The world championship conflict between Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian is confirmed for the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull. The occasion airs stay from the ANB Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Could 3 (ET). The pair sq. off within the scheduled 12-round bout with the WBC cruiserweight title on the road.
Three-division champion Jack (28-3-3, 17 KOs) of Sweden was reinstated because the WBC 200-pound champion in late 2024. Former titleholder Mikaelian (27-2, 12 KOs)of Armenia was declared “champion in recess” as a consequence of inactivity.
Jack was initially scheduled to face Ryan Rozicki, who withdrew as a consequence of damage. The struggle towards Mikaelian was confirmed on Sunday in an announcement from DKP that reads:
“Promoter Don King and the Sela Firm and his excellency have come to an settlement to have WBC Cruiserweight Champion Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian struggle for the title on Could 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.”
In his earlier bout in February 2023, 41-year-old Badou Jack stopped Ilunga Junior Makabu within the twelfth spherical to change into champion in his third weight class. 34-year-old Noel Mikaelian fought and stopped Makabu within the third spherical in November the identical yr to say the belt vacated by Jack in September 2023. The latter was anticipated to maneuver as much as bridgerweight.
Atop the struggle card, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) and William Scull (23-0, 9 KOs) battle it out for the undisputed tremendous middleweight title. Mexico’s Canelo places his unified WBA, WBC, and WBO belts on the road and appears to regain the IBF strap. Scull brings to the ring his IBF belt.
Amongst different Canelo vs Scull undercard bouts, Bruno Surace (26-0-2, 5 KOs) of France and Jaime Munguia (44-2, 35 KOs) of Mexico meet in a rematch at tremendous middleweight. Surace stopped Munguia within the sixth spherical in December 2024.
