Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs) won by technical knockout in the sixth round Vincenzo Gualtieri (21-1-1, 7 KOs) in a middleweight unification bout. The boxer from Kazakhstan is now the holder of the WBA and IBF championship belts.
The fight was the main event of the Top Rank evening in Rosenberg. Alimkhanuly was clearly faster from the first gong, often outplaying the German and scoring points with direct shots. The force of the Kazakh's blow was sometimes enough to rock the opponent several times.
The fight was stopped in the sixth round after another series from the Kazakh. Gualtieri continued to defend himself, but the fight was so one-sided that the referee decided there was no point in continuing.
