Beibut Shumenov (18-2, 12 KOs) scored a victory over Hezni Altunkaya (30-2, 17 KOs) after the Turkish boxer's team refused to continue the fight after the ninth round in the main event of the boxing evening in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The live broadcast of the boxing tournament from Astana, Kazakhstan, in the main event of which the former world champion in two weight categories Beibut Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs) will challenge the vacant WBA cruiserweight title with the Turk Hizni Altunkaya (30-1, 17 KOs).
Russian Murat Gassiyev says that he understands the importance of the upcoming finale of the World Boxing Super Series with the Ukrainian Alexander Usyk, but approaches this fight as well as the rest. The fight between the IBF and WBA cruiserweight champion Gassiev and the WBO and WBC titlist Usyk is scheduled for July 21 in Moscow.
Bout between WBC super lightweight champion José Ramírez and Danny O'Connor will not take place because of the hospitalization of the latter due to the severe dehydration before the weigh-in. Now the main event of the evening at the Saves Mart Center arena in Fresno, USA, will be the 10-round battle of Egidijus Kavaliauskas against Juan Carlos Abreu, and on the undercard Andy Vincez will meet Frank De Alba. The fights will be broadcasted by ESPN.
The WBC and WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) in his camp in Kiev spars with British prospect Jordan Thompson (9-0, 7 KOs) on the eve of the World Boxing Super Series finale against the WBA and IBF title holder Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs).
World Heavyweight Champion by three versions Anthony Joshua his next fight will have on September 22 at Wembley Stadium arena in London against the mandatory challenger for one of his titles Alexander Povetkin. According to the promoter Eddie Hearn, he will officially announce about next Joshua’s fight and the start of ticket sales next week.
WBA world champion Lucas Matthysse shared his expectations from the upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao on July 15 in Malaysia.
Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury spoke about the difficult period of his life. "I had it all. I had the titles that I received for the victory over the boxer, who was undefeated. I had everything I could dream of. But after the fight with Klitschko I fell into a deep depression, which lasted for two years.
Vitaly Slanov, the first coach of Russian Murat Gassiev, commented on the upcoming fight with Ukrainian Alexander Usyk for the title of the undisputed world champion in the cruiserweights.
Former cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (23-1, 18 KOs) will have his next fight on July 21 in Moscow at the Olimpiyskiy Sport Complex in the undercard of the finale of the World Boxing Super Series between Alexander Usyk and Murat Gassiev. Briedis will face the Frenchman Brandon Deslaurier (11-1-1, 1 KOs). Briedis acts as a "substitute fight", that is, according to WBSS rules, he will be ready to come into the final fight if Usyk or Gassiev for any reasons, for example, because of injury, cannot take part in it.
