On November 12, 2022, Janibek Alimkhanuly defeated Denzel Bentley by unanimous decision in a 12-round WBO middleweight world title bout at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Janibek controlled the action with his southpaw jab, accuracy, and technical boxing, outlanding Bentley throughout the fight to retain his WBO middleweight world title by scores of 116–112, 116–112, and 118–110.