Mikaelyan vs Kalenga

Who won Mikaelyan vs Kalenga?

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian beat Youri Kayembre Kalenga by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 12th, 2022, at Studio 69, Riga.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian.

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).

Mikaelyan vs Kalenga stats

Back in February 2022, Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Youri Kayembre Kalenga made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kalenga had a large advantage in power over Mikaelian, boasting a 74% knockout percentage compared to Mikaelian's 44%.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian and Youri Kayembre Kalenga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mikaelian was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 3 months later than Kalenga, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, totaling 197 compared to Kalenga's 191.

Mikaelyan vs Kalenga form

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mairis Briedis on November 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stephen Simmons on October 14, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.

Before that, he had won against Cristian Javier Medina on May 7, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg.

He had beaten Valery Brudov on January 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Baden-Arena, Offenburg.

Kalenga had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michal Cieslak on March 1, 2019, by unanimous decision in the 7th round at Arena Hall, ul. B. Chrobrego 50B, Legionowo, Poland.

Prior to that, he had lost to Mateusz Masternak on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in the 6th round at Hala Sportowa, ul. Zuzlowa 4, Czestochowa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kevin Lerena on September 9, 2017, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Before that, he had lost to Yuniel Dorticos on May 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris XV, France.

He had been beaten by Yuniel Dorticos on May 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 2 days ago, while Youri Kayembre Kalenga's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 11 days ago.

Mikaelian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Kalenga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Mikaelyan vs Kalenga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Studio 69, Riga, Latvia, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Mikaelyan vs Kalenga?

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Youri Kayembre Kalenga made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.