Janibek Alimkhanuly set to return in August

Unbeaten Kazakh hopeful Janibek Alimkhanuly (6-0, 2) [Жанибек Алимханулы] may not yet have set the world on fire, as we had hoped given his strong amateur pedigree, but he has proven a talented and promising hopeful who clearly has his eyes on big prizes down the line.

Over the past couple of days the unbeaten hopeful, who is signed to Top Rank, revealed that he would be returning to the ring in August for his 7th professional bout, his third of the year, following wins over Steven Martinez in February and Cristian Olivas in April. 

Whilst he did state he would be back in August he left specific details vague, and we're not sure on an actual date, venue or opponent for the talented 26 year. What he did say was:

“Dear fans, we finished our vacation at home and arrived in America today. We will begin preparations soon. The next fight is scheduled for August,” 

Although Alimkhanuly gave little away in terms of the details for his next bout, other than that is would be in August, he did also state that he had big plans, stating he wanted to change his minor titles, including a WBO Global title, into world titles by the end of the year. It seems that that isn't likely to happen, at least not before 2020, but it's great to hear his ambition is to take a mark as soon as possible. With that in mind we suspect his August opponent may be a name opponent of some kind, with the Kazakh likely to want to make a mark and push himself towards a potential world title fight. 

Sadly from his recent performances he doesn't look nearly ready for a bout at world class, but few can fault his desire and ambition here.