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.
Ilunga Junior Makabu and Noel Mikaelyan had the chance to meet face-to-face for the first time this week. It came one day ahead of their vacant WBC cruiserweight title fight, for which both boxers were well under the divisional limit. Makabu—a Congol...
Ilunga Junior Makabu is ready to reclaim his old title. Any concerns of having to scramble for a replacement opponent were alleviated when the Congolese southpaw touched down in the U.S. from South Africa on Thursday. Visa issues delayed his trip by...
Noel Mikaelyan didn’t seem bothered by his opponent’s absence from the final pre-fight press conference. After all, it’s not the first time that Ilunga Junior Makabu has failed to meet the long-waiting cruiserweight contender.
Nobody involved in the event yet saw the need to panic. Hall of Fame promoter Don King made light of the fact that Ilunga Junior Makabu was unavailable for the final pre-fight press conference ahead of his WBC cruiserweight title fight versus Noel Mi...
As first reported by Dan Rafael, Dubai-based cruiserweight Badou Jack (28-3-3) has now been named "champion in recess" by the WBC. This paves the way for a fight for the now vacant WBC cruiserweight title between Noel Mikaelian (26-2) and ex-champ Il...
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The nagging ticking sound playing in the playground had become unbearably loud. However, at the age of 39, Badou Jack was well aware that his time in this brutal profession was drawing to a close. In an effort to protract his career just a bit longer...
Some fighters are so consistently exciting it feels like watching them butter toast would be quality television. Every generation has them; the kind of guys who feel like they could be in a classic any time they step in the ring. Carmen Basilio, Bobb...
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Badou Jack achieved the history he set out to make from the moment he accepted this fight. Precision power punching went a long way toward Jack becoming a three-division titlist after he stopped Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu in the 12th round. Makabu was do...
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Badou Jack couldn’t picture a more ideal location to potentially become a three-division titlist. The former super middleweight and light heavyweight titleholder is a slight underdog versus defending WBC cruiserweight beltholder Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makab...
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