When is Golovkin vs Alimkhanuly?

Gennady Golovkin could face the challenge of Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in Summer 2023 in 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 loses and 1 draw, 37 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Golovkin would have a large advantage in power over Alimkhanuly, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Alimkhanuly's 62%.

Gennady Golovkin is the older man by 11 years, at 40 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 Zhanibek Alimkhanuly is a southpaw.

Golovkin is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 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 161 more professional rounds, 240 to Alimkhanuly's 79.

Gennady Golovkin goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 1 by the RING at middleweight.

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly is currently ranked number 3 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 17th September 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.

Previous to that, he had beat Ryota Murata on 9th April 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 18th December 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 beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Steve Rolls on 8th June 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 Denzel Bentley on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hassan N’Dam on 20th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Before that, he had beat Rob Brant on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had won against Gonzalo Gaston Coria on 9th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

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

Gennady Golovkin last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Zhanibek Alimkhanuly's last outing was 4 months and 10 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 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 2 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 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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