SHUMENOV/CAMPILLO FACT SHEET & NOTES

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(L-R) — Undefeated contender Beibut Shumenov, KZ Event Productions promoter Chingis Shumenov, WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo and Campillo’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz.

FACT SHEET

WHEN: Saturday, August 15, 2009

WHERE: Sport Complex “Daulet” National Tennis Center in Astana, Kazakhstan

WHAT: World Championship Boxing featuring the sanctioned World Boxing Association light heavyweight championship between defending champion Gabriel Campillo and undefeated challenger Beibut Shumenov.

WBA Officials: Supervisor – Guy Jutras (Canada); Referee – Steve Smoger (United States); Judges – Glenn Feldman (United States), John Coyle (United Kingdom) and Pasquale Procopio (Canada).

TELEVISION: Taped live and airing worldwide within a few weeks

PROMOTER: KZ Event Productions in association with Sampson Boxing, LLC.

Notes of Note

FEWEST FIGHTS: Jeff “Hit Man” Harding holds the record for fewest fights for a major world light heavyweight champion, 15, when he defeated Dennis Andries by a 12th-round majority decision in 1989.

KAZAK WORLD CHAMPIONS: Kazakhstan has produced three major world pro boxing champions – 1990 – WBC super featherweight Aratoly Alexandrov (Sjakhsinsk), 2000 WBC heavyweight Oleg “Big O” Maskaev (Zhambul), 2001-2003 – IBF cruiserweight Vassily “The Tiger” Jirov (Zhambul).

KZ WORLD TITLE FIGHT: Jirov knocked out Alex Gonzalez in the only major world title fight held in Kazakhstan, back on February 6, 2001 in Almaty. Present WBO light middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (36-0) fought in the co-feature and former world heavyweight champ Samuel Peter fought on the undercard.

ROAD WARRIOR: WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel “Chico Guapo” Campillo doesn’t mind fighter in the backyards of his opponents. Last March he captured the European Boxing Union light heavyweight title by beating a Dane, Lolenga Mock, in Denmark by 12-round decision. Campillo won his WBA title belt this past June by beating the Argentinean champion, heavily favored Hugo Hernan Garay, by a 12-round decision in Argentinia.

FEWEST FIGHTS EVER FOR WORLD CHAMPS: The list of major world champion with the fewest fights when they captured their respective belts is as follows: 3, Saensak Muangsurim, WBC light welterweight; 4, Veeraphol Sahaprom, WBA bantamweight; 6, Paul Weir, WBO minimumweight; 7, Jeff Fenech, IFF bantamweight & Muangchai Kitikasem, IBF flyweight; 8. Leon Spinks, WBC/WBA heavyweight; 9, Davey Moore, WBA light middleweight.

IRON MAN: Former WBO light welterweight champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley has fought the iron of the 140-pound division, defeating Randall Bailey, Felix Flores and Ener Julio (2). Corley has also been in against world champions Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Miguel Angel Cotto, Junior Witter, Zab Judah and Devon Alexander.