By Daniele D’Alessio THIS week, Janibek Alimkhanuly became the latest victim of weight cutting in professional boxing. Extreme dehydration forced the Kazakh to pull out of his bout with Andrei Mikhailovich and thus relinquish the opportunity to have his first bout of 2024. But when you look at the landscape of fighters who are boiling … Read more
As fight week closed in, Janibek Alimkhanuly was all set to defend his IBF and WBO middleweight titles against Andrei Mikhailovich tonight in the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas. Fighting an opponent few will have heard of might not do much for Janibek’s legacy, but the man nicknamed ‘Qazak Style’ was … Read more
WBO/IBF middleweight world champion Janibek Alimkhanuly was forced to withdraw from tomorrow night’s defence against Andrei Mikhailovich at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas after being hospitalised Thursday evening due to dehydration. “Janibek was cutting the final pounds last night when he fainted,” said Egis Klimas, Janibek’s manager. “We immediately took him to Spring Valley … Read more
