Streaming action from Kazakhstan to begin at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT – LIVE on ESPN+ (click here)
Two-time World Championships silver medalist Kamshybek Kunkabayev, from Kazakhstan, will continue his fast track to a world title shot Saturday. Kunkabayev (2-0, 2 KOs) will take on Server Emurlaiev in a 10-rounder for the WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title from Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The Kunkabayev-Emurlaiev card, promoted by MTK Global Kazakhstan, will stream live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+ beginning at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT.
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The 29-year-old Kunkabayev turned pro last August with a second-round stoppage over veteran Issa Akberbayev, and less than four months later, he dominated Serhiy Radchenko en route to a fourth-round knockout. As an amateur, Kunkabayev notched victories over 2016 Olympic gold medalist and current heavyweight prospect Tony Yoka, 2019 World Championships gold medalist Bakhodir Jalolov, and 2019 World Championships bronze medalist Maxim Babanin. Emurlaiev (23-1, 9 KOs), who once challenged for an interim super middleweight world title, returned from a nearly nine-year layoff last Saturday and bested Ajmal Zarif via first-round disqualification.
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Kazakh prospect Nurtas Azhbenov (10-0, 4 KOs) will fight Russian veteran Evgeny Smirnov (13-1-3, KOs) in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental lightweight belt.
Welterweight prospect Talgat Shayken (3-0, 2 KOs), a 20-year-old from Koksetau, Kazakhstan, will face Evgeny Pavko (18-3-1, 13 KOs) in an eight-rounder. Shayken turned pro last August and has won his last two via stoppage.
In an eight-round cruiserweight tilt, four-year pro Ali Baloyev (10-0, 7 KOs) will step up in class against 39-year-old Russian Denis Tsaryuk (12-4, 10 KOs).
Southpaw boxer-puncher Abay Tolesh (6-1, 4 KOs), who bounced back with a knockout win last December following a split decision defeat, will fight Vasily Shtyk (2-2, 2 KOs) in an eight-rounder at middleweight.
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In a six-round featherweight battle of Kazakh unbeatens, Torgynbek Amirov (3-0) will clash with Bektas Kassenay (4-0, 1 KO).
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Women’s Flyweight, 6 Rounds
ZHANSAYA RAKHYMBERDI (50.5kg / 111.3lbs) vs. AIYM ZHUMABAY (50.2kg / 110.6lbs)
Featherweight, 6 Rounds
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AIDOS MEDET (57kg / 125.6lbs) vs. BEKBOSSYN YERKINULY (56.9kg / 125.4lbs)
Super-Lightweight, 6 Rounds
NURDOS TOLEBAY (63.4kg / 139.7lbs) vs. ZHANDOS YEREZHEPOV (63.3kg / 139.5lbs)
Super-Welterweight, 6 Rounds
RAKHAT SEITZHAN (69.1kg / 152.3lbs) vs. ZHANAT ZHAKSYLYK (69kg / 152.1lbs)
Welterweight, 6 Rounds
NURBOL SULTANBAY (66.5kg / 146.6lbs) vs. NURZHAN MAKASHBAYEV (66.3kg / 146.1lbs)
Lightweight, 8 Rounds
TORGYNBEK AMIROV (61kg / 134.4lbs) vs. AIDYN SIKHYMBAYEV (61.1kg / 134.7lbs)
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Featherweight, 6 Rounds
BAGDAT UAYDAYEV (57kg / 125.6lbs) vs. SAGYNDYK MOLDASHEV (56.8lbs / 125.2lbs)
Middleweight, 8 Rounds
ABAY TOLESH (72.1kg / 158.9lbs) vs. VASILY SHTYK (72kg / 158.7lbs)
Welterweight, 8 Rounds
TALGAT SHAYKEN (66.5kg / 146.6lbs) vs. EVGENY PAVKO (66.3kg / 146.1lbs)
Vacant WBC Asian Continental Lightweight Title, 10 Rounds
NURTAS AZHBENOV (61.2kg / 134.9lbs) vs. EVGENY SMIRNOV (61.2kg / 134.9lbs)
Vacant WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight Title, 10 Rounds
KAMSHYBEK KUNKABAYEV (90.6kg / 199.7lbs) vs. SERVER EMURLAEV (90.7kg / 199.9lbs)