08 May 2023

Boxing Schedule: Top Rank Comes To Stockton

Saturday, May 13th, ESPN+ | First Fight 2:45 PM, Main Card 7 PM PST. Stockton Fights Janibek Alimkhanuly will face Steven Butler in Stockton Arena for Alimkhanuly’s second defense WBO middleweight title. I am going to be live for this event, but let’s be honest – the middleweight division is

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14 Nov 2022

Janibek & Seniesa Retain World Titles in Action-Packed Doubleheader

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 12, 2022) —The script underwent some last-minute changes. Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly was supposed to blow out Denzel Bentley, but the London native had other ideas. Alimkhanuly made the first defense of his WBO middleweight world title with a unanimous decision (116-112 2x and 118-110) over Bentley on Saturday evening at Pearl Concert Theater at

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14 Nov 2022

Stock Up, Stock Down | Motana Love, Janibek Alimkhanuly Reaction.

New column in which Lukie looks at who saw their stock go up, and who saw their stock go down over the weekend of Nov.12-13th, in boxing. Stevie Spark – Rather unknown before this fight, the fighter with two losses from Australia stepped up and beat an undefeated fighter in Montana

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09 Nov 2022

Boxing Fight Schedule: Janibek On ESPN+, Love On DAZN

This is now available one day earlier on my Substack here on Tuesday morning. Saturday, Nov. 12th, 4:15 PM PST (undercard), 8:00 PM PST (main event) | ESPN+ Middleweight is a no-man’s land right now. No other fighter in the division besides Jaime Munguia, who is taking a tune-up bout

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09 Nov 2022

Middleweight Needs A New Star – Could It Be Janibek?

The middleweight division needs help. Seriously. The best guy in the division on paper is Gennadiy Golovkin, who is now 40 years old. The next best is Jermall Charlo, who has been out of the ring for a year and a half. Of the top 15 middleweights, a list I

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20 Oct 2022

Emiliano Vargas Inks Deal with Top Rank

Emiliano Vargas (1-0, 1 KO), the youngest son of former 154lb Champion “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas, becomes the next blue-chip prospect to sign a contract with Top Rank Boxing. The 18 year old prospect will be competing in the lightweight division, making his Top Rank debut on Saturday, November 12th on

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19 May 2022

Press Conference Notes: Janibek Ready to Crash Middleweight World Title Party 

LAS VEGAS (May 19, 2022) —Kazakhstan’s next middleweight star, Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly, has long called out world champions and 160-pound standouts. He finally gets a chance to win a belt this Saturday at Resorts World Las Vegas when he takes on fellow unbeaten contender Danny Dignum for the vacant WBO Interim middleweight world title. Janibek (11-0,

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18 May 2022

Boxing Fight Schedule: Benavidez on Showtime, World Title Fight On ESPN

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20 Nov 2021

Terence Crawford Stops Shawn Porter.

Crawford Stops Porter @lukieboxing’s weekly boxing column. new-and-imrpoved. To top a PPV for the third time, Terence Crawford finally found what he was looking for, iconic words he once also uttered to “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy in their fight as well, as Crawford got a technical knockout win over Shawn Porter

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17 Nov 2021

What To Know About Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter This Saturday on PPV

Crawford vs. Porter  Saturday, November 20th, ESPN+ PPV, 6 PM PST A battle of evenly matched welterweights, as a career welterweight, who fought as a middleweight in the amateurs, Shawn Porter, welcomes, the undefeated generational great Terence Crawford, who is a top-3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, this Saturday on

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