We have optimum time to be fully prepared for the fight. Bernard hopkins 5562, 32 kos became the oldest man to unify the light heavyweight division after defeating beibut shumenov 142, 9 kos in a twelveround bout. Shumenov, 34, has built a career on a suspiciously close relationship with the wba and more than one stroke of luck from incompetent judges. Boxing fans are in for a treat on saturday night, with a championship tripleheader on showtime. Beibut shumenov earns title of boxings worst champion. Kings blues club in new york to formally announce their world championship unification on saturday, april 19, live on showtimefrom the dc armory in washington, d. Welcome again for watch boxing biggest event bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov live 2014. The 2004 kazakhstan olympian retired last june due to. The unique fact about this promotion company is that the us commission has given a license to beibut shumenov who is a foreign citizen. Hopkins draws a smaller tv audience than usual new, 28 comments bernard hopkins fight against beibut shumenov drew a low rating compared to other hopkins. Bernard hopkins using head games on beibut shumenov.
Bernard hopkins beats beibut shumenov to unify world. Bernard hopkins once again made history by becoming the oldest boxer to unify a weight division after adding the wba lightheavyweight. Bernard hopkins seeks to become oldest boxer to unify major. Dec 17, 2016 sport more sports boxing boxing on tv tonight. Join facebook to connect with beibut shumenov and others you may know. On fight night hopkins knocked down shumenov with a. Bernard hopkins set the record for being the oldest boxer to win a world. Hopkins looking forward to beating shumenov to get to. On july 25th, 2015, shumenov went into action again and beat bj flores taking the winning record to 16 wins. Beibut shumenov beibut shumenov v bernard hopkin beibut shumenov v hamza wandera beibut shumenov vs bj flores beibut shumenov vs hizni altunkaya ben mcculloch bernard hopkins. Bernard hopkins beats beibut shumenov to unify world titles.
Thankfully shuemnovs reign came to an end in 2014 when he was clearly beaten by bernard hopkins, despite the disgraceful card of gustavo padilla, who seems to have been the only person on the planet who felt shumenov actually won the fight. Before being able to pit shumenov with hopkins they had to legitimise him for the us audience and the blow out over kovacs did just that. Ibf light heavyweight champion bernard hopkins 5462, 32 kos is hoping to get past wba champion beibut shumenov 141, 9 kos on april 19th so that he can face the winner of. Bernard hopkins throws one final punch at father time wsj.
Bernard hopkins beats beibut shumenov to unify world titles sport. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Bernard hopkins may be 49 years old, but when he steps through the ropes on saturday night. Today we are bring for you bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov live boxing match for you live online hd tv channel. Posts about beibut shumenov written by talkinboxing w billy c. Apr 18, 2014 bernard hopkins seeks to become oldest boxer to unify major titles this article is more than 5 years old philadelphia native, 49, fights beibut shumenov on saturday. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Beibut shumenov has fought 101 pro rounds, far less than bernard hopkins who has fought 301 rounds just in world title fights. Beibut shumenov entered this fight with a boxing record of 1520 10 knockouts and he is ranked as the no. Shumenov signed with golden boy late last year with the express purpose of trying to land a unification fight with hopkins. Bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov april 19th 2014 boxing posters, april 19. Bernard hopkins, 49, unifies world titles with decision over beibut. Apr 19, 2014 shumenov gets abducted by alien and probed lol 49 year old bernard the alien hopkins 5562 32kos became the oldest unified boxing champion in history defeating beibut shumenov 142 9kos via.
Bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov highlights hopkins outclassed shumenov. Bernard hopkins, 49, unifies world titles with decision. Hopkins gave shumenov the boxing lesson alejandroiallexx. He fought twice last year losing to bernard hopkins hopkins vs shumenov and winning over bobby thomas jr. Arguably the least heralded of all the light heavyweight world champions, kazakhstani 28yearold beibut shumenov successfully defended his wbaiba titles on saturday, june 2 by unanimously decisioning challenger enrique ornelas 120108 x3. Ibf light heavyweight champion bernard hopkins 5562, 32 kos easily defeated wba light heavyweight champion beibut shumenov 142, 9 kos by a 12 round split decision on.
