Overview

• ESPN reports the fight is slated for Dec. 6 on the PBC on Prime Video undercard in San Antonio beneath Lamont Roach Jr. vs. Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz.
• Alimkhanuly holds the IBF and WBO titles at 17-0 with 12 knockouts, coming off an April stoppage and a 2023 knockout to win the IBF after claiming the WBO in 2022.
• Lara enters as the WBA champion at 31-3-3 with 19 knockouts, age 42, unbeaten in seven since a 2018 defeat and last seen stopping Danny Garcia in September 2024.
• The bout would put the IBF, WBO, and WBA middleweight belts on the line in a rare consolidation of the 160-pound division.
• Ring Magazine first reported the fighters were in talks, and ESPN later cited sources confirming the date and placement, with no formal announcement yet.