Kamshybek Kunkabayev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Kunkabayev in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Kazakh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Cruiserweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kamshybek Kunkabayev (born 18 November 1991) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. He won a silver medal at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, and bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
Tokyo 2020
Hamburg 2017
2019 Yekaterinburg
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]
5 fights | 5 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | Farrukh Juraev | TKO | 2 (10), 1:02 | 25 Mar 2022 | Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Steven Ward | TD | 7 (10), 1:05 | 11 Dec 2021 | CSKA Sport Complex, Almaty, Kazakhstan | Won vacant WBA Gold cruiserweight title |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Server Emurlaiev | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 27 Feb 2021 | Tynyshpayev Academy of Transport and Communications, Almaty, Kazakhstan | Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Serhiy Radchenko | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 18 Dec 2020 | Tynyshpayev Academy of Transport and Communications, Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Issa Akberbayev | TKO | 2 (8), 2:24 | 23 Aug 2020 | Tynyshpayev Academy of Transport and Communications, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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