Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian raring to tuck into A  Second Course 

Badou Jack will defend his WBC cruiserweight world title against Noel Mikaelian.

Badou “Reaper” Jack weighed in at 199.8 pounds.

Noel Mikaelian weighed in at 199.8 pounds.

Badou Jack.

Badou Jack is a familiar face within the WBC.

His first professional world title came in 2015, when he defeated Anthony Dirrell by majority decision. With that victory, he became the WBC super middleweight world champion.

His reign included four successful defenses before he vacated the belt to move up in weight and seek new challenges.

In 2023, he received the opportunity to fight for the WBC cruiserweight world title against Ilunga Makabu. After stopping Makabu in the twelfth round, Jack became a world champion once again.

Badou Jack was later named champion in recess and, in 2025, returned to face Mikaelian, who held the cruiserweight world title at the time, defeating him by majority decision.

Noel Mikaelian.

Mikaelian has a strong history in the division, earning youth and international titles very early in his career.

His first Green and Gold Belt came in 2020, when he became the WBC international cruiserweight champion. His performance was so impressive that, in 2022, he claimed the WBC silver title in the division.

In 2023, he defeated Ilunga Makabu by third-round TKO to become the WBC cruiserweight world champion.

Two years later, he lost his title to Badou Jack.