Astana, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s Daniyar Yeleussinov continued his unbeaten professional record in front of a home crowd at the IBA Champions’ Night, taking place at the Beeline Arena in Astana.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Daniyar Yeleussinov won his first world title, as he won the IBO welterweight championship by defeating Juan Hernan Leal by way of unanimous decision in front of a sold out arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Daniyar "The Kazakh Thunder Yeleussinov (11-0, 6 KOs) came back to his homeland for the first time as a pro fighter to become the new IBO welterweight champion.
Undefeated world ranked welterweight and 2016 Olympic Gold Medal winner Daniyar Yeleussinov is now a promotional free agent. Yeleussinov of Astana, Kazakhstan has a record of 10-0 with six knockouts.
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Daniyar Yeleussinov became the third opponent Friday night to knock out Julius Indongo. If nothing else, he got rid of Indongo in the same round as Regis Prograis knocked him out and a round earlier than Terence Crawford stopped the ex-junior welterweight champion. Yeleussinov dropped Indongo once apiece in the first and second rounds, and referee Christopher Young halted the action after Indongo got up from the second knockdown.
Daniyar Yeleussinov couldn’t even bring himself to laugh at the claim made by his upcoming opponent. As serious as he could express himself, former unified 140-pound titlist Julius Indongo (23-2, 12KOs) insisted that Friday’s clash with Kazakhstan’s Yeleussinov will be “easy work.” The belief—as the 37-year old from Windhoek, Namibia sees it—is that what he’s been able to accomplish as a pro will be enough to prevail in Friday’s chief support battle of welterweight southpaws.
Julius Indongo isn’t impressed with what well-established former amateur standout Daniyar Yeleussinov brings to the table. The former unified 140-pound titlist moves up in weight for a regional welterweight title fight with Kazakhstan’s Yeleussinov (9-0, 5KOs), a two-time Olympian and 2016 Olympic Gold medalist who has emerged as a notable prospect in the pro ranks. The two collide this Friday, live on DAZN from a crowdless Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, with the winner poised to make some noise in the loaded 147-pound division.