Unified WBO/IBF middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly (16-0, 11 KOs) retained his world titles with a ninth round TKO over Andrei Mikhailovich (21-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Star in Sydney, Australia. Alimkhanuly dropped Mikhailovich hard in round two and Mikhailovich looked done but Alimkhanuly let him off the hook. After that, Mikhailovich gamely pressured Alimkhanuly and made the champion work hard, but it was Alimkhanuly who landed the harder shots. Alimkhanuly rocked Mikhailovich again in round nine and the bout was waved off by the referee. Time was 2:45.
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Didn’t look like Janibek felt threatened in there at all. Could have gotten him out of there earlier than he did, but full credit to Mikhailovich he took some of those nasty uppercuts that guys usually don’t from Janibek.
Janibek could have ended this fight in the 2nd but he carried the guy for 9 just to get the ring work in. He needs better competition even if it means moving up to 168.
A really good fighter with a lot of talent but what’s with the lack of activity, 16 fights in 9 years, they should fight at least 3 times a year
Didn’t see this fight, but from what I have seen of Janibek, he’s on a whole different level from anybody he’s fought. I heard something about this fight having been cancelled before because Janibek couldn’t make weight? If that’s true, that means he’s ready to move up to 168 where he could be avoided by Canelo!
Mikhailovich is too brave for his own good. No issue with me if this was stopped in the second round.
That was an ugly fight! Does anyone know how a fighter maintains distance and avoiding their opponents constant holding?
Cracker fight. Only down side was the Fox sports panel. Bunch of bias Tossers. Ben Damon has no idea bout boxing. Is a No Limit Puppet. Sam Goodman talks like he been hit by a semi trailer. Mikhailovich got destroyed. Don’t say he brought the fight to Janibek. And how he survived 2nd round blah blah and how he is giving Janibek a tough fight. Load of shit. Janibek toyed with him for 9 rounds. And brutally punished him for disrespecting him. Imagine Janibek flew in 4 weeks ago and not 60 hrs b4 fight would have killed him in the ring. And fat George rose in the ring alone by himself after the fight counting how much money he lost. Empty seats and no promoting of the fight. Wanted to keep this fight quiet cause Mikhailovich knew he a dead man when the fight was signed.
– A one-sided beatdown from the opening bell……..
Fight should have been stopped after the 2nd. Mikhailovich was messed up big time, and let off the hook by Alimkhanuly. Mikhailovich then spent the rest of the fight lunging in and taking shots, until he did get stopped. It seemed unnecessary to let him keep fighting considering how hurt he was in the 2nd, and how much permanent damage could have been caused with the ongoing shots.
He was never going win.
Live to fight another day, not fight to live another day