Jack vs Mikaelian

Who won Jack vs Mikaelian?

Badou Jack beat Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, at The Venue, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 115-113 in favor of winner Badou Jack.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world.

Jack was making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Cruiserweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in December 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 163 days (5 months and 12 days).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating William Scull for the IBF World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Jaime Munguia defeated Bruno Surace, Martin Bakole was victorious over Efe Ajagba for the IBF World Heavyweight title, Brayan Leon beat Aaron Rocha Guerrero, and Richard Riakporhe defeated Kevin Nicolas Espindola.

Jack vs Mikaelian stats

Badou Jack stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Badou Jack was the older man by 7 years, at 41 years old.

Mikaelian had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jack. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Badou Jack and Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jack was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Mikaelian, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, totaling 232 compared to Mikaelian's 209.

Jack vs Mikaelian form

Jack had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ilunga Makabu on February 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Richard Rivera on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Samuel Crossed on November 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had won against Dervin Colina on June 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, United States.

He had beaten Blake McKernan on November 28, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Mikaelian had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ilunga Makabu on November 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Casino Miami Jai Alai, Miami, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Youri Kayembre Kalenga on February 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Studio 69, Riga, Latvia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mairis Briedis on November 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on May 20, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Poland HWS Arena, Poznan, Poland.

He had won against Stephen Simmons on October 14, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Badou Jack had been fighting more than Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian.

Going into this contest, Badou Jack had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 7 days ago, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 29 days ago.

Jack's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Mikaelian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Jack vs Mikaelian start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM UTC at The Venue, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 7:00 PM EST or 4:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Jack vs Mikaelian?

Jack vs Mikaelian was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Jack vs Mikaelian?

Badou Jack was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian made his way into the ring at 2/3 (-150) with oddsmakers.