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Janibek Alimkhanuly

"Qazaq Style"

17-0-0

Super Middleweight #12
17Career bouts
101Rounds boxed
Oct 2016Pro debut
71%KO rate

WBO Middleweight (held while suspended; status uncertain)

Bio

'Qazaq Style' was stripped of the IBF after a meldonium positive (emergency medical treatment, per his team) and served a WBO suspension. Now cleared, the unbeaten Kazakh has been ordered to face Jacob Bank for the vacant WBO super middleweight title.

Tale of the Tape

Record17-0-0
DivisionSuper Middleweight (168 lb)
StatusContender
NicknameQazaq Style
Age33
NationalityKazakh
Height6'0" / 183cm
Reach71" / 180cm
StanceSouthpaw
Win methods12 wins by KO
KO rate71% (12 of 17 wins)

Next Fight

TBD · ordered

Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Jacob Bank

Vacant WBO super middleweight title

Career record

DateOpponentResultMethodRdLocation · NotesRecord
Apr 5, 2025Anauel NgamissengueWTKO5 of 12Barys Arena, Astana, KazakhstanRetained WBO and IBF middleweight titles17-0-0
Oct 4, 2024Andrei MikhailovichWTKO9 of 12The Star, Pyrmont, AustraliaRetained IBF middleweight title16-0-0
Oct 14, 2023Vincenzo GualtieriWTKO6 of 12Fort Bend Community Center, Rosenberg, Texas, USRetained WBO middleweight title; Won IBF middleweight title15-0-0
May 13, 2023Steven ButlerWKO2 of 12Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, USRetained WBO middleweight title14-0-0
Nov 12, 2022Denzel BentleyWUD12 of 12Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USRetained WBO middleweight title13-0-0
May 21, 2022Danny DignumWKO2 of 12Resorts World Event Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USWon vacant WBO interim middleweight title12-0-0
Nov 20, 2021Hassan N'Dam N'JikamWTKO8 of 10Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, USRetained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles11-0-0
Jun 26, 2021Rob BrantWRTD8 of 10Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, USRetained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title10-0-0
Oct 9, 2020Gonzalo CoriaWKO2 of 10MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, USRetained WBO Global middleweight title9-0-0
Nov 9, 2019Albert OnolunoseWKO6 of 10Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, USRetained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title8-0-0
Aug 17, 2019Stuart McLellanWKO5 of 10Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, USRetained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles7-0-0
Apr 12, 2019Cristian OlivasWUD10 of 10Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USWon vacant WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles6-0-0
Feb 2, 2019Steven MartinezWTKO5 of 8The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, US5-0-0
Nov 3, 2018Vaughn AlexanderWSD8 of 8Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, US4-0-0
Sep 28, 2018Carlos GalvanWUD6 of 6Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, US3-0-0
Sep 9, 2017Gilberto dos SantosWUD6 of 6Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan2-0-0
Oct 29, 2016Milton NúñezWTKO1 of 6Almaty Arena, Almaty, Kazakhstan1-0-0
2025
WAnauel NgamissengueTKO · R5 of 12
Apr 5, 2025 · Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan17-0-0
Retained WBO and IBF middleweight titles
2024
WAndrei MikhailovichTKO · R9 of 12
Oct 4, 2024 · The Star, Pyrmont, Australia16-0-0
Retained IBF middleweight title
2023
WVincenzo GualtieriTKO · R6 of 12
Oct 14, 2023 · Fort Bend Community Center, Rosenberg, Texas, US15-0-0
Retained WBO middleweight title; Won IBF middleweight title
WSteven ButlerKO · R2 of 12
May 13, 2023 · Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, US14-0-0
Retained WBO middleweight title
2022
WDenzel BentleyUD · R12 of 12
Nov 12, 2022 · Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, US13-0-0
Retained WBO middleweight title
WDanny DignumKO · R2 of 12
May 21, 2022 · Resorts World Event Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, US12-0-0
Won vacant WBO interim middleweight title
2021
WHassan N'Dam N'JikamTKO · R8 of 10
Nov 20, 2021 · Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US11-0-0
Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
WRob BrantRTD · R8 of 10
Jun 26, 2021 · Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US10-0-0
Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
2020
WGonzalo CoriaKO · R2 of 10
Oct 9, 2020 · MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, US9-0-0
Retained WBO Global middleweight title
2019
WAlbert OnolunoseKO · R6 of 10
Nov 9, 2019 · Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, US8-0-0
Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
WStuart McLellanKO · R5 of 10
Aug 17, 2019 · Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, US7-0-0
Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
WCristian OlivasUD · R10 of 10
Apr 12, 2019 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US6-0-0
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles
WSteven MartinezTKO · R5 of 8
Feb 2, 2019 · The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, US5-0-0
2018
WVaughn AlexanderSD · R8 of 8
Nov 3, 2018 · Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, US4-0-0
WCarlos GalvanUD · R6 of 6
Sep 28, 2018 · Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, US3-0-0
2017
WGilberto dos SantosUD · R6 of 6
Sep 9, 2017 · Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan2-0-0
2016
WMilton NúñezTKO · R1 of 6
Oct 29, 2016 · Almaty Arena, Almaty, Kazakhstan1-0-0

Full career record, most recent first — sourced from the fighter’s published professional record and cross-checked against the record above. Each bout shows the record after that fight.

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