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Kunkabaev knocked out Uzbek after winning WBA gold belt

Kazakh heavyweight Kamshybek Kunkabaev (5-0, 4 KOs) knocked out Farrukh Juraev (6-6-1, 2 KOs) from Uzbekistan at a professional boxing evening from the promotional company MTK Kazakhstan in Almaty, bbabo.net correspondent reports.

The fight ended in the second round. Kunkabaev carried out a series of blows, and the referee of the meeting decided to stop the fight. The Kazakhstani was credited with a victory by technical knockout.

Initially, his fight was supposed to be a title fight, and his opponent was Johnny Muller (23-9-2, 14 KOs) from South Africa. However, he was injured and dropped out, and the fight lost title status.

As for the boxing evening in Almaty, in the main fight for the WBO Youth light welterweight title, Kazakhstani Rai Seitzhanov (9-0, 6 KOs) will meet with Mexican Jose Macias Henriques (15-0, 7 KOs).

We add that two more duels between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan took place earlier. First, Nurdos Tolebai (9-0, 7 KOs) beat Burgut Khodjiboev (8-4, 3 KOs) ahead of schedule, and then Talgat Shaiken (8-0, 4 KOs) defeated Muhammadsalim Sotvoldiev (7-7-2, 3 KOs) .

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The 30-year-old heavyweight in December 2021 in Almaty won the title fight against Briton Stephen Ward (13-2, 4 KOs). Kunkabaev then became the owner of the WBA Gold belt.

Kunkabaev knocked out Uzbek after winning WBA gold belt