Report: Noel Mikaeljan again withdraws from defense vs. Ryan Rozicki

Published Mon Oct 21, 2024, 10:21 PM

Norair Mikaeljan has withdrawn from his December 7 ordered WBC cruiserweight title defense against Ryan Rozicki, reports Jake Donovan.

"Told that Noel Mikaeljan has once again withdrawn from ordered WBC cruiserweight title defense vs. Ryan Rozicki," Donovan reported on Monday in .

Originally scheduled for June 7, the fight was put off when Armenia's Mikaeljan (also known as Noel Gevor Mikaelyan) suffered a cut in training. According to several reports, Mikaeljan's defense against Canada's Rozicki has now been postponed five times.

Donovan reports that, as a result, the WBC has approved an interim title fight between Rozicki, 20-1 (19 KOs), and No. 2 WBC challenger Yamil Peralta, 17-1 (9 KOs), and notes that it is "widely believed" that the winner of that fight will be upgraded to the organization's full titleholder.

Mikaeljan, 27-2, (12 KOs), won his version of the cruiser title last November in a third-round stoppage of Ilunga Junior Makabu.

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RopeydopeFri Oct 25, 2024, 8:36 PM

Funny, I convinced myself so well after fluffing him up here, so I watched the Peralta fight last night while I ran on my gerbil wheel. Yeesh! He looked pretty bad against a fleet footed boxer. Couldn’t make the necessary adjustments, and was thoroughly gassed by the end of 10. They are going to rematch in Dec since

LAchargers373Fri Oct 25, 2024, 5:25 AM

He’s also Canadian too I fw him for that lol

RopeydopeThu Oct 24, 2024, 11:43 PM

Yah, that comment was about entertainment factor. He gets hit a lot and his style isn’t cut out for a long illustrious career, but he does have a 95% ko ratio. I think he would go tooth and nail with any of those three. That’s what’s entertaining about him. He’s out for blood. Walks through soft punches

LAchargers373Thu Oct 24, 2024, 11:28 PM

I just think they’d all beat him fairly easily lol. He’s definitely an exciting fighter but he’s limited. That said I do apologize because I do also enjoy watching his fights I just meant I don’t really see him as a champion. Solid gatekeeper tho

RopeydopeThu Oct 24, 2024, 1:42 AM

I guess we have different ideas about what makes fighters “entertaining.” If you wouldn’t want to see this guy fight BillamxSmith, Zurdo, or the scrub that’s avoided defending against him 3 times than you must get something different out of the sport. Those are 3 of the 4 champions at the moment and They

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