Alimkhanuly vs Sheeraz

When is Alimkhanuly vs Sheeraz?

Janibek Alimkhanuly could face the challenge of Hamzah Sheeraz in Spring 2026 the United States.

The fight would take place 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 1078 days (2 years, 11 months and 13 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, 9 months and 29 days.

Alimkhanuly vs Sheeraz 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.

Hamzah Sheeraz would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 1 draw, with 18 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Sheeraz would have an advantage in power over Alimkhanuly, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Alimkhanuly's 71%.

Janibek Alimkhanuly is the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Sheeraz has a height advantage of 3 inches over Alimkhanuly. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Janibek Alimkhanuly fights out of the southpaw stance, while Hamzah Sheeraz is an orthodox fighter.

Alimkhanuly is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 months earlier than Sheeraz, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Sheeraz's 103.

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

Alimkhanuly vs Sheeraz form

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 beaten 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 defeated 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.

Hamzah Sheeraz remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Edgar Berlanga on July 12, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Carlos Adames on February 22, 2025, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tyler Denny on September 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Liam Williams on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Hamzah Sheeraz has been fighting more than Janibek Alimkhanuly.

Janibek Alimkhanuly last fought 10 months and 17 days ago, while Hamzah Sheeraz's last outing was 7 months and 10 days ago.

Alimkhanuly's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Sheeraz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

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