Janibek Alimkhanuly
Janibek Alimkhanuly (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.[2]
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Nickname(s) | Qazaq Style | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (182 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kazakhstani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 April 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 match was at six and he lost that match.[3]
Career
Ahead of his fight with Issah Samir, 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.”[4]
Personal Life
Janibek Alimkhanuly is an avid reader. He enjoys books on nutrition. He is also learning the English language.[5]
Professional boxing record
8 fights | 8 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By decision | 4 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | KO | 6 (10), 2:31 | 9 Nov 2019 | Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title | ||
7 | Win | 7–0 | KO | 5 (10), 2:51 | 17 Aug 2019 | Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles | ||
6 | Win | 6–0 | UD | 10 | 12 Apr 2019 | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas and WBO Global middleweight titles | ||
5 | Win | 5–0 | TKO | 5 (8), 0:21 | 2 Feb 2019 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | SD | 8 | 3 Nov 2018 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | UD | 6 | 28 Sep 2018 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | UD | 6 | 9 Sep 2017 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 2:25 | 29 Oct 2016 | |||
References
- "Boxing record for Janibek Alimkhanuly". BoxRec.
- "Janibek Alimkhanuly - Amateur career". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Blaine Henry (17 March 2020). "Qazaq Style: Janibek Alimkhanuly". Fight-Library.com.
- Blaine Henry (17 March 2020). "Qazaq Style: Janibek Alimkhanuly". Fight-Library.com.
- Blaine Henry (17 March 2020). "Qazaq Style: Janibek Alimkhanuly". Fight-Library.com.
External links
- Boxing record for Janibek Alimkhanuly from BoxRec
- Zhanibek Alimkhanuly at AIBA
- Zhanibek Alimkhanuly at the International Olympic Committee
- Zhanibek Alimkhanuly at the Olympic Channel
- Zhanibek Alimkhanuly at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)