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Shumenov Withdraws from Rafael Murphy Fight on Jan 29

By Gabriel F. Cordero
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 27 Jan 2021




It has been reported that WBA regular Cruiserweight world champion, Beibut Shumenov (18-2, 12 KOs) has decided to withdraw from his world championship defense fight against the American Rafael Murphy (14-1, 11 KOs) scheduled for January 29 at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida in an event organized by Don King Productions.

It was already known that Shuenov and Murphy had not participated in the voluntary doping controls.

Until today Don King's boxing night remains in doubt, even there is no publicity in the hotel or reservations for the event.


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