Batyr Jukembayev turned away a persistent Mohamed Mimoune to earn his latest victory.

A ten-round battle of junior welterweight southpaws saw the Montreal-based Kazakh boxer earn a unanimous decision victory. Jukembayev prevailed by scores of 98-92, 98-92, 99-91 in the ProBox TV main event Wednesday evening from Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida.

Jukembayev fought in this very venue in September, which marked his first victory on U.S. soil. His lone other stateside appearance came in a May 2021 corner stoppage defeat to Subriel Matias in their IBF title eliminator.

Three wins followed heading into Wednesday’s contest versus France’s Mimoune, a series regular who now lives and trains in Plant City. His past three contests have aired on this platform, including a sixth-round knockout of unbeaten Steven Galeano on July 26 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Not even with Hall of Fame former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. in his corner could elevate his game versus Jukembayev, who steadily pumped his jab throughout their ten-round affair. A steady and persistent attack by the Kazakh southpaw kept Mimoune on the defensive and with bruising on his right arm from attempting to guard against his opponent’s forward attack.

Mimoune was briefly in trouble in round three. Jukembayev was able to land left hands and right hooks over the top, though never to the point of threatening a stoppage.

A mid-fight momentum shift saw Mimoune enjoy his best portion of the fight in the sixth. He was the busier fighter, even if Jukembayev still landed the more telling blows.

Jukembayev continued to pump the jab but it did not come with the type of movement sought by head trainer Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre. Mimoune took advantage of those moments and landed straight left hands.

Mimoune continued to press the action down the stretch but the difference in power from Jukembayev greater resonated with the judges. Mimoune fell to 23-6 (4KOs) and has lost four of his last six starts.

Jukembayev won his fourth consecutive fight as he improved to 22-1 (16KOs). The fight marked the second consecutive time he was forced to go the ten-round distance as he attempts to climb back into contention in a stacked 140-pound division.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for krikya360.com. X (formerly Twitter): @JakeNDaBox