Saturday: Kazakh Star Kamshybek Kunkabayev Returns Against Server Emurlaiev LIVE on ESPN+
Two-time World Championships silver medalist
Kamshybek Kunkabayev, from Kazakhstan, will continue his fast track to a
world title shot Saturday. Kunkabayev (2-0, 2 KOs) will take on Server
Emurlaiev in a 10-rounder for the WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title from
Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
*The Kunkabayev-Emurlaiev card, promoted by MTK Global Kazakhstan, will
stream live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+ beginning at 9
a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT. *
The 29-year-old Kunkabayev turned pro last August with a second-round
stoppage over veteran Issa Akberbayev, and less than four months later, he
dominated Serhiy Radchenko en route to a fourth-round knockout. As an
amateur, Kunkabayev notched victories over 2016 Olympic gold medalist and
current heavyweight prospect Tony Yoka, 2019 World Championships gold
medalist Bakhodir Jalolov, and 2019 World Championships bronze medalist
Maxim Babanin. Emurlaiev (23-1, 9 KOs), who once challenged for an interim
super middleweight world title, returned from a nearly nine-year layoff
last Saturday and bested Ajmal Zarif via first-round disqualification.
*In other streaming action:*
– Kazakh prospect Nurtas Azhbenov (10-0, 4 KOs) will fight Russian
veteran Evgeny Smirnov (13-1-3, KOs) in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBC
Asian Boxing Council Continental lightweight belt.
– Welterweight prospect Talgat Shayken (3-0, 2 KOs), a 20-year-old from
Koksetau, Kazakhstan, will face Evgeny Pavko (18-3-1, 13 KOs) in an
eight-rounder. Shayken turned pro last August and has won his last two via
stoppage.
– In an eight-round cruiserweight tilt, four-year pro Ali Baloyev (10-0,
7 KOs) will step up in class against 39-year-old Russian Denis Tsaryuk
(12-4, 10 KOs).
– Southpaw boxer-puncher Abay Tolesh (6-1, 4 KOs), who bounced back with
a knockout win last December following a split decision defeat, will fight
Vasily Shtyk (2-2, 2 KOs) in an eight-rounder at middleweight.
– In a six-round featherweight battle of Kazakh unbeatens, Torgynbek
Amirov (3-0) will clash with Bektas Kassenay (4-0, 1 KO).
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