Kazakhstan’s middleweight king is gearing as much as defend his unified crown in opposition to an unbeaten contender looking for to say his throne.
Janibek “Qazaq Type” Alimkhanuly will put his WBO and IBF world titles on the road in opposition to New Zealand’s Andrei Mikhailovich on Saturday, July 13, at Pearl Live performance Theater at Palms On line casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Within the 10-round light-weight co-feature, Raymond Muratalla will face former world champion Tevin Farmer.
Janibek-Mikhailovich and Muratalla-Farmer high a loaded invoice that can stream stay and completely within the U.S. on ESPN+ and Sky Sports activities within the UK and Eire.
Promoted by High Rank, in affiliation with No Restrict Boxing, tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 4 at 12 p.m. PT and will be bought at Ticketmaster.com.
“Janibek is the perfect middleweight on this planet and keen to battle anybody in that division. Mikhailovich is a hungry, undefeated contender, and he’s coming from New Zealand to shake up the title image,” stated High Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “Muratalla can compete with any light-weight on this planet, and I count on Tevin Farmer to present him a stiff take a look at. Tevin is a adorned former champion who understands {that a} win places him proper again within the title image.”
Janibek (15-0, 10 KOs), a 2016 Olympian, shortly rose the ranks from prospect to contender ranks. In 2021, he registered knockout wins over former belt-holders Rob Brant and Hassan N’Dam earlier than securing the WBO Interim middleweight world title with a second-round demolition of Danny Dignum in Might 2022. He was elevated to full champion after Demetrius Andrade vacated the title and made his first protection with a unanimous factors win versus Denzel Bentley that November. In Might 2023, he blasted out Canadian contender Steven Butler in two rounds and have become a unified champion that October by vanquishing IBF king Vincenzo Gualtieri through sixth-round TKO.
“I stay up for defending my world titles, and I need to give Andrei Mikhailovich a number of credit score. The opposite world middleweight champions refused the problem, and he stepped as much as the plate,” Janibek stated. “On July 13 in Las Vegas, I’ll present the world ‘Qazaq Type’ once more. The highway to undisputed continues, and Mikhailovich is in my means.”
Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs) was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and was raised in New Zealand. He started boxing at 15 and turned professional 5 years later in April 2018. Mikhailovich captured his first regional strap with a third-round TKO versus Ernesto España in June 2022 and decisioned Francis Waitai throughout eight rounds the next month. He registered his most spectacular victory in April 2023 by rising off the canvas within the opening stanza to cease then-unbeaten Edisson Saltarin in 5. He returned one 12 months later to attain a first-round TKO win over Les Sherrington.
Mikhailovich stated, “On the finish of the day, Janibek is simply one other man, one other take a look at on my approach to greatness. Others will say it is a huge deal, however to me, that is destiny. I used to be born for this. Since day one, I’ve deliberate to dominate, take over, and management my future. I prepare relentlessly, eat proper, and all the time keep a warrior’s mindset, so I don’t want any additional motivation as a result of the 2 belts are on the road.”
Muratalla (20-0, 16 KOs) is a 27-year-old contender inching in direction of a world title alternative. He went 3-0 with three knockouts in 2023. In March, he overcame a first-round knockdown to complete Humberto Galindo with a physique shot within the ninth, opened the Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko pay-per-view broadcast that Might by pulverizing Jeremia Nakathila in two, and culminated his 12 months in November by destroying then-unbeaten Mexican puncher Diego Torres in eight. Muratalla heads into this contest following a 10-round factors verdict over Xolisani Ndongeni in March.
“I’m prepared for the light-weight champions, however I can’t take Tevin Farmer calmly. He’s a former world champion who desires one other shot,” Muratalla stated. “I’ve an awesome coaching crew with Robert Garcia and all of the fighters at Robert Garcia Boxing Academy, and so they push me to get higher each battle. On July 13, you will note the perfect model of Raymond Muratalla.”
Farmer (33-5-1, 8 KOs) overcame early-career setbacks earlier than occurring an 18-fight win streak, culminating in a showdown in opposition to Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF junior light-weight title in December 2017. Ogawa’s controversial factors win was overturned to a No Contest after he examined optimistic for a banned substance. Farmer then had his second title shot and triumphed over Billy Dib to win the vacant IBF strap the next August. The 33-year-old made 4 defenses earlier than shedding the belt to Joseph Diaz Jr. in January 2020. He has since gone 3-0 with two knockouts, together with a first-round stoppage over Alan Luques Castillo in March.
Farmer stated, “I’m lastly in a wholesome state. It’s time to indicate my degree. The followers haven’t seen me at my finest but. I’m glad they’ll lastly witness greatness from me.”
In scheduled undercard motion:
Argentinian puncher Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) will make his High Rank debut in a 10-round battle. Lemos made his U.S. debut in April by giving unbeaten contender Richardson Hitchins all he may deal with in an IBF junior welterweight world title eliminator, practically stopping him within the eighth earlier than shedding a controversial factors verdict.
Junior lightweights William Foster III (17-1, 11 KOs) and Eridson Garcia (18-1, 12 KOs) will collide in a 10-rounder. Foster rebounded from his loss to Henry Lebron final November with a first-round TKO in opposition to Lucas Mignoni in March. Garcia additionally secured a first-round TKO that month, defeating Jose Santos Gonzalez.
Former world title challenger Ruben “Drac” Villa (22-1, 7 KOs) will battle in a 10-rounder at featherweight versus Sulaiman Segawa (16-4-1, 6 KOs). Villa started his 2024 marketing campaign by besting Christian Cruz through determination in April.
Featherweight prospect Jonathan Lopez (15-0, 11 KOs) appears to be like to increase his knockout streak to 3 in an eight-rounder. Lopez, who trains with Eddy Reynoso, started his 2024 marketing campaign earlier this month by stopping Edgar Ortega on the undercard of the Emanuel Navarrete-Denys Berinchyk principal occasion.
Bay Space-born junior welterweight prospect Charlie Sheehy (9-0, 5 KOs) will see motion in an eight-rounder in opposition to Ricardo Quiroz (13-4, 7 KOs). Sheehy returns after February’s shutout determination over Abdel Sauceda.
Junto Nakatani vs Vincent Astrolabio
WBC bantamweight world champion, three-weight king, and rising pound-for-pound celebrity Junto Nakatani will defend his strap in opposition to Filipino contender Vincent Astrolabio on Saturday, July 20, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Nakatani-Astrolabio tops a world title tripleheader that additionally consists of WBO junior bantamweight world champion Kosei Tanaka in opposition to Jonathan “Titan” Rodriguez and the vacant WBO flyweight world title showdown between Riku Kano and Los Angeles native Anthony Olascuaga.
Moreover, the cardboard options former kickboxing world champion Tenshin Nasukawa, who will tackle Jonathan “Torres” Rodriguez in a 10-round bantamweight particular characteristic.
The three world title fights and Nasukawa-Rodriguez will stream stay and completely on ESPN+ within the early morning hours within the U.S.
