Jack vs Mikaeljan

When is Jack vs Mikaeljan?

Badou Jack will take on Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, at Los Angeles, California.

The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit will be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

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

Jack will be 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 321 days (10 months and 17 days).

Jack vs Mikaeljan stats

Badou Jack steps into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan will make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Jack has an advantage in power over Mikaelyan, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Mikaelyan's 44%.

Badou Jack is the older man by 6 years, at 41 years old.

Mikaelyan has a height advantage of 1 inch over Jack. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Badou Jack and Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan fight out of an orthodox stance.

Jack is 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 has fought 23 more professional rounds, totaling 232 compared to Mikaelyan's 209.

Badou Jack goes into the fight ranked number 5 by The Ring at cruiserweight.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan is currently ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 6 by The Ring in the 200lb division.

Jack vs Mikaeljan form

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

In his last fight, he beat 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 has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he 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 recent activity, Badou Jack has been fighting more than Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan.

Badou Jack last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan's last outing was 7 months and 10 days ago.

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

Mikaelyan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he has 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 have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time does Jack vs Mikaeljan start?

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

What are the odds on Jack vs Mikaeljan?

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