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Zhanibek Alimkhanuly

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly held the IBF and WBO middleweight world titles between 2022 and 2026.

World title bouts
5
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
5–0
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBO middleweight, 2022–2026)
3 years, 10 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2028

Super MiddleweightWBO
MiddleweightIBF
2022age 28Aprage 29JulOct2023Aprage 30JulOct2024Aprage 31JulOct2025Aprage 32JulOct2026Aprage 33JulOct2027Aprage 34JulOct2028
2022202320242025202620272028

WonLostDrawn or no contestScheduled

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2027

  2. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly v Jacob Bank

    Super Middleweight · WBO Scheduled

  3. 2026

  4. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly vacates the WBO middleweight world title

    Middleweight · WBO

  5. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly is stripped of the IBF middleweight world title

    Middleweight · IBF

  6. 2025

  7. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Anauel Ngamissengue via technical knockout 5/12

    Middleweight · IBF and WBO

  8. 2024

  9. The Ring magazine rates Zhanibek Alimkhanuly No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  10. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Andrei Mikhailovich via technical knockout 9/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  11. 2023

  12. The Ring magazine rates Zhanibek Alimkhanuly No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  13. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Vincenzo Gualtieri via technical knockout 6/12

    Middleweight · IBF and WBO

  14. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Steven Butler via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBO

  15. 2022

  16. The Ring magazine rates Zhanibek Alimkhanuly No. 5 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  17. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Denzel Bentley via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBO

  18. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly becomes WBO middleweight champion

    Middleweight · WBO

  19. 2021

  20. The Ring magazine rates Zhanibek Alimkhanuly No. 6 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  21. 2020

  22. The Ring magazine rates Zhanibek Alimkhanuly No. 10 at middleweight in its annual ratings