WBC cruiserweight champion Badou Jack insists the first fight should have settled things but if Noel Mikaelian didn’t get the message, Jack vows to deliver it emphatically in the rematch.
Jack (29-3-3, 17 KOs) and Mikaelian (27-3, 12 KOs) will meet again Saturday at Ace Mission Studios in Los Angeles, headlining Championing Mental Health 2 on PPV.com ($29.95). Their highly debated May fight ended in a majority decision for Jack, but the former “Champion in Recess” Mikaelian immediately filed an appeal with the WBC, citing the punch stats and the short-notice circumstances.
The WBC ordered a rematch once a $301,018 purse bid was secured and after months of delays, promotional disputes, and scheduling issues, the sequel has finally arrived.