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Super middleweight · Announcement · First reported: 16 Oct, 13:10 · BoxeRingWeb

Janibek Alimkhanuly to face Jacob Bank for vacant WBO super middleweight title on January 23 in Denmark

On January 23 in Horsens, Denmark, the fight for the vacant WBO super middleweight title will take place between Kazakhstan's Janibek Alimkhanuly (17-0) and Denmark's Jacob Bank (20-0). The bout will be broadcast on DAZN. The title is vacant following English champion Hamzah Sheeraz's withdrawal.

US sources emphasize Alimkhanuly's past as former unified middleweight champion, while independent sources highlight that the Kazakh relinquished his WBO middleweight title to move up in weight.

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23 January in Denmark the vacant WBO super middleweight world title
BoxeRingWeb · IT · first reported
original: Il 23 gennaio in Danimarca il vacante mondiale dei super medi WBO
Official: Zhanibek Alimhanuly and Jakob Bank will meet on January 23
Allboxing · RU
original: Официально: Жанибек Алимханулы и Якоб Банк встретятся 23 января
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ESPN Boxing, Gazzetta dello Sport, Sky Sport, The Ring, Corriere dello Sport, FPI Pro Boxe. Outlets expected by weight and country that have not written about it.

Who reported it first

16 Oct · 13:10
BoxeRingWeb: 23 January in Denmark the vacant WBO super middleweight world title
16 Oct · 17:05
FightNews: Bank Vs Alimkhanuly Jan 23 In Horsens
17 Oct · 02:32
BoxingScene: Janibek Alimkhanuly to face Jacob Bank for vacant WBO super middleweight belt, January 23 in Denmark
17 Oct · 18:27
Allboxing: Official: Zhanibek Alimhanuly and Jakob Bank will meet on January 23
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