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Janibek Alimkhanuly Loses IBF Belt After PED Case Deepens

Alimkhanuly has been stripped of the IBF middleweight title after the sanctioning body cited anti-doping violations and his inability to meet mandatory obligations. The case stems from a VADA test on November 15, 2025, that found meldonium and scrapped his Erislandy Lara unification bout. He still holds the WBO belt, though that body suspended him retroactively to December 2, 2025.