Janibek Alimkhanuly

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Janibek Alimkhanuly
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 30)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Other namesQazaq Style
Statistics
Weight(s) Middleweight
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Reach71+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights15
Wins15
Wins by KO10
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Almaty Middleweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Amman Middleweight
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon Middleweight

Janibek Alimkhanuly (also spelled as Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, [2] born 1 April 1993) is a Kazakh professional boxer and unified middleweight champion who has held the WBO title since 2022, and the IBF title since October 2023. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 2013 World Championships, 2013 Asian Championships and 2014 Asian Games. He also represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division, losing in the quarter-finals. [3] He won the WBO Interim middleweight title on May 21, 2022, before being elevated to full champion on August 30, 2022, and he then won the IBF title on October 14, 2023.

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Early life

Alimkhanuly began boxing at the age of six because of his father and grandfather's love of the sport. His first fight was at six and he lost that match. [4]

Professional career

Early career

Alimkhanuly made his professional debut against Milton Núñez, a former opponent of Alimkhanuly's fellow countryman Gennady Golovkin, [5] on 29 October 2016 in his home city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. He won the bout via first-round technical knockout. [6]

Ahead of his fight with Issah Samir on 21 March 2020, the world was struck with COVID-19. Alimkhanuly's fight was canceled but he said it's not a big deal that his bout was canceled and that there were more pressing concerns. "We just lost the fight date, someone lost the family. It’s not easy. We will fight when everything calms down but nobody will not return them to their family. I wish all patients a quick recovery.” [7]

In his toughest test yet, Alimkhanuly faced former WBA (Regular) champion Rob Brant as the co-featured bout to Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Masayoshi Nakatani on 26 June 2021 in Paradise, Nevada. [8] He knocked Brant down in the sixth round en route to an eighth-round corner retirement victory. [9]

Alimkhanuly faced the former two-time world middleweight champion Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam on 20 November 2021, on the Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter undercard. [10] He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout. Alimkhanuly was ahead on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage (with scores of 70–62, 70–62 and 70–61) and had knocked N'Jikam down in the third round. [11]

WBO middleweight champion

Alimkhanuly vs. Dignum

On 30 November 2021, the WBO ordered their middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade to make a mandatory title defense against Alimkhanuly. [12] Three months later, on 21 March 2022, the sanctioning body allowed Andrade to move up in weight and face Zach Parker for the interim super middleweight title instead, while allowing him to keep the middleweight championship as well. [13] Andrade later withdrew from the fight, as he suffered a right shoulder injury during training camp. [14] As such, Alimkhanuly faced the undefeated Danny Dignum for the vacant WBO interim middleweight title on 21 May 2022, in the main event of an ESPN broadcast card, which took place at the Resorts World Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. [15] He made quick work of his opponent, stopping Dignum with an uppercut near the end of the second round. Alimkhanuly landed 21 of 33 power punches and 34 of 94 overall, while Dignum managed to land only 6 out of 45 total punches. [16]

On 20 July 2022, the WBO once again ordered their Demetrius Andrade to defend his title against Alimkhanuly, giving the pair 30 days to come to terms. [17] Andrade officially vacated his middleweight title on 30 August. Alimkhanuly was promoted to the WBO Champion that same day. [18]

Alimkhanuly vs. Bentley

On 22 September 2022, it was revealed that Alimkhanuly would make a voluntary title defense against the #14 ranked WBO middleweight contender Denzel Bentley. The title bout was booked as the headliner of an ESPN+ broadcast card, which took place at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 12, 2022. [19] [20] Alimkhanuly retained his title by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the bout 116–112 in his favor, while the third judge awarded him a wider scorecard of 118–110. [21] He outlanded Bentley 187 to 159 in total punches and 137 to 125 in power punches, landing 35% of all the strikes he threw, compared to Bentley's 25.9%. [22]

Alimkhanuly vs. Butler

On 20 November 2022, the WBO formally ordered Alimkhanuly to make a mandatory title defense against the former junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia. [23] On 2 December, it was revealed that Munguia's team had declined to proceed with the mandatory title fight. [24] On 22 February 2023, Alimkhanuly was ordered to make a mandatory title defense against the former WBO light-middleweight champion Liam Smith. [25] As Smith was contractually obligated to face Chris Eubank Jr in an immediate rematch, Alimkhanuly instead made his second title defense against the sixth-ranked WBO middleweight contender Steven Butler on 13 May 2023. [26] He won the fight by a second-round knockout. [27]

Unified middleweight champion

Alimkhanuly vs. Gualtieri

Alimkhanuly faced the IBF middleweight titleholder Vincenzo Gualtieri in a championship unification bout on October 14, 2023, at the Fort Bend County Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas. [28] [29] Prior to the fight, Alimkhanuly began training with Brian Viloria, having previously trained under Buddy McGirt. [30] In the fifth round, he dazed Gualtieri with a hard left uppercut that he recovered from; after dazing Gualtieri again with a left uppercut in the sixth round, the referee stopped the fight and awarded Alimkhanuly the victory by TKO. With this victory, he became the second boxer from Kazakhstan to earn the unified middleweight championship. [31]

Personal life

Alimkhanuly is an avid reader. He enjoys books on nutrition and pottery. He is learning the English language and enjoys watering his plants on weekends. [32]

Professional boxing record

15 fights15 wins0 losses
By knockout100
By decision50
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Win15–0 Vincenzo Gualtieri TKO6 (12), 1:2514 Oct 2023Fort Bend Community Center, Rosenberg, Texas, USRetained WBO middleweight title;
Won IBF middleweight title
14Win14–0Steven ButlerKO2 (12), 2:3513 May 2023 Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, USRetained WBO middleweight title
13Win13–0 Denzel Bentley UD1212 Nov 2022Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USRetained WBO middleweight title
12Win12–0 Danny Dignum KO2 (12), 2:4921 May 2022 Resorts World Event Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USWon vacant WBO interim middleweight title
11Win11–0 Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam TKO8 (10), 2:40 20 Nov 2021 Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, USRetained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
10Win10–0 Rob Brant RTD8 (10), 3:00 26 Jun 2021 Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, USRetained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
9Win9–0Gonzalo CoriaKO2 (10), 2:599 Oct 2020 MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, USRetained WBO Global middleweight title
8Win8–0Albert OnolunoseKO6 (10), 2:319 Nov 2019 Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, USRetained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
7Win7–0Stuart McLellanKO5 (10), 2:5117 Aug 2019 Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, USRetained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
6Win6–0Cristian OlivasUD1012 Apr 2019 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USWon vacant WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
5Win5–0Steven MartinezTKO5 (8), 0:212 Feb 2019 The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, US
4Win4–0Vaughn AlexanderSD83 Nov 2018 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, US
3Win3–0Carlos GalvanUD628 Sep 2018 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, US
2Win2–0Gilberto dos SantosUD69 Sep 2017 Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
1Win1–0 Milton Núñez TKO1 (6), 2:2529 Oct 2016 Almaty Arena, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Avtandil Khurtsidze 		WBO middleweight champion
Interim title
May 21, 2022 – August 26, 2022
Promoted		Vacant
Preceded by WBO middleweight champion
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