Bernard hopkins became the oldest fighter in history to unify titles with saturdays decision over beibut shumenov. Bernard hopkins entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 5462 32 knockouts and he is ranked as the no. Connor ruebusch breaks down the old school stylings of bernard hopkins, who is. In 2007, beibut and his brother chingiz founded kz event productions, inc. There is no nervousness in bernard hopkins as he enters his 175pound title unification bout against beibut shumenov on saturday at the d. Shumenov 172, 11 kos, fighting out of las vegas by way of kazakhstan, fought last may 21, when he stopped 1511 junior wright in the 10 th round of their las vegas fight for the vacant wba world cruiserweight title.
Bernard hopkins and beibut shumenov held a conference call last week in anticipation of their april 19 clash. Hopkins still holds the record after winning against beibut shumenov in 2014. Hopkins landed 186 of 383 punches 49% including more than half of his power shots compared to 124 of 608 for shumenov 20%. Hopkins vs shumenov full fight video highlights april 20, 2014 new, 10 comments bernard hopkins gave beibut shumenov the boxing lesson that shumenov didnt get. Recap of the 11th round between bernard hopkins and beibut shumenov. Im thankful for the chance to fight beibut shumenov, altunkaya said. Hopkins vs shumenov full fight video highlights april 20. Beibut amirhanovic shumenov is a kazakhstani professional boxer. Bernard hopkins 172 lbs beat beibut shumenov 175 lbs by sd in round 12 of 12 bernard hopkins 5462 32 kos vs. Philadelphia fighter, 49, wins wba belt on points decision and promises. Negotiations are underway for a july 19 gennady golovkin vs. Bernard hopkins to fight beibut shumenov on april 19.
Nonetheless, it was another masterful hopkins performance against a man who was 5 years old. Bernard hopkins knocks down beibut shumenov in 11th round. Bernard hopkins is a legendary fighter and it would be an honor to. Bernard hopkins ready to write a fresh chapter against beibut shumenov this article is more than 5 years old hopkins defends his ibf title at age of 49 against kazakh.
His opponent, bj flores, has an official record of 3111 20 knockouts and he entered as the no. Bernard hopkins and beibut shumenov headline tonight on showtime and boxnation, with two more world title fights also on the bill. Bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov on bad left hook. Serious financial troubles for former three division world champion felix trinidad. Where we will break down the fight round by round as it happens.
Hopkins 5562, 32 ko turned in another performance worthy of his hall of fame career, controlling the pace and even knocking down beibut shumenov in round. Shumenov, hopkins shumenov, latest, beibut shumenov, bernard hopkins boxing. Round by round boxing provides quality news, updates and reports about the sweet science. Apr 20, 2014 beibut shumenov, left, of kazakhstan, takes a punch from bernard hopkins, right, of the united states, during their ibf, wba and iba light heavyweight world championship unification boxing match, saturday, april 19, 2014, in washington. Bernard hopkins, 49, earns split decision win over beibut shumenov has roundbyround updates from hopkins win over shumenov. Oktober 20 gewann er einstimmig nach punkten gegen karo murat 25 1. The 51yearold calls time on his remarkable career with one last bout. Bernard hopkins 172 lbs beat beibut shumenov 175 lbs by sd in round 12 of 12. Shumenov was the 2nd person to beat bj flores where he showed his talent as a technical boxer, beating him over 12 rounds in his 18th professional fight.
Legendary ibf light heavyweight world champion bernard hopkins 5462, 32 kos battles wba world champion beibut shumenov 141, 9 kos in an historic attempt at 49yearsold. The executioner had too much power and guile for beibut shumenov last night. Hopkins fought beibut shumenov in a championship unification bout on april 19, 2014, where hopkins would be defending the ibf light heavyweight title and shumenov would be defending the wba super and iba light heavyweight titles, the latter not on the line for hopkins. Bernard hopkins vs joe smith jr, oleksandr usyk vs thabiso mchunu. He is a multipletime world champion in two weight classes, having held the wba regular cruiserweight title since 2018 and previously from 2016 to 2017, as well as the wba light heavyweight title from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, a 49yearold bernard hopkins undressed shumenov over the championship distance, even flooring the younger man, but settled for a splitdecision to lift the wba light heavyweight title. Beibut shumenov, especially if you gave any credence to his title as super champion or even simply champion, was vastly overrated. Beibut shumenov aims to face arsen goulamirian next boxing news.
