WBA middleweight champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will take on unified WBO and IBF middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly (pictured) on a PBC pay-per-view on Prime Video on Saturday, December 6th at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. The pay-per-view action will also feature two-division champion Stephen Fulton Jr., the reigning WBC featherweight champion, moving up to take on WBC junior lightweight champion O’Shaquie Foster, a native of Orange, Texas, for Foster's title. Plus Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. duels top contender Shane Mosley Jr. for the WBC interim middleweight title opening the pay-per-view at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. These three bouts lead up to the previously announced main event that will see  former 140-pound champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz step into the ring against reigning WBA 130-pound champion Lamont Roach for the WBC interim 140-pound title.

Back to the chief support... two reigning champions will look for 160-pound supremacy as WBA champion Lara faces WBO / IBF champion Alimkhanuly in the biggest middleweight match-up in years. Lara vs. Alimkhanuly is promoted in association with Top Rank.

After representing his native Kazakhstan in the 2016 Olympics, Alimkhanuly (19-0 including the World Series of Boxing) embarked on his pro career in October of that year, quickly rising up the rankings by taking on a slew of contenders from the outset. He won an interim title May 2022 by knocking out the previously unbeaten Danny Dignum, and was later elevated to world champion. He followed that up with a unanimous decision over Denzel Bentley and a KO of Steven Butler, before successfully unifying world titles with a stoppage of then undefeated Vincenzo Gualtieri in October 2023. The 32-year-old, who now trains in California, has beaten three-straight undefeated opponents, most recently taking down Andrei Mikhailovich in October 2020 ahead of his most recent outing that ended with a TKO of Anauel Ngamissengue in a hometown fight in Kazakhstan this past April.

“My goal is to unify four belts and make my name a part of history,” said Alimkhanuly. “I’ve been working tirelessly on this path. I’ve been calling out champions for a long time, and Lara agreed. The big fight is on December 6! God willing, I’ll win my third title. History is almost made!"

Inactive since September of last year, Lara (31-3-3, 19 KOs) has been dominant in his run at 160-pounds, showing off his ability to go toe-to-toe and end a fight with one punch, after establishing himself as one of boxing’s best technical fighters throughout the first part of his career. His last fight saw one of the best performances of his career as he stopped the durable former two-division world champion Danny Garcia in September 2024. He captured his WBA title with a first-round knockout of Thomas LaManna in May 2021, before KO’ing Gary O’Sullivan and Michael Zerafa. Prior to his middleweight exploits, Lara was the longest reigning 154-pound world champion before he lost a tough split-decision to Jarrett Hurd in a 2018 title unification match that earned “Fight of the Year” from the BWAA. Lara returned from that fight and battled former 154-pound world titleholder Brian Castaño to an exciting draw in another narrow fight that could have gone Lara’s way. He faced a slew of the top 154-pounders in the sport, including Canelo Álvarez, ahead of his middleweight debut.

“I’ve faced the best throughout my career and this is no different,” said Lara. “Janibek is a strong, skilled opponent, but I’ve never backed down from a challenge. On December 6, I will become unified middleweight champion of the world and take one step closer toward securing my place in the Hall of Fame. Don’t miss this fight!”

Tickets for the live event are on sale now through Ticketmaster.com. In addition to being available for purchase on Prime Video, regardless of Prime membership, fans will also be able to continue to access the telecast through traditional cable and satellite outlets as well as PPV.com. The event is promoted by TGB Promotions, in association with MP Promotions, ProBox Promotions and Box Starz.