Unified middleweight king Janibek Alimkhanuly will defend his IBF title against loquacious New Zealander Andrei Mikhailovich at The Star in Sydney, Australia, on October 4. The 12-round bout, plus undercard action,

Janibek Alimkhanuly retained his IBF middleweight title by stopping Andrei Mikhailovich in nine rounds, but questions regarding his future at 160lbs will persist

Janibek Alimkhanuly retained his IBF and WBO middleweight titles with a ninth-round knockout of Andrei Mikhailovich at The Star in Sydney, Australia on Friday night, but the victory came with a lesson. Don’t play with your food.

In a stunning fight day development, the WBO has ordered middleweight world champion Janibek Alimkhanuly to defend the sanctioning body’s 160-pound title against New Zealand’s Andrei Mikhailovich.