Shumenovs career is nothing to balk at, as he has won world titles at light heavyweight and cruiser weight while defeating the likes of former champions william joppy, bj flores, and gabriel campillo while also battling legendary bernard hopkins for 12 rounds. Beibut shumenov dans weekly boxer rankings and blog. The latest issue of boxing news is ready to download. Beibut shumenov 141 9 kos hopkins was the betting favorite.
The key bout involving an asian is, as mentioned above, the headline bout of the weekend as us based kazakhstan beibut shumenov 141, 9 attempts to unify his wba light heavyweight super title with the ibf belt held by ageless american boxing legend bernard hopkins 54622, 32. Bernard hopkins has been saying for about a year now that its his goal to unify the titles at 175. On april 19, 2014, 49yearold bernard the alien hopkins became the oldest boxer to unify light heavyweight world titles with a splitdecision victory over beibut shumenov. For the entirety of the 30 and a half years that shumenov. Round 11 on april 19, 2014, 49yearold bernard hopkins became the oldest boxer to unify light heavyweight world titles with a splitdecision victory over beibut shumenov. Apr 20, 2014 bernard hopkins of the us fights beibut shumenov of kazakhstan for the wba and iba lightheavyweight titles.
He easily outboxed beibut shumenov 142 to take the kazakhstanis wba light heavyweight title. Shumenov outclassed the mexican a former title challenger at super middleweight and ex incumbent of. On saturday night, bernard hopkins looked to continue defying all odds at 49 years old when he placed his ibf light heavyweight championship up for grabs. Bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov fan scorecards eye on.
Nicholas kammafpgetty images some people just love to work. The fight is six weeks away, but light heavyweight champion bernard the alien hopkins is already using head games on challenger beibut shumenov. Bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov full fight video 2014. Hopkins fought beibut shumenov in a championship unification bout on april 19, 2014, where hopkins would be defending the ibf light. Born to a kyrgyz family and raised in the south of kazakstan, beibut shumenov is a cruiserweightlight heavyweight professional boxer.
Bernard hopkins beats beibut shumenov to become oldest. Airing on showtime immediately after allaccess mayweather vs. Bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov live internet sop cast of boxing match with hd video. Bernard hopkins, 49, earns split decision win over beibut. Greisman when bernard hopkins was sentenced to hard time behind bars, beibut shumenov had not yet even been born. Alan haymon, beibut shumenov, bernard hopkins, carl froch, chip mitchell, chris algieri, floyd mayweather jr. Bernard hopkins vs beibut shumenov highlights hopkins. Bernard hopkins once again made history by becoming the oldest boxer to unify a weight division after adding the wba lightheavyweight crown to his ibf title with a splitdecision victory over. Beibut shumenov vs bj flores full fight video 2015 wba.
Hopkins 5462, 32 kos, a partner in golden boy promotions, even said a week earlier that one of the key reasons the company signed shumenov 141, 9 kos before the dec 14 fight was so hopkins. Jun 14, 2018 twodivision wba world champion beibut shumenovs ring return following a twoyear hiatus will be screened live and exclusive on boxnation. Since then shumenov has fought once, beating bobby thomas jr via a 5 th round tko. Shumenov, 31, fought in the past without a trainer, including when he was dropped late in a decision loss to bernard hopkins, who unified light heavyweight titles against him in 2014. As the 51yearold champion bernard hopkins prepares for his last fight, boxing greats. Ibf light heavyweight titleholder bernard hopkins was ringside at the alamodome in san antonio, texas, in december when wba counterpart beibut shumenov ended an 18month absence to score one knockdown each in the first, second and final rounds of a thirdround stoppage over tamas kovacs for the fifth defense of his belt. Bernard hopkins of the us fights beibut shumenov of kazakhstan for the wba and iba lightheavyweight titles. Beibut would enter the amateur boxing circuit in 2003, and in 2007 would move to las. The bout is clearly the biggest in shumenov s career though.
Bernard hopkins 5562, 32 kos became the oldest man to unify the light heavyweight division after defeating beibut shumenov 142, 9 kos. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Beibut shumenov news, views, gossip, pictures, video. Bernard hopkins ready to write a fresh chapter against. Apr 19, 2014 bernard hopkins and beibut shumenov headline a world title tripleheader tonight on showtime, as the two light heavyweight titleholders look to unify the ibf and wba belts. Hopkinsshumenov bout on track dan rafael blog espn.
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