Alimkhanuly vs Lara

When is Alimkhanuly vs Lara?

Janibek Alimkhanuly could face Erislandy Lara in Spring 2026 the United States.

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 1137 days (3 years, 1 month and 11 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, 11 months and 26 days.

Lara would be making his 4th defense of the WBA World Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Thomas Lamanna in May 2021. He has held this belt for 4 years, 5 months and 8 days.

Alimkhanuly vs Lara 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.

Erislandy Lara would make his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Alimkhanuly would have a slight advantage in power over Lara, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 61%.

Janibek Alimkhanuly is the younger man by 10 years, at 32 years old.

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

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

Alimkhanuly is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 3 months later than Lara, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 144 fewer professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Lara's 245.

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

Alimkhanuly vs Lara 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.

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

In his last fight, he won against 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, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had won against Greg Vendetti on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California.

Activity check

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

Janibek Alimkhanuly last fought 1 year and 5 days ago, while Erislandy Lara's last outing was 1 year, 6 months and 27 days ago.

Alimkhanuly's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Lara's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

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