Lara vs Alimkhanuly

When is Lara vs Alimkhanuly?

Erislandy Lara could face Janibek Alimkhanuly in Spring 2026 at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

The contest would be for the unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the WBA, WBO, and IBF belts on the line.

Lara vs Alimkhanuly stats

Erislandy Lara would step into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Janibek Alimkhanuly would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Alimkhanuly would have an advantage in power over Lara, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 59%.

Erislandy Lara is the older man by 10 years, at 42 years old.

Alimkhanuly has a height advantage of 3 inches over Lara. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Erislandy Lara and Janibek Alimkhanuly fight out of a southpaw stance.

Lara is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 3 months earlier than Alimkhanuly, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 156 more professional rounds, totaling 257 compared to Alimkhanuly's 101.

Lara vs Alimkhanuly form

Lara has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Johan Gonzalez on December 6, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Danny Garcia on September 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michael Zerafa on March 30, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan on May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Thomas Lamanna on May 1, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 won against 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 defeated 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 won against Denzel Bentley on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Janibek Alimkhanuly has been fighting more than Erislandy Lara.

Erislandy Lara last fought 4 months and 12 days ago, while Janibek Alimkhanuly's last outing was 1 year and 13 days ago.

Lara's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 17 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Alimkhanuly's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

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