Who won Makabu vs Mikaelyan?
Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian beat Ilunga Makabu by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 4th November 2023 at Casino Miami Jai Alai in Miami.
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.
The undercard featured the clash of Bryan vs Chaney.
Makabu vs Mikaelyan stats
Back in November 2023, Ilunga Makabu stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Makabu had a massive power advantage over Mikaelian, boosting at 86% knock out percentage over Mikaelian's 42%.
Ilunga Makabu was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.
Mikaelian had a height advantage of 2 inches over Makabu. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Ilunga Makabu fought out of the southpaw stance, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was an orthodox fighter.
Makabu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Mikaelian, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 168 to Mikaelian's 197.
Ilunga Makabu went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC and 11 by the WBO at cruiserweight.
Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 200lb division.
Makabu vs Mikaelyan form
Makabu had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Badou Jack on 26th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Previous to that, he had defeated Thabiso Mchunu on 29th January 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Packard Music Hall, Ohio, United States.
Going into that contest, he had beat Olanrewaju Durodola on 19th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo.
Before that, he had won against Michal Cieslak on 31st January 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of The.
He had beat Aleksei Papin on 24th August 2019 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Youri Kayembre Kalenga on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Studio 69, Riga, Latvia.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mairis Briedis on 10th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on 20th May 2017 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Poland HWS Arena, Poznan, Poland.
Before that, he had defeated Stephen Simmons on 14th October 2016 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.
He had won against Cristian Javier Medina on 7th May 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ilunga Makabu had been fighting more than Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian.
Going to this contest, Ilunga Makabu had last fought 8 months and 9 days ago, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 23 days ago.
Makabu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.
Mikaelian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.
What time did Makabu vs Mikaelyan start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM EST / 10:00 PM PST at Casino Miami Jai Alai, Miami, United States, which was around 5:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Makabu vs Mikaelyan?
The FITE+ US show is expected to begin at 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv broadcast of the card is expected to start at 3:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Makabu vs Mikaelyan?
Ilunga Makabu was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.
