his position with a wicked left hook to the body that put Shumenov down early in the twelfth. At the end of the day, all three judges saw the battle in a favor of the defending titlist: 114-112, 114-112 and 114-113 – for Campillo. Fightnews reporter saw it 113-113 a draw. All in all, an exciting two-way action and a strong effort by 25-year old Shumenov.


Campillo awarded controversial decision against game Shumenov?
http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=20835&more=1

An article from the main page is talking about controversy, but I don't see no author of the article and it seems it's the Shumenovs' press release, so we can question their objectivity (that doesn't mean it wasn't controversial, it's just not an independent source). Nevertheless, we should get a copy of the fight and judge for ourselves. Hopefully it'll be uploaded somewhere very soon! :thumbsup


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Beibut Shumenov goes for world title with just 8 pro fights!

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Beibut Shumenov, 25, is the fastest rising young talent today. He started his pro career just a year and a half ago but fought Donnel Wiggins in his 4th (TKO), Montell Griffin in his 6th (shutout UD), Epifanio Mendoza at his 7th (UD) and Byron Mitchell at his 8th fight (TKO) and he looked very impressive. Beibut relies on aggression a bit too much and still rather untested in deep waters as he could fight his fight so far, but the Kazakh fighter, managed by himself and his brother, is going to take advantage of the Light-Heavyweight division's current weakness at the top.

Gabriel Campillo (18-2) has just pulled out an upset victory vs. a very drained Hugo Hernan Garay to win the WBA LHW title, and that's a great opening at top for Shumenov, who lives and trains in Las Vegas.


The fight is going to take place on August 15 in Kazakhstan, and that means we can forget about international broadcast yet again, which is a shame. With the super impressive resume in just 8 pro fights, Shumenov's biggest problem is not getting live TV opportunities, and he's partially to blame. He said in an interview he doesn't want to get too much air time because of his still existing weaknesses, but if you don't fight on TV, you don't exist, that's the harsh reality in today's professional sports. Winning a LHW belt inside 10 fights would be a HUGE achievement, but what's next after that? I don't think any of the big names would go near him. He has to put international TV deals together and possibly look for a promoter after August 15, whether he wins or not. Young fighters desperately need good promoters who can put great deals (TV, hype, press connections, sparring and of course money) together.

Anyways: Good luck Beibut Shumenov!