Janibek Alimkhanuly

Janibek Alimkhanuly (also spelled as Zhanibek Alimkhanuly,[2] born 1 April 1993) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. 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 Olympics, losing in the quarter-finals.[3]

Janibek Alimkhanuly
Statistics
Nickname(s)Qazaq Style
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Reach71+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
NationalityKazakh
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993
Almaty, Kazakhstan
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights11
Wins11
Wins by KO7
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
2013 AlmatyMiddleweight
Asian Championships
2013 AmmanMiddleweight
Asian Games
2014 IncheonMiddleweight

Early life

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

Professional 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]

Personal life

Alimkhanuly is an avid reader. He enjoys books on nutrition. He is also learning the English language.[10]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
11 fights 11 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
11 Win 11–0 Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam TKO 8 (10), 2:40 Nov 20, 2021 Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
10 Win 10–0 Rob Brant RTD 8 (10), 3:00 26 Jun 2021 Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Gonzalo Coria KO 2 (10), 2:59 9 Oct 2020 MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, US Retained WBO Global middleweight title
8 Win 8–0 Albert Onolunose KO 6 (10), 2:31 9 Nov 2019 Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, US Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Stuart McLellan KO 5 (10), 2:51 17 Aug 2019 Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, US Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
6 Win 6–0 Cristian Olivas UD 10 12 Apr 2019 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US Won vacant WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
5 Win 5–0 Steven Martinez TKO 5 (8), 0:21 2 Feb 2019 The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, US
4 Win 4–0 Vaughn Alexander SD 8 3 Nov 2018 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, US
3 Win 3–0 Carlos Galvan UD 6 28 Sep 2018 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, US
2 Win 2–0 Gilberto dos Santos UD 6 9 Sep 2017 Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
1 Win 1–0 Milton Núñez TKO 1 (6), 2:25 29 Oct 2016 Almaty Arena, Almaty, Kazakhstan

References
  1. "Boxing record for Janibek Alimkhanuly". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Zhanibek Alimkhanuly". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Janibek Alimkhanuly - Amateur career". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Blaine Henry (17 March 2020). "Qazaq Style: Janibek Alimkhanuly". Fight-Library.com.
  5. "Golovkin vs. Nunez for WBA middleweight interim title on August 14th ⋆ Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. "Zhanibek Alimkhanuly to make pro debut on Saturday". The Ring. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. Blaine Henry (17 March 2020). "Qazaq Style: Janibek Alimkhanuly". Fight-Library.com.
  8. Stumberg, Patrick L. (27 May 2021). "Rob Brant vs. Janibek Alimkhanuly officially joins Lomachenko-Nakatani on June 26th". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. "Janibek Alimkhanuly handles Rob Brant with ease on Loma card". The Ring. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. Blaine Henry (17 March 2020). "Qazaq Style: Janibek Alimkhanuly". Fight-Library.com.


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