On August 15, 2009, Gabriel Campillo (18-2, 6 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against Kazakhstani challenger, Beibut Shumenov (8-0, 6 KOs).
Beibut Shumenov is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Byron Mitchell, 3 months and 6 days ago. Gabriel Campillo is on a 2-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Hugo Hernán Garay, 1 month and 26 days ago.
The winning odds are at 73.9-26.1 in favor of Beibut Shumenov, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Gabriel Campillo will put on a really good performance, Shumenov will be required to be at his best.
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.