Janibek Alimkhanuly and unbeaten Dane Jacob Bank will fight for the vacant WBO super middleweight title in Horsens, Denmark, on Jan. 23, 2027, live on DAZN.
What we know
- Janibek Alimkhanuly faces Jacob Bank for the vacant WBO super middleweight title on Jan. 23, 2027.
- The fight takes place at The Forum in Horsens, Denmark.
- Gold Star Promotions and Primetime Boxing announced the date on Oct. 16.
- The WBO schedule lists DAZN as the broadcaster.
- The WBO ordered negotiations on Sept. 22 with a $300,000 minimum purse bid if talks failed.
A WBO world title will be decided in Denmark. Janibek Alimkhanuly and Jacob Bank fight for the vacant super middleweight belt on Jan. 23, 2027, and the host country gets a home fighter in the main event.
Bank is 25 and from Denmark, and the promoters, Gold Star Promotions and Primetime Boxing, describe bringing the fight to Horsens as central to their plans. Alimkhanuly arrives as the travelling opponent, and neither man is defending a super middleweight belt, since the title is vacant.
The date follows a formal process. The WBO's championship committee wrote on Sept. 22 to Top Rank's Bob Arum and Prime Time Boxing's Kasper Holgersen, ordering the camps to negotiate within 15 days. The letter set a $300,000 minimum bid for a purse bid had talks failed. They did not, and the promoters announced the date in an Oct. 16 statement.
The supporting card is only partly built. Morten Givskov, Thorbjørn Boudigaard, Ahmad El Ahmad and Dao Atthapon are named, with Givskov presented as the local attraction and Boudigaard as facing an international heavyweight test. Opponents and running order have not been set, and the promoters say more details will come progressively.
Tickets went on general sale , with seating categories plus VIP and hospitality packages aimed at companies and other guests. No main-event ringwalk time has been published.
Watch for the rest of the undercard and for fight-week details as the date approaches.
Bank is 25 and from Denmark, and the promoters, Gold Star Promotions and Primetime Boxing, describe bringing the fight to Horsens as central to their plans. Alimkhanuly arrives as the travelling opponent, and neither man is defending a super middleweight belt, since the title is vacant.
The date follows a formal process. The WBO's championship committee wrote on Sept. 22 to Top Rank's Bob Arum and Prime Time Boxing's Kasper Holgersen, ordering the camps to negotiate within 15 days. The letter set a $300,000 minimum bid for a purse bid had talks failed. They did not, and the promoters announced the date in an Oct. 16 statement.
The supporting card is only partly built. Morten Givskov, Thorbjørn Boudigaard, Ahmad El Ahmad and Dao Atthapon are named, with Givskov presented as the local attraction and Boudigaard as facing an international heavyweight test. Opponents and running order have not been set, and the promoters say more details will come progressively.
Tickets went on general sale , with seating categories plus VIP and hospitality packages aimed at companies and other guests. No main-event ringwalk time has been published.
Watch for the rest of the undercard and for fight-week details as the date approaches.
- Summary
- Janibek Alimkhanuly and unbeaten Dane Jacob Bank will fight for the vacant WBO super middleweight title in Horsens, Denmark, on Jan. 23, 2027, live on DAZN.
- Key points (one per line)
- Alimkhanuly vs. Bank for the vacant WBO 168-pound title is set for Jan. 23, 2027 at The Forum in Horsens, Denmark.
Bank, an unbeaten 25-year-old Dane, gets a world-title shot in his home country.
General ticket sales opened {time:2026-10-28T14:00|Europe/Copenhagen}.
Undercard names so far: Morten Givskov, Thorbjørn Boudigaard, Ahmad El Ahmad and Dao Atthapon.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/boxing/janibek-alimkhanuly-jacob-bank-january23-horsens-wbo-title/
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