Golovkin vs Alimkhanuly

When is Golovkin vs Alimkhanuly?

Gennady Golovkin could face the challenge of Janibek Alimkhanuly in Summer 2025 Kazakhstan.

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).

Golovkin vs Alimkhanuly stats

Gennady Golovkin would step into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 37 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Janibek Alimkhanuly would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Golovkin would have an advantage in power over Alimkhanuly, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to Alimkhanuly's 69%.

Gennady Golovkin is the older man by 11 years, at 42 years old.

Alimkhanuly has a height advantage of 2 inches over Golovkin. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Gennady Golovkin fights out of the orthodox stance, while Janibek Alimkhanuly is a southpaw.

Golovkin is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 10 years and 5 months earlier than Alimkhanuly, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 144 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Alimkhanuly's 96.

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

Golovkin vs Alimkhanuly form

Golovkin has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Canelo Alvarez on September 17, 2022, 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 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ryota Murata on April 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kamil Szeremeta on December 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Sergiy Derevyanchenko on October 5, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Steve Rolls on June 8, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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

In his last fight, he 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 defeated 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 beaten 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

In terms of recent activity, Janibek Alimkhanuly has been fighting more than Gennady Golovkin.

Gennady Golovkin last fought 2 years, 8 months and 20 days ago, while Janibek Alimkhanuly's last outing was 8 months and 2 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Alimkhanuly's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 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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