Beibut Shumenov enjoying his move up in weight as he prepares to battle B.J. Flores
Beibut Shumenov is smiling the kind of smile known only to a man who can order a plate of meat loaf any time he damn well pleases.
Blue-collar prospect Jordan Shimmell has gone from swinging hammers to swinging his fists for a living
It all began with a raffle ticket in a young boy’s hand, a future foretold by a fundraiser.
License to ill: Beibut Shumenov fights himself sick in his Greatest Hits
Most fighters claim that they’re willing to leave it all in the ring, but for Beibut Shumenov, the contents of his stomach are occasionally included. This is the extent to which Shumenov is prepared to expend himself in his fights: He’ll battle on till he pushes himself past his physical limits. Be prepared for some grueling gut checks (literally) as Shumenov counts down his Greatest Hits.
Not-so-great expectations: Beibut Shumenov never thought he’d be a world champion—and then he became one
He had a law degree to fall back on, and that’s exactly what Beibut Shumenov expected to do when he turned pro: fall.
How ‘The Contender’ helped make—and almost break—Sergio Mora
His bank account was like a Bret Easton Ellis novel: Less than zero.
From sickly boy to world champion, Beibut Shumenov eluded death to live his dreams
Beibut Shumenov cuts an imposing figure that almost never was.
For Keith Thurman, it’s vacation first, Amir Khan second after Luis Collazo TKO
The beach, a cabin in the mountains, Amir Khan’s face—Keith Thurman’s pondering what he wants to hit next.
Keith Thurman hammers out TKO victory over Luis Collazo in bloody homecoming fight
Keith Thurman came home. Luis Collazo came hard. The end came too quickly. At least for Collazo.
