Kamshybek Kunkabayev

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Kamshybek Kunkabayev
Kamshybek Kunkabayev, November 2020-2.jpg
Kunkabayev in 2020
Born (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 32)
NationalityKazakh
Statistics
Weight(s) Cruiserweight
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights5
Wins5
Wins by KO4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Super heavyweight
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Hamburg Super heavyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Yekaterinburg Super heavyweight
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Super heavyweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Tashkent Super heavyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Bangkok Super heavyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Dubai Super heavyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Amman Super heavyweight

Kamshybek Kunkabayev (born 18 November 1991) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, and bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

Contents

Amateur career

Olympic result

Tokyo 2020

World Championship results

Hamburg 2017

2019 Yekaterinburg

Professional career

Early career

Kunkabayev made his professional debut against Issa Akberbayev on 23 August 2020. [3] Kunkabayev was dominant throughout the bout and in the second round, he landed a heavy body shot which put his opponent on the canvas. Kunkabayev was declared the winner after Akberbayev was unable to recover from the knockdown. [4]

On 18 December 2020, Kunkabayev fought for a second time as a professional against Serhiy Radchenko. [5] Kunkabayev was declared the winner after his opponent retired in the corner at the end of the fourth round. [6] On 27 February 2021, Kunkabayev fought against Server Emurlaev. Kunkabayev dominated his naturally smaller opponent and at the end of the sixth round, landed a flurry of heavy punches which visibly hurt his opponent. This resulted in Emurlaev retiring in his corner at the end of round, after declining to continue. [7] Kunkabayev faced Steven Ward on 11 December 2021. [8] He won the fight by a seventh-round technical decision. The decision was given at the end of the seventh round, as Ward was unable to continue competing due to a cut on his forehead, which resulted from an accidental clash of heads. [9]

Kunkabayev faced Farrukh Juraev on 25 March 2022, at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. [10] He made quick work of his opponent, as he won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. [11]

Professional boxing record

5 fights5 wins0 losses
By knockout40
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
5Win5–0Farrukh JuraevTKO2 (10), 1:0225 Mar 2022 Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
4Win4–0Steven WardTD7 (10), 1:0511 Dec 2021CSKA Sport Complex, Almaty, KazakhstanWon vacant WBA Gold cruiserweight title
3Win3–0Server EmurlaievRTD6 (10), 3:0027 Feb 2021Tynyshpayev Academy of Transport and Communications, Almaty, KazakhstanWon vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
2Win2–0Serhiy RadchenkoRTD4 (8), 3:0018 Dec 2020Tynyshpayev Academy of Transport and Communications, Almaty, Kazakhstan
1Win1–0Issa AkberbayevTKO2 (8), 2:2423 Aug 2020Tynyshpayev Academy of Transport and Communications, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jai Opetaia
WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight champion
27 February 2021 – present
Incumbent
Vacant
Title last held by
Alexey Egorov
WBA Gold cruiserweight champion
11 December 2021 – present
Incumbent
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
(with Olga Rypakova)
Tokyo 2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent