{"id":89648,"date":"2025-11-08T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/badou-jack-noel-mikaelian-book-title-rematch-for-dec-13"},"modified":"2025-11-08T17:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:57:37","slug":"badou-jack-noel-mikaelian-book-title-rematch-for-dec-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/badou-jack-noel-mikaelian-book-title-rematch-for-dec-13","title":{"rendered":"BADOU JACK, NOEL MIKAELIAN BOOK TITLE REMATCH FOR DEC.13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Badou Jack will put his WBC cruiserweight title on the line in a rematch with Noel Mikaelian on December 13th at the Ace Mission Studios in Los Angeles.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The WBC mandated a rematch after Jack won a close majority decision over Mikaelian on 3rd May in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Jack (29-3-3, 17 KOs) won the title in February 2023 with a 12th-round TKO of Junior Makabu. Now 41, Jack will look to again turn back the challenge of Mikaelian (27-3, 12 KOs), who stepped in to the initial fight on short notice when Ryan Rozicki was forced out by injury.<\/p>\n<p>Mikaelian, 35, held the WBC title briefly with his victory over Makabu in November 2023, when Jack was declared \u201cchampion in recess\u201d after attempting to move up to bridgerweight to challenge Lukasz Rozanski. That fight never came together, however, and Jack was reinstated as WBC champion.<\/p>\n<p>The Jack-Mikaelian rematch will headline a card that has been dubbed \u201cChampioning Mental Health presents CMH 2: Rematch Season,\u201d which will be dedicated to mental health awareness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Badou Jack will put his WBC cruiserweight title on the line in a rematch with Noel Mikaelian on December 13th at the Ace Mission Studios in Los Angeles. The WBC mandated a rematch after Jack won a close majority decision over Mikaelian on 3rd May in Saudi Arabia. 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