While Janibek Alimkhanuly fondly rewinds to his vicious fifth-round stoppage win over mandatory challenger Anauel Ngamissengue on social media, the unified WBO/IBF middleweight champion continues waiting patiently for fight news.

It's been three-and-a-half months since his triumphant homecoming in Kazakhstan's capital city of Astana, where he returned to fight for the first time since the 2016 Olympian's second professional fight some eight years ago.

Since then, Alimhanuly (17-0, 12 KOs) gradually made a name for himself stateside and won, unified and defended world championships across the United States as well as an unexpected trip to Australia but being left unsatisfied.

His resume flatters to deceive, and rather than take steps to achieve his undisputed aspirations, inactivity and one-sided matchups haven't helped as many critics believe the 32-year-old has stagnated against middling opposition.

Denzel Bentley's determined pursuit of a rematch with the southpaw, nearly three years after their short-notice matchup, is emblematic of the problems he faces at a time where few are willing to risk their leverage in a division needing change at the top. Bentley has this month been ordered by the WBO to face Endry Saavedra in a final eliminator.

Janibek previously told The Ring of a willingness to move up to the 168-pound division, much like Hamzah Sheeraz did recently, in hopes that he'll finally secure the competitive marquee matchup he craves against a willing champion or top-ranked contender.

A proposed WBO/IBF/WBC unification with Carlos Adames (24-1-1, 18 KOs) was in the works for The Ring's Night of Champions card on Nov. 22, before negotiations with his fellow 160-pound titlist went cold.

During a recent appearance on Tha Boxing Voice, Riyadh Season head Turki Alalshikh was asked about potentially making Alimhanuly-Adames. It would've featured during a stacked bill headlined by David Benavidez-Anthony Yarde in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

"He wasted my time and the chance [to box in a title unification], I gave him a good generous offer and after that, he waited 4-5 days, didn't answer and was going [over] with small details. I cannot understand it and for that, I take [back] the offer. Janibek has no problem, Adames is the problem," he said.

"He gives a difficult time for Luis de Cubas, who is our partner now. This is his mistake, and if he doesn't fix it we will miss him in Riyadh Season."

Adames, just like Benavidez, is another titleholder aligned with Premier Boxing Champions. He hadn't boxed on a non-PBC show since signing a multi-year contract with them in 2021, before his 12-round majority draw against Sheeraz in February.

The 31-year-old has boxed once a year in each of the last three and was ordered to defend his WBC title against unbeaten Kazakh Meiirim Nursultanov (20-0, 11 KOs), though talks went quiet after a deadline was extended in May.

Adames himself has been increasingly vocal on social media in recent weeks, from calling for a Sheeraz rematch after his super middleweight debut win over Edgar Berlanga, to divulging failed talks about moving up in weight to box Benavidez — managed by de Cubas — last year.

He's also posted old footage of a sparring session with four-division world champion Terence Crawford, who will make his own divisional debut in a superfight against undisputed king Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 13.