Jack vs Mikaeljan II

Who won Jack vs Mikaeljan II?

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan beat Badou Jack by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, at Los Angeles, California.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 115-111, 116-110 in favor of winner Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan.

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.

Mikaelyan was defending his his WBC World Cruiserweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Badou Jack in December 2025. He had held this belt for 7 days.

Jack vs Mikaeljan II stats

Badou Jack stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Badou Jack was the older man by 7 years, at 42 years old.

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

Both Badou Jack and Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan 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 Mikaelyan, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, totaling 244 compared to Mikaelyan's 221.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Jack vs Mikaeljan II 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 beaten Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan on May 3, 2025, by majority decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at The Venue, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ilunga Makabu on February 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah.

Going into that contest, he had won against Richard Rivera on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Dervin Colina on June 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, United States.

Mikaelyan had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Badou Jack on May 3, 2025, by majority decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at The Venue, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

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

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Badou Jack had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan's last outing had been 7 months and 10 days ago.

Jack's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Mikaelyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 17 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 Mikaeljan II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Los Angeles, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Jack vs Mikaeljan II?

The Amazon Prime PPV show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Jack vs Mikaeljan II?

Badou Jack was a 27/20 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.