Beibut Shumenov Sprints Toward Title Rematch With Gabriel Campillo
http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/01/...nts-toward-title-rematch-with-gabriel-campil/
"I'm not in over my head. I am ready. I'm ready to box at the highest levels," said Shumenov, whose past four fights have been against three world champions and a world title challenger whose combined records were 122-19-2, coming in.
"I've learned a lot from my last fight, but the last fight, I trained myself and I had no real strategy," said Shumenov. "I couldn't even judge the distance between my opponent and me."
"I'm working very hard on his accuracy, not wasting punches," said Barry. "I've worked on Beibut's defense -- his hands were a little low the first time, and I want to get his hands up a lot higher."
In addition, Barry said that he is improving Shumenov's footwork and upper-body movement.
"Beibut fights with the European style of standing up straight. So to improve his balance, I've been drilling him on getting him to bend his knees to sit down on his punches," said Barry. "We've made a lot of changes, and I feel that we're on the right track."
Shumenov agrees.
"This time, with Kevin Barry, we've made a lot of changes. We've sparred 174 rounds, and I'm a student of the game. I'm not afraid to learn new things. I'm not afraid to change," said Shumenov, who is self-managed.
"All of these rounds have served a purpose," said Shumenov. "We've worked on technique, and we've worked on some changes. This has been a dream of mine, to become a world champion."