Janibek Alimkhanuly Wipes Out Anauel Ngamissengue To Retain WBO/IBF Middleweight Titles
Today in a glorious homecoming in Kazakhstan, unified middle champ Janibek Alimkhanuly – who just might be the best 160 pounder in the world today, and for sure wants the big-fight (s) opportunity to prove it – smashed an over-matched challenger as he scored a 5th round stoppage win.
IBF and WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly (17-0, 12 KOs) fought a close-range war with #7-IBF and #13-WBO-ranked Anauel Ngamissengue (14-1, 9 KOs), stopping him in the fifth round in their headliner on Saturday night at the Barys Arena, Astana, in Kazakhstan.
IBF and WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly will make his next defense against unbeaten Anauel Ngamissegue on April 5th in his homeland in Astana, Kazakhstan.
IBF and WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly says he’s interested in fighting a unification match against WBA champ Erislandy Lara next.
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Hamzah Sheeraz claims that his decision to go in the direction of WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames instead of IBF and WBO champ Janibek Alimkhanuly isn’t because he was ducking him.
In what could prove to be exciting news for the middleweight division, reigning WBO and IBF 160-pound champ Janibek Alimkhanuly and fellow unbeaten Hamzah Sheeraz have been ordered to fight by the WBO.
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.