On April 5, 2025, a 29-year-old Anauel Ngamissengue (14-0, 9 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight IBF and WBO title held by 32-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Janibek Alimkhanuly (16-0, 11 KOs).
Ngamissengue came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 28 days. Alimkhanuly was on a 16-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 1 day.
Janibek Alimkhanuly stopped Anauel Ngamissengue via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF and WBO middleweight titles. Alimkhanuly improves his record to 17-0 (12 KOs), while Ngamissengue adds a loss to his record at 14-1.