Steven Butler
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Janibek Alimkhanuly Floors Steven Butler Three Times, Earns KO in Two To Defend WBO Title
Janibek Alimkhanuly honored his word and delivered a statement-making win. It came versus a badly overmatched Steven Butler, who was floored three times in a second-round knockout at the hands of the Kazakhstani southpaw. Referee Jack Reiss gave Butl...
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Janibek Alimkhanuly: My Last Fight Went Full 12 Rounds, And I Felt Like Something Was Missing
Janibek Alimkhanuly is well aware that his last performance did not live up to his boogeyman reputation. Adjustments were made during training camp to make sure that he never again looks like anything other than the fighter that no other middleweight...
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Photos: Janibek Alimkhanuly, Steven Butler - Set For WBO Title Clash
Alimkhanuly, Butler Weights Photos Gallery - Undefeated Kazakh phenom Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (13-0, 8 KOs) will defend his WBO middleweight world title against Canadian contender Steven Butler (32-3-1, 26 KOs) this Saturday at Stockton Are...
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Janibek Alimkhanuly Weighs Career-Lightest 159.2 Pounds, Butler Within Limit For WBO Title Fight
Janibek Alimkhanuly was all business throughout fight week and ever the professional at the scale. A well-distributed and career light 159.2 pounds graced the frame of Kazakhstan’s Alimkhanuly (13-0, 8KOs), who attempts the second defense of his WBO...
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Steven Butler: I Believe Janibek Has A Really Good Style For Me
Steven Butler provided his undivided attention when the discussion within his team turned to fighting for a major title. The only hesitance in learning that his next challenge would be for the WBO middleweight title was becoming familiar with its cla...
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Photos: Janibek Alimkhanuly, Steven Butler - Face To Face at Final Presser
Janibek, Butler Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Undefeated Kazakh phenom Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (13-0, 8 KOs) will defend his WBO middleweight world title against Canadian contender Steven Butler (32-3-1, 26 KOs) this Saturday at S...
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Janibek Alimkhanuly: Andrade, Munguia Are Ducks - 160 Runs Through Me Now!
WBO middleweight world champion Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly is ready to take out his frustrations on Steven Butler. After calls to unify against the division's other champions were not answered, Janibek will defend his world title against big-p...
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Butler On Lack Of Movement At 160: I Don't Understand Why Anyone Would Box Just To Protect Their Record
There was never any hesitation on the part of Steven Butler once he was offered to challenge for the WBO middleweight title. He didn’t care that he had to face the division’s perceived boogeyman, Kazakhstan’s Janibek Alimkhanuly who has
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Alimkhanuly-Butler, Moloney-Astrolabio Card May 13 Headed To Stockton, California
Janibek Alimkhanuly and Steven Butler have a site for their middleweight championship match May 13. Promoter Top Rank announced Wednesday that their 12-round fight for Alimkhanuly’s WBO 160-pound title will headline a card at Stockton Arena in Stockt...
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Simon Kean Suffers Back Injury, Withdraws From Dec. 16 Clash With Eric Molina
Simon Kean will have to wait until 2023 for a chance to extend his current knockout streak. A back injury has forced the Canadian heavyweight out of a planned crossroads bout with former title challenger Eric Molina. The two were due to collide on...
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Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Raphael Akpejiori Set For December 16
Boxing fans in the Mauricie region will be treated to a true clash of punchers in the finale of the December 16 gala at Shawinigan’s Centre Gervais Auto, when Arslanbek Makhmudov (15-0, 14 KOs) will defend his NABF and NABA belts against imposing Nig...