
Tim Tszyu backs training partner Noel Mikaelian to defeat Badou Jack
Norair “Noel” Mikaeljan will gain revenge over Badou Jack after having had a full training camp to prepare for him, according to his new training partner Tim Tszyu
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Norair “Noel” Mikaeljan will gain revenge over Badou Jack after having had a full training camp to prepare for him, according to his new training partner Tim Tszyu

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed that the respective teams for Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelyan have reached a deal to move forward with their ordered cruiserweight title fight rematch. A purse bid hearing previously scheduled for Tuesday was canceled, as a result of the development.

The WBC has ordered a rematch between Jack and Mikaelyan, and Mikaelyan's promoter says they refuse to delay that fight so that Jake Paul could get a shot.

Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelyan each came into Riyadh with a claim to the WBC cruiserweight title and a desire to settle that dispute. In the end, Jack got the nod.

Norair Mikaeljan has withdrawn from his December 7 ordered WBC cruiserweight title defense against Ryan Rozicki, Jake Donovan reported on Monday.

Ryan Rozicki is scheduled to finally challenge cruiserweight titleholder Noel Mikaelian on Sept. 28 at Casino Miami.

Ryan Rozicki (20-1, 19 KOs) from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, is fresh off of his first round knockout of Olanrewaju Durodola from last month.

WBC #1 rated cruiserweight Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki (20-1, 19 KOs) took down #8 Olanrewaju “God’s Power” Durodola (43-10, 40 KOs) in a WBC eliminator on Saturday night at the Emera Centre Stadium in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle hasn’t tasted defeat in a long time. It’s been over five years to be exact. A ten-round decision loss to Tina Rupprecht in 2018, on the road in Germany, was her second consecutive loss. Seventeen wins in a row says a lot has changed. On Saturday, Valle defended her IBF and WBO 105-pound belts with a near shutout longtime former WBA titlist Anabel Ortiz.

Noel Mikaelyan made the most of his first world title opportunity in empathic fashion, stopping former world champion Ilunga Makabu with a third-round technical knockout victory to claim the vacant WBC cruiserweight crown.