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Video: Beibut Shumenov Stops William Joppy

WBA light heavyweight (175 pounds) king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov, scored a fifth-round knockdown on the way to Saturday's sixth-round stoppage over 40-year-old three-time former middleweight (160 pounds) titlist William Joppy of Washington, D.C., in the second defense of Shumenov's crown before his partisan...

William Joppy Replaces Juergen Braehmer Against Beibut Shumenov

Goosen Tutor Promotions has announced that 40-year-old three-time former middleweight (160 pounds) champion William Joppy of Washington, D.C., will replace southpaw WBO light heavyweight (175 pounds) titlist Juergen Braehmer of Germany in Saturday night's clash with WBA king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov, this,...

Beibut Shumenov-Juergen Braehmer Controversially Called Off

Saturday night's light heavyweight (175 pounds) unification clash between WBA king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov and southpaw WBO champion Juergen Braehmer of Germany slated for Shemnov's native Kazakhstan apparently will not take place, but there are conflicting reports as to just why. A Jan. 4 story on...

Travis Kauffman Earns 21st Victory Over Ross Thompson

Pennsylvania heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman was awarded his third straight win to improve to 21-0 with 16 knockouts against one defeat on Friday night when his opponent, Ross Thompson of Buffalo, N.Y., was disqualified by referee Rick Steigerwald in the fourth round for excessive holding at the Doubletree...

WBA's Beibut Shumenov Faces WBO's Juergen Braehmer on Jan. 8

In the aftermath of July's unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Vyacheslav Uzelkov, of Vinitza, Ukraine, during which he rose from a first-round knockdown to floor his rival at the bell ending the third, WBA light heavyweight (175 pounds) king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov, began calling out the division....