Crawford vs Alimkhanuly

When is Crawford vs Alimkhanuly?

Terence Crawford could square off against Janibek Alimkhanuly 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 1192 days (3 years, 3 months and 5 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 2 years, 1 month and 21 days.

Crawford vs Alimkhanuly stats

Terence Crawford would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 42 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 31 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 Crawford would have a slight advantage in power over Alimkhanuly, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Alimkhanuly's 71%.

Terence Crawford is the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Alimkhanuly has a height advantage of 4 inches over Crawford. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Terence Crawford and Janibek Alimkhanuly fight out of a southpaw stance.

Crawford is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 7 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.

Janibek Alimkhanuly is currently ranked number 1 by The Ring in the 160lb division.

Crawford vs Alimkhanuly form

Crawford remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Canelo Alvarez on September 13, 2025, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Israil Madrimov on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Errol Spence Jr on July 29, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and WBO World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated David Avanesyan on December 10, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Omaha.

He had won against Shawn Porter on November 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 won against 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 beaten 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 Terence Crawford.

Terence Crawford last fought 6 months and 8 days ago, while Janibek Alimkhanuly's last outing was 11 months and 16 days ago.

Crawford's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Alimkhanuly's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 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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