Beibut Shumenov
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Shumenov (left) vs. Campillo, 2010
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| Rated at | |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Reach | 188 cm (74 in) |
| Nationality | Kazakhstani |
| Born |
19 August 1983 Shymkent, Kazakhstan |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 2 |
Beibut Shumenov (born 19 August 1983) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title since 2016, and previously the WBA light heavyweight title from 2010 to 2014.
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.
Shumenov developed a love for combat sports while watching Bruce Lee films and began practicing numerous martial arts disciplines as he matured.
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.
Shumenov represented Kazakhstan in the 2004 Summer Olympics. His results were:
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.
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.
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