With a sixth-round knockout of Vincenzo Gualtieri, Janibek Alimkhanuly adds the IBF crown to his WBO middleweight gold. In Texas, Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr. also improved their unblemished r
ecords.In Texas, Janibek Alimkhanuly defeated Vincenzo Gualtieri in the sixth round to unify the WBO and IBF middleweight belts.
It took the 30-year-old unbeaten fighter a few rounds to establish his range, but he eventually shattered Gualtieri's defense with a relentless attack before referee David Fields stopped the fight.
In the first few rounds, Gualtieri dodged Alimkhanuly's powerful punches, but in the fifth round, the German was knocked out with a counterleft uppercut.
Gualtieri had avoided Alimkhanuly's power punches in the early rounds, but a counter left uppercut hurt and dropped the German in the fifth round.
"This is my style of fighting. This is Qazaq style, and this is what I will continue to do," said Alimkhanuly, who added the IBF belt to his WBO title.
"We knew from the beginning that he wasn't going to fight back. He was waiting because he thought I was going to get tired. But I didn't get tired.
"We would like to add another two belts to this collection. We hope that our promoter Top Rank can organise that."
On the undercard, Keyshawn Davis continued his rise up the lightweight rankings with a majority decision win over Nahir Albright.
After a battle of jabs in the opening round, Davis found a home for his right hand, sneaking it over Albright's shoulder throughout the fight.
Davis also caught Albright with right and left hands, which made Albright less eager to throw punches as the fight progressed.
In the final two rounds, Davis went into cruise control, allowing Albright to narrow the scorecards, and one judge scored the fight 95-95, which was overruled by tallies of 96-94 and 97-93.
"I had it as a win for me," said Davis. "That's all that matters. He was a tough fighter and this fight today gave me some good experience. I was feeling good. I was just boxing. I was just having fun and doing what I want to do.
"I just want to show that I belong at the top of the 135-pound division. I'm working my way up there. If Jose Pedraza is willing to take a fight with me, then let's do it."
Heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr sealed his seventh stoppage win in seven fights as he blasted out Tyrrell Anthony Herndon in the second round.
Torrez dropped Herndon with a left hand, which began an onslaught that forced referee Alejandro Leon to stop the fight
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