On April 19, 2014, the 30-year-old WBA (Super) light-heavyweight champion, Beibut Shumenov (14-1, 9 KOs), and the 49-year-old IBF light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Shumenov came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days. Hopkins was on a 2-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
Bernard Hopkins defeated Beibut Shumenov via split decision and unifies the WBA (Super) and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Hopkins improves his record to 55-6-2, while Shumenov adds a loss to his record at 14-2.
On August 15, 2009, a 25-year-old Beibut Shumenov (8-0, 6 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA title held by 30-year-old Spanish boxer Gabriel Campillo (18-2, 6 KOs).
Shumenov came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days. Campillo was on a 2-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 26 days.
Gabriel Campillo defeated Beibut Shumenov via majority decision and successfully defended his WBA light-heavyweight title. Campillo improves his record to 19-2, while Shumenov adds a loss to his record at 8-1.