Janibek Alimkhanuly v Steven Butler May 13th ESPN

Good to see Janibek back at it here in his 2nd defense. On paper however a Steven Butler will not propel him into big fight status he very much seeks. He's called out the names. In fairness both Munguia and Andrade straight up ducked him so a man carries on. 32-3-1 Butler can hope for a Janibek let down but previous trips out of Canada have resulted in ko losses in Mexico and Japan. Card also features Jason Maloney fighting for the vacant wbo 118 strap v Vincent Astrolabio which has some entertaining potential.

gave jason the first

gave the second to jason. the first was a pretty close round

third to vincent

fourth to jason

gave jason the fifth

So they just blew by the Flores fight. Wanted and half expected lighting to strike 3 times. Well saved myself from throwing away 20 bucks :-X

sixth to jason

vincent is in the fight he's just having trouble with his timing

seventh was close. gave it to jason

We used to get bused into Stockton Ca. schools as a kid. They booed then too ;D. Some fans just love to boo.

eighth to vincent

slight shift in momentum last couple of rounds

nineth to vincent

tenth to vincent. i have him bhind by two points after ten rounds

gave the eleventh to vincent. one point behind heading into the last round

i gave the last to vincent. i have it a draw. i think jason gets it

one judge has it a draw, one judge has jason winning by two points & the third judge has jason winning by four points. jason win by majority decision

nice to have another belt holder from this part of the world

Looking forward to Nakathila again. That could be a banger fight. You can really see a glaring difference in the way Dazn and Top rank approach ppv. They have the blend of cable and an actual functional app down well.

But ppv all-around is bad. It's quantity over quality today

Oh cool Jack Reiss. Just glad they scraped that goofy headband cam they had him wearing ;D. 90 seconds and boos. Microwave mind set fans.

:angryxo4: Butler dropped and rubbery like Gumby! He's out, Reiss lets him take more. Ko in the 2nd for Janibek after 2 knockdowns

zhanibek scores a big knockdown in the first. should have been over there. ref lets it go on. another knockdown, what is this ref doing letting it continue. finally it's all over

Great replay there with multi left hand. The uppercut is what short circuited him for good.

:OhNo: Andrade knew. Leave that man alone. Then he watches Ryder take his lottery

sounds like jason moloney might have broken his right hand in the third round

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sounds like jason moloney might have broken his right hand in the third round

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Impressive uppercut and barrage of punches to finish Butler from Alimkhanuly. He wants Canelo next, don't they all?

It would be interesting to see Janibek Alimkhanuly fight David Morrell for the right to face Canelo.