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Janibek Alimkhanuly didn’t look like the future of the middleweight division but he got the job done Saturday night in Las Vegas.
The highly hyped WBO titleholder received a spirited challenge from heavy underdog Denzel Bentley but emerged with a unanimous-decision victory, his belt and his perfect record.
The official scores were 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112. Boxing Junkie also scored it 116-112 for the 29-year-old Kazakh, eight rounds to four.
Alimkhanuly (13-0, 9 KOs) got off to a strong start, outworking a skittish Bentley (17-2-1, 14 KOs) over the first four rounds. It seemed as if Alimkhanuly might be on his way…
