Shumenov Holds Title
Another great moment for Kazakh sports. Beibut Shumenov beat challenger Viacheslav Uzelkov to defend his light-heavyweight title for the first time so far. Shumenov (9-1) beat Uzelkov (22-1) by points: 118-108 on two of the scorecards and 117-109 on the other. The first round belonged to Uzelkov and he managed to drop Shumenov but the rest of the fight was in the control of the Kazakhstany fighter who knocked the challenger down himself in round three.
Commentators seem to agree that Shumenov still has a lot to learn (In general, US trainers say that Kazakh fighters hit well but need to work on dodging and weaving), but he is a contender and well on his way to being a world champion.
Shumenov also holds the advantage over Contador and Golubev of being a born-and-bred Kazakhstany!
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