Janibek Alimkhanuly v Andrei Mikhailovich 10/4 Espn+

[Big J]

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

[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.

[TIC]

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

[Big J]

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

[TIC]

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

[Big J]

Alimkhanuly is arriving in Sydney at 6am on Wednesday
Has a presser at 5pm
Weigh in is 12pm Thursday
10am Friday is the IBF same day weigh in
Fight time is 8:30pm Friday
(Times AEST)

Mikhailovich is not getting a better chance than this

[Big J]

Alimkhanuly - 72.38kg/159.5lbs
Mikhailovich - 72.54kg/159.9lbs

[Spicoli]

Sounds like a demolition job for Janibek but yet to watch. Better news is he kept the weight and a spark for 160. Janibek vs Adames would have main evented HBO by now "in the before times"

[Master]

Janibek outclassed and totally destroyed Mikhailovich. It was domination from the first bell and should have been stopped after the 2nd round. That was a brutal round.

Andrei closed the distance and smothered Alimkhanuly to survive as long as he did but Janibek took his time because he was in total control and wanted to get some rounds in.

Ref stopped it in the 9th round.

“I have two titles and two titles are missing,” said Janibek, who intends to unify the division regardless. “Any of them, [Erislandy] Lara (WBA champion) or [Carlos] Adames (WBC champion), send me the paper and I’ll sign it anytime.”

https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/boxi...20was%202%3A45.

[TIC]

https://odysee.com/@NewZealandBoxing...s-NZBC:d/AvM:4

[Big J]

It looked like a man vs. a boy
Great heart shown by Mikhailovich
But his corner & the ref might have shortened his career

[Master]

Andrei came across as a brat before the fight. He was outclassed during the fight and his corner were insane allowing that beating to continue. Alimkhanuly enjoyed punishing him.

[Spicoli]

Wbo has been salty pre and post with Janibek but now orders him to fight #1 Hamzah Sheeraz. Apparently Janibek is all about it saying he's ready. Have to see how this plays out but a huge shot in the arm for 160. A case where Janibek could accomplish and gain more 'big picture' with a Sheeraz victory than say taking belts from lesser known Adames or a 60 year old Lara. We just desperately need a big fan friendly fight in the once historic division.