Anauel Ngamissengue Reportedly Still Not Fully Paid for April 5 World Title Contest

Anauel Ngamissengue has reportedly still not been fully paid for an April 5 world title contest he took part in.

Go Boxing Management, the company that manages the middleweight boxer, made the claim on an August 24 post to Instagram. The statement alleges that Ngamissengue has not been paid his entire purse for an April 5 clash against Janibek Alimkhanuly. That fight, which took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, was for Alimkhanuly’s WBO and IBF world titles. Ngamissengue lost that bout via fifth round technical knockout.

“A story that, despite the defeat, could have ended well except that today 5 months after the fight Anauel has only received 15% of his purse,” said the Go Boxing Management statement in French. “5 months that I have been fighting with the organizer [Rustam Kuanshaliyev] so that Anauel receives his due.”

The statement also claims that multiple emails were sent to the IBF, WBO, Kuanshaliyev, and Top Rank (Alimkhanuly’s promoter) regarding the situation.

Lee Eaton, who also represents Ngamissengue, similarly claimed more recently that the fighter has yet to be paid what he is owed.

“Hi [Christopher Pincher] any update on the money owed from your company [Nomad Promotions] to my fighter Anauel Ngammissengue [sic] who boxed for the world title in April,” said Eaton in a September 2 statement posted to X. “Invoices don’t normally take this long.”

Anauel Ngamissengue Reportedly Still Not Fully Paid for Janibek Alimkhanuly Fight

Nomad Promotions Inactive Online Since Event

According to the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), Kuanshaliyev is the CEO and an active shareholder in Nomad Promotions. The independent regulator of financial services in Astana also lists Pincher as an active shareholder. The company promoted the Alimkhanuly vs. Ngamissengue fight in association with Top Rank. Since mid-April Nomad Promotions have made no updates to their website or any of their social media pages.

Big Fight Weekend attempted to contact Nomad Promotions for comment. However, when an email was sent to the email account listed on their website under “General Enquiries,” Gmail returned an “Address not found” message. Big Fight Weekend then reached out to a source who requested not to be named. They, too, were not paid for their work by Nomad Promotions.

The source CC’d three individuals in their response claiming that they could assist with Big Fight Weekend’s inquiry. Those individuals were Kuanshaliyev, Pincher, and Aidan Burley (another individual listed as an active shareholder in Nomad Promotions by the AFSA). Neither of them have responded to repeated requests for comment as this piece is published.

Others Connected to Event Report Not Being Paid in Full

At least one other individual associated with the event has also claimed not to have been paid what they are owed.

Taylor O’Higgins worked as support staff for the Alimkhanuly vs. Ngamissengue fight card. According to a June 11 post made to his X account, his responsibilities included “…organising flights, accommodation and additional transport for the fighters and officials, serving as a point of contact between the fighters’ teams and the event staff, providing information for the graphics team and overseeing credentials for fight night.”

His post at the time explained that he made multiple attempts to contact Kuanshaliyev but has received no response. O’Higgins also claimed that he is not the only one in this situation.

“I’m not alone in this either – several other people involved in the event haven’t been paid, and it was only until recently that one of the fighters in the main event received part of his purse,” he further stated in his post to X.

On July 29, an account on X posted a comment on O’Higgins’ post asking whether he had been paid yet. O’Higgins’ indicated in a response a day later that he had yet to receive payment from Nomad Promotions for his work. As this piece is published, Ngamissengue, O’Higgins, and others still appear to be unpaid for their work.