Alimkhanuly vs Bentley II

When is Alimkhanuly vs Bentley II?

Janibek Alimkhanuly could face the challenge of Denzel Bentley in Summer 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Alimkhanuly would be making his 5th defense of the WBO World Middleweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in August 2022. He has held this belt for a total of 963 days (2 years, 7 months and 20 days).

He would be making his 3rd defense of the IBF World Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Vincenzo Gualtieri in October 2023. He has held this title for 1 year, 6 months and 4 days.

Alimkhanuly vs Bentley II stats

Janibek Alimkhanuly would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Denzel Bentley would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Bentley would have a slight advantage in power over Alimkhanuly, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Alimkhanuly's 71%.

Janibek Alimkhanuly is the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Alimkhanuly has a height advantage of 2 inches over Bentley. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Janibek Alimkhanuly fights out of the southpaw stance, while Denzel Bentley is an orthodox fighter.

Alimkhanuly is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 11 months earlier than Bentley, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 8 fewer professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Bentley's 109.

Janibek Alimkhanuly goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at middleweight.

Denzel Bentley is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 10 by The Ring in the 160lb division.

Alimkhanuly vs Bentley II form

Alimkhanuly remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Anauel Ngamissengue on April 5, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Middleweight and WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Andrei Mikhailovich on October 4, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vincenzo Gualtieri on October 14, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Middleweight and WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Fort Bend Community Center, Rosenberg, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Steven Butler on May 13, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, Stockton.

He had defeated Denzel Bentley on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Bentley has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Brad Pauls on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Derrick Osaze on August 17, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Danny Dignum on May 11, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before that, he had been beaten by Nathan Heaney on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Kieran Smith on April 15, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Denzel Bentley has been fighting more than Janibek Alimkhanuly.

Janibek Alimkhanuly last fought 2 months and 16 days ago, while Denzel Bentley's last outing was 6 months and 14 days ago.

Alimkhanuly's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Bentley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Alimkhanuly vs Bentley II?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Alimkhanuly vs Bentley II yet. If odds are not available initially after the fight is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.