Cleverly-Shumenov

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KO’s) is interested in facing WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) in a unification bout in Las Vegas, Nevada after Cleverly gets through with his title defense next month against American Tommy Karpency (21-2-1, 14 KO’s) on February 25th at the [...]

By William Mackay: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly’s promoter reportedly wants to have the proposed unification bout against WBA World light heavyweight Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KO’s) take place in Cleverly’s home country of Wales.

LAS VEGAS (November 25, 2011) – World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”) light heavyweight World champion Beibut Shumenov is encouraged by media reports and quotes from World Boxing Organization (“WBO”) titlist Nathan Cleverly claiming he is agreeable to a unification fight in Las Vegas versus Shumenov.