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Zhanibek Alimkhanuly was encouraged by news about a top fight – Boxing/MMA
November 14, 2024 (09:09)
Unified World Middleweight Champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (16-0, 11 KOs) still retains a chance to fight with the undefeated WBO challenger, the British Hamza Shiraz (21-0, 17 KOs), writes Sports.kz.
The day before, journalist and insider Steve Kim wrote on the social network X that Shiraz, instead of Alimkhanuly, chose another champion as his opponent – the holder of the WBC belt Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KOs). The Dominican himself denied this information.
Kim's colleague Dan Rafael also denies any agreement on the Adames-Shiraz fight, while clarifying that Hamza also has another option – a fight with the WBA champion Erislandy Laroi.
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