Thread: Janibek Alimkhanuly v Andrei Mikhailovich 7/13 Espn+

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Bad situation all around. Just as the division was looking for stabilization it presumably loses one of the better fighters. Janibek will likely move to 168 after this, leaving titles on the table and Mikhailovich who did everything right loses all that investment and life changing shot. Really sucks that they can't even find him a quick turnaround tba fight to at least go forward with. Raymond Muratalla takes the main event slot v Tevin Farmer.

Have to feel for Andrei Mikhailovich. It's not often us Kiwi's get a shot at unified titles
Top Rank says they will pay him part of is purse
How is it a champion can faint trying to make weight & keep his titles?
Alimkhanuly needs to move up

Originally Posted by Big J

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Bad situation all around. Just as the division was looking for stabilization it presumably loses one of the better fighters. Janibek will likely move to 168 after this, leaving titles on the table and Mikhailovich who did everything right loses all that investment and life changing shot. Really sucks that they can't even find him a quick turnaround tba fight to at least go forward with. Raymond Muratalla takes the main event slot v Tevin Farmer.

Have to feel for Andrei Mikhailovich. It's not often us Kiwi's get a shot at unified titles
Top Rank says they will pay him part of is purse
How is it a champion can faint trying to make weight & keep his titles?
Alimkhanuly needs to move up

Its definitely the right thing to do as far as purse. Not sure how it works with weigh in but technically if Janibek made it onto the scale (no idea if he was on weight ?) I think he would have been stripped if over.

Originally Posted by Big J

How is it a champion can faint trying to make weight & keep his titles?

it does seem like something that someone could exploit by faking fainting to get out of missing weight on the scales

This fight is set for October 4th
Only the IBF will be up for grabs
The WBO has ruled it a non-title fight
The IBF's 2nd day weigh in should be in play
Wonder how that will affect Alimkhanuly

did the original date have both belts on the line? if so what changed?