Kamshybek Kunkabayev
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| Nationality | Kazakh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Cruiserweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamshybek Kunkabayev (Қамшыбек Қоңқабаев, born 18 November 1991) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. He won a silver medal at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, and bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Olympic result
Tokyo 2020
- Round of 16: Defeated Yousry Hafez (Egypt) 5–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Ivan Veriasov (ROC) 4–1
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Richard Torrez (USA) RSC
World Championship results
Hamburg 2017
- Round of 16: Defeated Max Keller (Germany) 5–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan) 3–2
- Semi-finals: Defeated Fokou Arsene (Cameroon) 5–0
- Final: Defeated by Magomedrasul Majidov (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 Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan) 5–0
Professional career
Early career
Kunkabayev made his professional debut against Issa Akberbayev on 23 August 2020.[3] 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.[4]
On 18 December 2020, Kunkabayev fought for a second time as a professional against Serhiy Radchenko.[5] Kunkabayev was declared the winner after his opponent retired in the corner at the end of the fourth round.[6] 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.[7] Kunkabayev faced Steven Ward on 11 December 2021.[8] 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.[9]
Kunkabayev faced Farrukh Juraev on 25 March 2022, at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[10] He made quick work of his opponent, as he won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[11]
