Beibut Shumenov
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Name: Beibut Shumenov
Birth Name: Бейбут Амирханович Шуменов
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Birthplace: Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 188cm
Reach: 188cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Kevin Barry (2009-2012), Ismael Salas (2015-)
Manager: Al Haymon
Promoter: Goossen Tutor Promotions (former)
Amateur Highlights
- 2000 World Junior Championships participant in Budapest, Hungary (75kg):
- Lost to Chad Dawson (United States) RSC 3
- 2003 AIBA World Championships participant in Bangkok, Thailand (81kg):
- Defeated Ali Ismailov (Azerbaijan) RSC-Injury 2
- Lost to Kenneth Egan (Ireland) 17-23
- 2004 Acropolis Cup - Olympic Test Event Silver medalist in Athens, Greece (81kg):
- Defeated Yuping Lei (China) 28-15
- Defeated Ramiro Reducindo (Mexico) RSC-OS 2
- Lost to Helias Pavlidis (Greece) 22-30
- 2004 Summer Olympic Games participant in Athens, Greece (81kg):
- Defeated Aleksy Kuziemski (Poland) (34-22)
- Lost to Ihsan Yildirim Tarhan (Turkey) (19-27)
Regional & Minor Titles
- WBC Asian Boxing Council light heavyweight title
- PABA light heavyweight title
- WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight title
- International Boxing Association light heavyweight title
- interim WBA World cruiserweight title
Career Factoids
- Has a record of 8-2-0 (5 KOs) in world title fights.
- Has a record of 4-2-0 (2 KOs) against former or current world champions:
- Won against Montell Griffin, Byron Mitchell, Gabriel Campillo, and William Joppy.
- Lost against Gabriel Campillo and Bernard Hopkins.
- Has a record of 12-1-0 (7 KOs) in fights outside his native Kazakhstan.
Notes
- Shumenov announced his retirement on the 19th June, 2017, due to a severe eye injury suffered in training. He later come back in 2018 to win the WBA ‘Regular’ title.
External Links
| Preceded by: Gabriel Campillo |
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion
2010 Jan 29 – 2013 Oct |
Succeeded by: Bernard Hopkins Super Champion |
| Succeeded by: Juergen Braehmer Regular Champion | ||
| Preceded by: Denis Lebedev Upgraded to Super Champion |
WBA Cruiserweight Champion 2016 May 21 – 2017 June 15 Regular Champion Vacated |
Succeeded by: Yunier Dorticos Regular Champion |
| Preceded by: Yunier Dorticos Regular Champion Lost bid for Unified Championship |
WBA Cruiserweight Champion 2018 Jul 7 – 2019 May 31 Regular Champion Declared Champion in Recess 2019 May 31 – 2019 Sep 1 Champion in Recess 2019 Sep 1 – present Regular Champion |
Succeeded by: Arsen Goulamirian Super Champion |