Kamshybek Kunkabayev (born 18 November 1991) is a Kazakhstani

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

. As an

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, he won a silver medal at the

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and 2019 World Championships, and bronze at the

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Amateur career

Olympic result

Tokyo 2020 *Round of 16: Defeated

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(USA) RSC

World Championship results

Hamburg 2017 *Round of 16: Defeated Max Keller (Germany) 5–0 *Quarter-finals: Defeated

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(Uzbekistan) 3–2 *Semi-finals: Defeated Fokou Arsene (Cameroon) 5–0 *Final: Defeated by

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(Azerbaijan) 4–1 2019 Yekaterinburg *Round of 16: Defeated Ayoub Ghadfa (Spain) KO *Quarter-finals: Defeated Nelvie Tiafack (Germany) 5–0 *Semi-finals: Defeated Justis Huni (Australia) W/O *Final: Defeated by

(Uzbekistan) 5–0

Professional career

Early career

Kunkabayev made his professional debut against Issa Akberbayev on 23 August 2020. Kunkabayev was dominant throughout the bout and in the second round, he landed a heavy body shot which put his opponent on the canvas. Kunkabayev was declared the winner after Akberbayev was unable to recover from the knockdown. On 18 December 2020, Kunkabayev fought for a second time as a professional against Serhiy Radchenko. Kunkabayev was declared the winner after his opponent retired in the corner at the end of the fourth round. On 27 February 2021, Kunkabayev fought against Server Emurlaev. Kunkabayev dominated his naturally smaller opponent and at the end of the sixth round, landed a flurry of heavy punches which visibly hurt his opponent. This resulted in Emurlaev retiring in his corner at the end of round, after declining to continue. Kunkabayev faced Steven Ward on 11 December 2021. He won the fight by a seventh-round technical decision. The decision was given at the end of the seventh round, as Ward was unable to continue competing due to a cut on his forehead, which resulted from an accidental clash of heads. Kunkabayev faced Farrukh Juraev on 25 March 2022, at the

Baluan Sholak Sports Palace The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace ( kk, Балуан Шолақ атындағы спорт сарайы, translit=Balýan Sholaq atyndaǵy sport saraıy) or Bolyan Sholak Sports Palace is a Palace of Sports in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhst ...

Almaty, Kazakhstan Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...

. He made quick work of his opponent, as he won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.

Professional boxing record

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