A pair of former amateur stars from Kazakhstan, 2016 Olympian Janibek Alimkhanuly (2-0, 1 KO) and Askhat Ualikhanov (3-1, 2 KOs), will make their Top Rank debuts in separate bouts on Friday, Sept. 28 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Alimkhanuly will face Carlos Galvan in a super middleweight contest, while Ualikhanov will take on Angel Hernandez in a super lightweight showdown on the undercard of IBF super middleweight champion Jose Uzcátegui’s 10-round non-title bout against Ezequiel Maderna and Jerwin Ancajas’ IBF junior bantamweight title defense versus Alejandro Santiago.
Both are managed by Egis Klimas. “Janibek and Askhat are sensational talents who will be contending for world titles sooner rather than later,” Klimas said. “I am happy that American fight fans will be able to see them fight on ESPN+.”
Note: The loss on Ualikhanov record came in his pro debut when he was controversially disqualified in the third round against Daniel Bastien for landing a punch on the break.