Beibut Shumenov (18-2, 12) was born in Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union on August 19, 1983. At the age of 24 years on November 17, 2007, he made his professional boxing debut against Walter Edwards, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 9th career fight at 25 years old, Beibut Shumenov got a shot at the WBA light-heavyweight titles against Gabriel Campillo on August 15, 2009 but lost the fight via 12-round majority decision.
He became a cruiserweight world champion (WBA (Regular)) on May 21, 2016 at the age of 32 years old, on his 19th career fight, after defeating Junior Anthony Wright via 10th-round TKO.
Shumenov's last fight was a cruiserweight world-title fight against Hizni Altunkaya for the vacant WBA (Regular) title on July 7, 2018. He stopped Altunkaya via retirement in the 9th round, successfully winning the title. He retired with a 4-fight winning streak.
Some of Beibut Shumenov's best fights have been against Montell Griffin, BJ Flores, Gabriel Campillo, William Joppy, Byron Mitchell, Bernard Hopkins and Lavell Finger. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Beibut Shumenov".
Shumenov has 2 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Beibut Shumenov Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Jul 7, 2018 34 years, 10 months 18-2 (12) | Hizni Altunkaya | CR | 9 | RTD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) Vacant |
19 | May 21, 2016 32 years, 9 months 17-2 (11) | Junior Anthony Wright | CR | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBA (Regular) Vacant |
18  | Jul 25, 2015 31 years, 11 months 16-2 (10) | 36 years, 5 months 31-1-1 (20) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Interim |
17 | Dec 13, 2014 31 years, 3 months 15-2 (10) | Bobby Thomas Jr. | LHW | 5 | RTD | WIN |
16  | Apr 19, 2014 30 years, 8 months 14-2 (9) | 49 years, 3 months 54-6-2 (32) | LHW | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost WBA (Super) For IBF |
15 | Dec 14, 2013 30 years, 3 months 14-1 (9) | Tomáš Kovács | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Super) |
14 | Jun 2, 2012 28 years, 9 months 13-1 (8) | Enrique Ornelas | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
13 | Jul 29, 2011 27 years, 11 months 12-1 (8) | Danny Santiago | LHW | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
12  | Jan 8, 2011 27 years, 4 months 11-1 (7) | 40 years, 3 months 39-6-2 (30) | LHW | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
11 | Jul 23, 2010 26 years, 11 months 10-1 (6) | Vyacheslav Uzelkov | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
10  | Jan 29, 2010 26 years, 5 months 9-1 (6) | 31 years, 1 months 19-2 (6) | LHW | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBA |
9 | Aug 15, 2009 25 years, 11 months 8-1 (6) | 30 years, 7 months 18-2 (6) | LHW | 12 | MD | LOSS For WBA |
8  | May 9, 2009 25 years, 8 months 8-0 (6) | 35 years, 6 months 27-4-1 (20) | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN Interim |
7 | Dec 13, 2008 25 years, 3 months 7-0 (5) | Epifanio Mendoza | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
6  | Aug 2, 2008 24 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | 38 years, 1 months 49-7 (30) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
5 | Apr 22, 2008 24 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Lavell Finger | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Interim |
4 | Apr 10, 2008 24 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Donnell Wiggins | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Interim |
3 | Mar 21, 2008 24 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Shannon Miller | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 22, 2008 24 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Cedric Howard | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 17, 2007 24 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Walter Edwards | 1 | TKO | WIN |
