Alimkhanuly vs Ngamissengue

Who won Alimkhanuly vs Ngamissengue?

Janibek Alimkhanuly beat Anauel Ngamissengue by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, April 5th, 2025, at Barys Arena, Astana.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the unified middleweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and WBO belts on the line.

Alimkhanuly was 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 955 days (2 years, 7 months and 12 days).

He was also making his 3rd defense of the IBF World Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Vincenzo Gualtieri in October 2023. He had held this title for 1 year, 5 months and 28 days.

Also on the undercard Sultan Zaurbek was victorious over Azinga Fuzile, and Bakhodir Jalolov beat Ihor Shevadzutskyi.

Alimkhanuly vs Ngamissengue stats

Janibek Alimkhanuly stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anauel Ngamissengue made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Alimkhanuly had a slight advantage in power over Ngamissengue, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Ngamissengue's 64%.

Janibek Alimkhanuly was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Alimkhanuly had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ngamissengue.

Janibek Alimkhanuly fought out of the southpaw stance, while Anauel Ngamissengue was an orthodox fighter.

Alimkhanuly was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Ngamissengue, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Ngamissengue's 65.

Anauel Ngamissengue was ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Alimkhanuly vs Ngamissengue form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Danny Dignum on May 21, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Alimkhanuly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Alimkhanuly vs Ngamissengue start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Alimkhanuly vs Ngamissengue?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Alimkhanuly vs Ngamissengue?

Janibek Alimkhanuly was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Anauel Ngamissengue made his way into the ring at 21/4 (+580) with oddsmakers.