Alimkhanuly’s three-title fight canceled: Kazakh boxer tests positive for doping
Premier Boxing Champions, the organizers of the December 6 event in San Antonio, have announced that Kazakh middleweight WBO and IBF champion Janibek Alimkhanuly has been taken off the fight card, Qazinform News Agency reports.
Taking his spot on the card is 34-year-old Colombian fighter Johan Gonzalez (36–4, 24 KOs), who will now meet WBA champion Erislandy Lara.
The report indicates that a VADA test identified meldonium — a substance banned under anti-doping rules — in the Kazakh boxer’s system.
Earlier, Janibek shared a photo from his doping test, saying that he opposed doping and that no banned substances had been found in his blood.
Earlier, Qazinform News Agency reported that Janibek Alimkhanuly has confirmed his intention to fight American undisputed super middleweight champion Terence Crawford in 2026.