Janibek Alimkhanuly
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| Other names | Zhanibek Alimkhanuly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1993 Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 71+1⁄2 in (182 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Janibek Alimkhanuly (also spelled as Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, born 1 April 1993) is a Kazakh professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) middleweight title since 2022. He also previously held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight title from 2023 to 2026. 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 Summer Olympics, losing in the quarter-finals. He won the WBO Interim middleweight title on 21 May 2022, before being elevated to full champion on 30 August 2022, and then won the IBF title on 14 October 2023 before being stripped of the title on 10 March 2026.