| Kamshybek Kunkabayev | |
| Height: | 1.90m |
| Weight: | Cruiserweight |
| Nationality: | Kazakh |
| Birth Date: | 1991 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kyzylorda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 5 |
| Wins: | 5 |
| Ko: | 4 |
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]
Tokyo 2020
Hamburg 2017
2019 Yekaterinburg
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]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Farrukh Juraev | TKO | 2 (10), | 25 Mar 2022 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Steven Ward | TD | 7 (10), | 11 Dec 2021 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Server Emurlaiev | RTD | 6 (10), | 27 Feb 2021 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Serhiy Radchenko | RTD | 4 (8), | 18 Dec 2020 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Issa Akberbayev | TKO | 2 (8), | 23 Aug 2020 |