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The September 28 WBC World Cruiserweight title match between Noel Mikaelian and Ryan Rozicki has been postponed.
Don King Productions, Three Lions Promotions, and the WBC are working diligently to set a brand new date and may have a brand new date to announce within the days to return.
Alimkhanuly vs Mikhailovich
Andrei Mikhailovich, the unbeaten contender from New Zealand, will problem Kazakhstan’s middleweight champion Janibek “Qazaq Model” Alimkhanuly for his IBF world title. The bout will happen on Friday, Oct. 4, at The Star in Sydney, Australia.
This action-packed occasion will stream dwell and completely on ESPN+ within the U.S. and be broadcast on Fox Sports activities and Kayo Sports activities in Australia.
Will probably be the primary time since Daniel Geale’s unanimous choice over Anthony Mundine at Sydney’s Leisure Centre in 2013 that the IBF middleweight world title has taken place in Australia.
Promoted by No Restrict Boxing, tickets for this must-see occasion will go on sale shortly through Ticketek.com.au.
The bout was beforehand as a result of headline a July 13 present at Palms On line casino in Las Vegas. The struggle was canceled previous to the pre-fight weigh-in when Janibek was hospitalized as a result of dehydration. No Restrict Boxing gained the next IBF purse bid and elected to stage the struggle in Australia.
Janibek (15-0, 10 KOs), a 2016 Olympian from Kazakhstan, quickly ascended the middleweight division with key wins over Rob Brant and Hassan N’Dam. In Might 2022, he knocked out Danny Dignum to safe the WBO interim title and was elevated to full champion after Demetrius Andrade vacated the belt. In October 2023, he unified the middleweight titles with a victory over IBF champion Vincenzo Gualtieri, establishing himself because the dominant pressure within the division.
Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and raised in New Zealand, started boxing at 15 and turned skilled in April 2018. He gained his first regional title with a third-round TKO towards Ernesto España in June 2022 and adopted up with a call win over Francis Waitai the following month. In April 2023, he delivered his most notable efficiency by recovering from an early knockdown to cease the beforehand unbeaten Edisson Saltarin in 5 rounds. He continued his spectacular run with a first-round TKO victory over Les Sherrington a yr later.
No Restrict Boxing CEO George Rose: “No Restrict Boxing is thrilled to convey this top-tier showdown between Janibek Alimkhanuly and Andrei Mikhailovich to this facet of the globe. It’s a mouthwatering matchup the place Janibek’s highly effective and dominant reign because the primary middleweight on this planet meets Andrei’s undefeated drive and willpower. It’s well-documented that no person was desirous to tackle the champion, however Andrei isn’t your on a regular basis fighter. That is set to be a cracker of a struggle and a real spotlight for boxing lovers world wide.”
Janibek Alimkhanuly: “Within the Olympic Video games in Sydney, two Kazakh boxers gained gold. Bekzat Sattarhanov and Yermakhan Ibraimov impressed many Kazakhs. I grew up with a dream to glorify my nation like them. I’m very joyful that I’ll field in Sydney. I need to present the world my flag in Sydney as soon as once more, as our Olympic champions did in 2000. The struggle with Andrei is essential to me as a result of he’s an official contender for my title. He is sort of a cloud for me now. I have to shortly eliminate the cloud to see the solar. Everybody is aware of and understands that he’s straightforward work for me. I’ll knock him out in a short time!”
Andrei Mikhailovich: “I dwell within the current, however I actually haven’t forgotten the previous. I respect him because the champion, however I do know that he doesn’t respect me. It’s why I look ahead to taking completely every little thing from him. I will probably be writing my identify into the historical past books alongside Joseph Parker and Maselino Masoe as a world champion. That is my future, it’s my every little thing. I’ll cease at nothing to verify the world remembers the identify Andrei Mikhailovich.”
