Buddha coach McGiRT says that he thinks that Terenka Crawford can decide to fight IBF and the WBO medium scale champion, Janibek Alimkhanuly, if he goes down to 160. Buddhs in the past trained Alimkhnuly and is well known with his style and disadvantages in his game.
Crawford target in medium weight
Crawford said that he could go to 160 after his 12-round unanimous victory for a decision on the undisputed master of super medium weight, Canelo Alvarez on September 13. He didn’t say who he would fight, but he would probably move to capture his title of the sixth division champion.
Other medium weight masters
Carlos Adams: WBC
Erislandy Lara: WBA
If Crawford chose 42-year-old Lara as a master with whom he was struggling, he would receive a lot of criticism from the fans. Each victory would have a mental star next to her in the minds of fans.
Terenka has already received partial recognition for the victory over Canelo from many fans, because they believe that the 35-year-old Mexican star has signs of a fall from a long 20-year professional career.
A calculated opportunist?
Crawford is perceived by these fans as InsidiousIN Calculated opportunistUsing the used Alvarez in the same way he used the car disaster, he looked at Errola Spence in the fight on July 29, 2023. Spence looked like a caricature of his former self in his two fights after his terrible October 10, 2019, a car catastrophe in Dallas in Texas.
McGiRT states that Crawford’s competitive character would make him like to challenge Janibek (17-0, 12 KO) because he considers him the best in the division. Many fans also perceive Janibek as the average average weight in the division.
Buddha does not think that 32 -year -old Alimkhanuly is ready to fight a guy like Crawford, because he lacks a “antidote” to the defect in his game that Rodowit from Nebrask would exploit. He doesn’t see what the defect is, but probably tardy feet and the tendency of Janibek to wait for his opponents to come to him. Does not create crime.
The spider is waiting for the victim
Southpaw Janibek is like a spiderWaiting for his victim to come to him so that he could throw himself with his powerful arrows. McGiRT believes that Crawford will control the range using its range and movement to process Alimkhanuly to defeat it.
“Terenka, because it is so competitive, he will want to fight best. The greater the challenge, the better it is. Janibek is now best in 160,” said Buddy McGiRT to Millcity boxing What Master thinks that Terenka Crawford will aim if he goes to 160.
It would be bigger to choose Crawford Janibek if he decides to win 160 to win another lane. However, the result of this fight is not as sure as McGiRT believes.
Southpaw Alimkhanuly is a great blow and there are no problems with endurance that Canelo showed in his fight with Crawford. So if Terenka does not show much picture and aggressiveness, he could lose from Janibek.
Of course, this assumes that controversial judgments are not an option. Crawford would be a party and in battle, which means that all close rounds can go in his favor. Some fans have noticed that Crawford was doubted in the scoring made in his fights with Canelo and Israil Madrimov. In other words, they won the rounds in favor of Crawford, despite the fact that Canelo and Madrimov landed more tough, cleaner shots.
“Antidote” problem
“I do not think that he is now defeating Terence. After training, he does not intend to defeat Terenka. You must have an anecdote of the problem,” said McGiRT, talking about Janibek Alimkhanuly in his game, from which Crawford used.
Again, the defect, which Buddhs establishes, are Janibek’s tardy feet and his bad habit of waiting for his opponents to come to him. His feet are probably just as tardy as Canelo and it looks like he sometimes walked in soggy cement. Against Mover like Crawford, Janibek may have problems.
McGiRT claims that Alimkhanuly did not face high -level opposition during his nine -year professional career to prepare him for a warrior like Crawford. So he would be a great step in the class for the IBF and WBO Master, if this fight were to take place.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.
Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
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23:41
Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.
22:42
Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.
21:43
Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.
20:52
Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.
20:32
Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.
19:29
Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.
18:40
Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.
18:24
Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.
17:42
Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.
Remaining Bouts
Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight
Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight
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World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.
Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.
Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
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23:11
Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.
Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.
22:04
Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.
21:22
Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.
20:10
Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.
19:56
Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.
18:55
Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.
18:11
Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.
17:22
Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.
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Janibek Alimkhanuly spent months trying to get Hamzah Sheeraz into the ring. Now that Sheeraz has vacated his WBO super middleweight title, Janibek is asking fans to stop saying the former champion ran from him. That is generous. It also leaves Janibek with less to say about a fight he wanted badly.
He’s not afraid of me. He didn’t run from me. He made his decision based on his own plans. He has his own goals! He’s my brother, and I ask everyone to stop saying he ran from me. He’s a great fighter, and I have nothing but respect for him! @sheeraz_hamzah 🫂 pic.twitter.com/uxZlegqSmH
— Janibek Alimkhanuly (@qazaqstyle) September 26, 2026
Janibek’s tone has changed since the purse bid. He was eager to fight, said money was not his priority, and publicly pushed Sheeraz to accept. Queensberry then bid $1,001,809 to stage the ordered defense, beating Top Rank’s $820,000 offer. Sheeraz’s 75 percent share would have been roughly $751,000. Days later, he gave up the belt.
That sequence deserves a closer look. Queensberry put a serious number on the fight, so the bid itself cannot be dismissed as proof that nobody valued it. But winning the right to promote a title defense means little to fans when the champion vacates before it happens.
Sheeraz has objected to Janibek receiving a mandatory shot after his failed drug test. He is entitled to explain that position. Fans are equally entitled to ask why the issue reached a purse bid before he surrendered the title. Janibek’s post supplies no answer.
Perhaps Janibek sees no benefit in branding Sheeraz a coward. Doing so would also make the opponent he chased sound less valuable. Calling Sheeraz a great fighter preserves the idea that this was an important contest, even after the belt and the fight slipped away.
The respect between them may be sincere. Janibek still gets no Sheeraz fight, and Sheeraz no longer has to defend his title against Janibek. A friendly photo does not change either result.
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