Zhanibek Alimkhanuly has challenged Canelo Alvarez.

The holder of the WBO/IBF middleweight championship titles from Kazakhstan, Janibek Alimkhanuly, expressed his desire to step into the ring against the unified super middleweight champion from Mexico, Canelo Alvarez, as reported by Sports.kz.

— I want to fight only champions. I would like to face “Canelo” for his four belts, — stated in an interview with SI.com “Kazakh style”.

Let us remind you that on April 5 in Astana, Janibek Alimkhanuly will defend his titles in a match against Frenchman Anauel Ngamissenge. Alimkhanuly's previous fight took place in October in Sydney (Australia), where he knocked out New Zealand contender Andrei Mikhaylovich in the ninth round.