IBF Strips Alimkhanuly of Title over Doping Issues

IBF strips Alimkhanuly of title over doping issues

Due to multiple violations, including a failed PED test, the IBF has decided to strip Janibek Alimkhanuly of his middleweight title.

IBF Strips Kazakhstan’s Zhanibek Alimkhanuly of Middleweight World Title

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has stripped Kazakhstan’s Zhanibek Alimkhanuly of his middleweight world title after determining that he could not meet the organization’s mandatory title defense requirements following a doping violation.  Photo credit: sportnews.kz The Kazakhstan Professional Boxing Federation received an official letter from …

IBF strip Zhanibek Alimkhanuly of middleweight world title

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly won the IBF Middleweight title on October 14, 2023. His most recent defense of the title was on April 5, 2025, when he unified the IBF and WBO Middleweight titles in a bout against Anauel Ngamissengue in Astana, Kazakhstan. On December 2, 2025, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) notified the IBF of an […]