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 65.6-34.4 in favor of Beibut Shumenov, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Gabriel Campillo is going to put on an exceptional fight, Shumenov better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
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.