Noel Gevor Mikaelian: record, next fight and profile →
Promoter Don King signed WBC silver cruiserweight champion Noel Gevor Mikaelyan to a promotional contract. “The fantastic WBC silver cruiserweight champion, Noel, believes that there is no one out there he can’t beat, said King, who also promotes the current WBC cruiserweight world champion Ilunga Makabu.
The annual WBC convention has once again managed to provide plenty of drama with its series of ordered fights in each weight division. Whether all, most or even some of those sanctioned bouts actually see the light of day is another story.
Ryan Garcia is ready to re-enter the title picture. The unbeaten lightweight contender was the standout fighter among four title eliminators formally ordered by the World Boxing Council on a busy Tuesday for the Mexico City-based sanctioning body. Garcia is now on the clock to enter negotiations with Mexico City’s Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz (23-2-1, 16KOs) for a WBC lightweight title eliminator, with the two sides given 30 days to reach terms to avoid a June 14 purse bid hearing to determine promotional rights.
Noel Mikaelian will headline the LNK Boxing event in Latvia on Saturday February 12. The Armenian-German cruiserweight (25-2, 11 knockouts) will face DR Congo’s Youri Kayembre Kalenga (27-6, 20 knockouts) for the WBC Silver title in the night’s main event.
The last time Noel Mikaelian fought a former cruiserweight champion, he lost a debatable split decision near his opponent’s hometown that cost him a spot in the first World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament. There shouldn’t have been anything debatable about the result of Mikaelian’s fight against Mairis Briedis on Saturday night. The unknown Armenian contender clearly out-boxed Briedis in their 12-round bout, yet all three judges somehow scored Briedis the winner of their World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarterfinal at UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
Briedis, Mikaelian Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Krzysztof Glowacki & Maksim Vlasov and Mairis Briedis & Noel Mikaelian all make weight ahead of Saturday’s two Ali Trophy Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, USA.
Krzysztof Glowacki & Maksim Vlasov and Mairis Briedis & Noel Mikaelian all make weight ahead of Saturday’s two Ali Trophy Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, USA.
Photos gallery final press conference - Mairis Briedis vs Noel Mikaelian and Krzysztof Glowacki vs Maksim Vlasov are the two Ali Trophy Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals on an incredible doubleheader when the World Boxing Super Series comes to the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Saturday.
Germany’s Noel Mikaelian believes he has what is takes November 10 in the Ali Trophy Cruiserweight Quarter-Final against Latvia’s Mairis Briedis at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, USA. Tickets are available via TicketMaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
By Cliff Rold - It’s hard to have a division more locked down than Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KO). Following his win over Murat Gassiev in the finals of the World Boxing Super Series, Usyk owns every major title and reestablished the lineage of the 200 lb. class. He’s not resting on his laurels either. After going on the road to Latvia and Russia to best their undefeated native sons Mairis Briedi...