Earlier today in Australia, two-belt middleweight champ Janibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan retained both the IBF and the WBO 160-pound belts with a dominant ninth-round stoppage win over a game but outgunned Andrei Mikhailovich.
Janibek Alimkhanuly weighed in at 159 1/2 lbs at today’s weigh-in for his title defense against Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday, October 4th, at The Star in Sydney, Australia.
IBF middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly will make a defense of his title this Friday, October 4th, in a 12-round contest against Andrei Mikhailovich, live on ESPN+ at The Star in Sydney, Australia.
Just hours before his scheduled defense of his WBO and IBF middleweight titles against Andrei Mikhailovich, Janibek Alimkhanuly has been forced to pull out due to a severe case of dehydration.
Promoter Bob Arum hopes to set up unification fights between IBF/WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly and the other belt-holders at 160 if his fighter is victorious this Saturday night, on July 13th against challenger Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs) at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
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WBO/IBF middleweight world champion Janibek Alimkhanuly was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s title defense against Andrei Mikhailovich at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas after being hospitalized Thursday evening due to dehydration.