HOUSTON — The WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alikhanuly and Vincenzo Gualitieri have agreed to fight on October 14.The 12-round fight will occur in the Fort Bend Epicenter in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg, Texas.
Alimkhanuly (14-0, 9 KOs), a native of Zhilandy, Kazakhstan who now resides and trains in the Los Angeles region, successfully made the second defense of the WBO title in his most recent fight on May 13. Steven Butler was knocked out in the second round after being down three times. On November 12, Alimkhanuly defeated Denzel Bentley in his last match by unanimous decision.
