Janibek Alimkhanuly defends WBO middleweight world title and calls out Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez

Janibek Alimkhanuly was defending his satellite rubric for the 2nd clip aft beating Briton Denzel Bentley past year

Kazakhstan's Janibek Alimkhanuly defended his WBO middleweight satellite rubric with an awesome second-round knockout of Canada's Steven Butler.

Unbeaten southpaw Alimkhanuly present has 14 wins with 9 knockouts.

Afterwards helium called retired Mexico's Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and American Jermall Charlo.

Alvarez is the undisputed super-middleweight champion, portion Charlo holds the WBC middleweight belt.

"Champions and boxing superstars, wherever are you?" Alimkhanuly said.

"I'm the astir avoided fighter. I'm the middleweight king.

"Canelo and Charlo, I'm coming. I'm acceptable for anybody, immoderate time, anywhere."

On the aforesaid paper successful Stockton, California, Australia's Jason Moloney won his archetypal satellite rubric with a bulk determination triumph implicit Vincent Astrolabio for the vacant WBO bantamweight belt.

The 32-year-old from Melbourne won connected 2 judges' cards, 115-113 and 116-112, portion the 3rd had the combat arsenic a draw.

Elsewhere, American Rolando Romero bushed Venezuela's Ismael Barroso successful Las Vegas successful a arguable ninth-round stoppage to triumph the vacant WBA ace lightweight title.

Referee Tony Weeks stopped the bout successful the ninth circular with Romero swinging but seemingly not landing against Barroso.

"He was a warrior. He wanted to support going. He should person been capable to support going," Romero said aft his win.

His triumph was his 15th successful 16 fights and means helium takes the satellite rubric connected his debut successful the division.

Romero was acceptable to conscionable unbeaten satellite rubric holder Alberto Puello but the Dominican returned a affirmative A-sample for a performance-enhancing substance past period and was made a "champion successful recess" connected Wednesday.

Floored successful the 3rd round, Romero knocked down Barroso astatine the commencement of the ninth, though the South American called it a push.

"He [the referee] conscionable stopped the fight. He didn't archer maine anything," Barroso said.

"You could spot it clearly. I was hitting him. There was thing helium was hitting maine with clearly. I don't understand."