On February 28th, TalkSPORT reported that promoter Kalle Sauerland confirmed negotiations for a meeting between Chris Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs) with Kell Brook (40-3, 28 KOs), as well as with the WBO and IBF middleweight champion (up to 72.5 kg) Janibek Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs).
Alimkhanuly reacted to this information on his Twitter account.
"Eubank? Who is that? Is he a boxer? Is he a champion? If he is a boxer, then I knock him out in the first round," Janibek wrote.
In 2023, Chris Eubank Jr. fought two matches against Liam Smith (33-4-1, 20 KOs). The fighters exchanged technical knockouts: in January, Liam won in the 4th round, and during the rematch in September, Chris celebrated victory in the 10th round. Meanwhile, Alimkhanuly has not boxed since October last year, when he dealt with Vincenzo Gualtieri (21-1-1, 7 KOs) by technical knockout.