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Don King produced a statement Friday announcing his WBC cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian’s Saturday bout versus unbeaten former IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia will not be sanctioned as a title fight.
Sampson Lewkowicz says the David Benavidez-Noel Mikaelian cruiserweight unification should be signed by the end of the week.
David Benavidez and Noel Mikaelian’s promoters, Sampson Lewkowicz and Don King, are in advanced negotiations to stage a cruiserweight unification bout between the pair in the fall.
Anthony Girges, advisor for cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian, told BoxingScene Tuesday that Mikaelian prefers to face WBO cruiserweight champ David Benavidez and defend his WBC title, rather than Australia's unbeaten Jai Opetaia
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman made clear Monday that his organization’s cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian loses his belt once he formally commits to fight unbeaten Zuffa Boxing champion Jai Opetaia.
Rozicki was supposed to fight Mikaelyan for the WBC title in 2024, but that bout was postponed multiple times. Badou Jack, meanwhile, had been the “champion in recess” but announced his return to the ring, so he was restored to the full titleholder while Mikaelyan became the “champion in recess.”
Pedro Diaz has declared himself “ready” to prepare Norair “Noel” Mikaelian for a unification cruiserweight title fight with Jai Opetaia
The bruising over his left eye still prominent, Noel Mikaelian didn’t blink when told fellow cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia was calling him out.
Jai Opetaia has responded to Norair “Noel” Mikaeljan’s victory over Badou Jack by demanding a unification contest with the new WBC cruiserweight champion in 2026
Jake Paul said he envisions a way to emerge from his daunting assignment next week versus two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and still fight for a cruiserweight title.