Kamshybek Kunkabayev
Kamshybek Kunkabayev (born 18 November 1991) is a Kazakh 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]
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Weight(s) | Cruiserweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kazakh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kyzylorda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 18 November 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
Olympic result
Tokyo 2020
- Round of 16: Defeated Yousry Hafez (Egypt) 5–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Ivan Veriasov (ROC) 4–1
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Richard Torrez (USA) RSC
World Championship results
Hamburg 2017
- Round of 16: Defeated Max Keller (Germany) 5–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan) 3–2
- Semi-finals: Defeated Fokou Arsene (Cameroon) 5–0
- Final: Defeated by Magomedrasul Majidov (Azerbaijan) 4–1
2019 Yekaterinburg
- Round of 16: Defeated Ayoub Ghadfa (Spain) KO
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Nelvie Tiafack (Germany) 5–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated Justis Huni (Australia) W/O
- Final: Defeated by Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan) 5–0
Professional career
Early career
Kunkabayev made his professional debut against Issa Akberbayev on 23 August 2020. 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.[3]
On 18 December 2020, Kunkabayev fought for a second time as a professional against Serhiy Radchenko. Kunkabayev was declared the winner after his opponent retired in the corner at the end of the fourth round.[4] 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.[5] Kunkabayev faced Steven Ward on 11 December 2021. 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.[6]
Professional boxing record
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 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:02 | 25 Mar 2022 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TD | 7 (10), 1:05 | 11 Dec 2021 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Gold cruiserweight title |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 27 Feb 2021 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 18 Dec 2020 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:24 | 23 Aug 2020 | ![]() |
References
- "MTK Global sign Kazakhstan amateur star Kamshybek Kunkabayev". worldboxingnews.net. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Olympics 2020 boxing results: USA's Richard Torrez Jr to fight for super heavyweight gold, more". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "Kunkabayev, Kulakhmet Win Big in Debut Bouts in Kazakhstan". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Kamshybek Kunkabayev Stops Serhiy Radchenko in Almaty". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "Kamshybek Kunkabayev Stops Server Emurlaev, Wins WBO Regional Title". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- Sukachev, Alexey (11 December 2021). "Kamshybek Kunkabayev Defeats Steven Ward Via Technical Decision in Almaty, Kazakhstan". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.