Noel Mikaelian
Mikaelian in 2022
Born
Norair Mikaelian

(1990-09-18) 18 September 1990
Yerevan, Armenia
NationalityArmenian, German
Other namesDark Horse
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Reach191 cm (75 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins27
Wins by KO12
Losses2

Norair Mikaelian (born 18 September 1990), better known as Noel Gevor Mikaelian, is an Armenian-German professional boxer who is the current WBC cruiserweight champion, holding the title since November 2023. He is the stepson of former European middleweight champion Khoren Gevor.

Professional career

Mikaelian made his professional debut against Adam Gadajew on 27 May 2011. He won the fight on points after four rounds. Mikaelian amassed an 18–0 record during the next four years,[1] before being booked to fight Daniel Alejandro Sanabria for the vacant WBO International cruiserweight title on 5 September 2015, the first regional championship of his career.[2] He captured the vacant belt by unanimous decision, with scores of 99–90, 98–91 and 100–89.[3] Mikaelian made his first title defense against Valery Brudov on 9 January 2016.[4] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 99–91 and one scorecard of 98–92.[5] Mikaelian made his second title defense against Cristian Javier Medina on 7 May 2016.[6] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 98–92 in his favor.[7] Mikaelian made his third title defense against Stephen Simmons on 14 October 2016.[8] He won the fight by split decision, with scores of 116–112, 116–112 and 113–116.[9]

On 28 April 2017, it was announced that Mikaelian would face Krzysztof Włodarczyk in an IBF cruiserweight title eliminator. The bout headlined a card which took place at the Hala Arena in Poznań, Poland on 20 May 2017.[10] He lost the fight by split decision. One judge scored the bout 115–113 in his favor, while the remaining two judges scored it 116–112 and 115–114 for Włodarczyk.[11]

Mikaelian faced the #1 seed of the 2018 World Boxing Cruiserweight Super Series Mairis Briedis on 10 November 2018, in the main event of an ESPN broadcast card, which took place at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois.[12] Although Briedis was a 25-1 favourite, Mikaelian largely controlled the bout with jabs and hard rights landed on Briedis. However, the judges controversially awarded the fight to Briedis by unanimous decision, with scores of 114–112, 115–111 and 116–110.[13]

Mikaelian faced Jesse Bryan for the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title on 12 December 2020, following an eighteen-month absence from the sport. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[14] Mikaelian next faced the former WBA interim cruiserweight champion Youri Kalenga on 12 February, this time coming back from a fourteen-month absence from the sport.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 119–109, 118–108 and 117–111.[16]

On December 9, it was revealed that Mikaelian would fight Ilunga Makabu for the WBC cruiserweight title. The bout was expected to take place at the Casino Miami Jai-Alai in Miami, Florida, on 21 January 2023,[17] but was abruptly cancelled when Makabu was arranged to defend the belt against Badou Jack instead on 26 February, despite Mikaelian being the mandatory challenger.[18] After Jack vacated the belt to move up to bridgerweight, Mikaelian was scheduled to fight Makabu for the vacant title on 4 November 2023, at the Casino Miami Jai Alai in Miami, Florida. Mikaelian won the fight by a third-round technical knockout and became the new WBC cruiserweight champion.[19]

Professional boxing record

29 fights 27 wins 2 losses
By knockout 12 0
By decision 15 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Win 27–2 Ilunga Makabu TKO 3 (12) 4 Nov 2023 Casino Miami, Miami, Florida, US Won vacant WBC cruiserweight title
28 Win 26–2 Youri Kalenga UD 12 12 Feb 2022 Studio 69, Riga, Latvia Won vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title
27 Win 25–2 Jesse Bryan TKO 4 (10), 1:50 12 Dec 2020 Airport Hilton, Miami, Florida, US Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
26 Win 24–2 Isossa Mondo UD 8 15 Jun 2019 Studio 69, Riga, Latvia
25 Loss 23–2 Mairis Briedis UD 12 10 Nov 2018 Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US World Boxing Super Series: Cruiserweight quarter-final
24 Win 23–1 Isiah Thomas UD 10 9 Sep 2017 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
23 Loss 22–1 Krzysztof Włodarczyk SD 12 20 May 2017 Hala Arena, Poznań, Poland
22 Win 22–0 Stephen Simmons SD 12 14 Oct 2016 Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBO International cruiserweight title
21 Win 21–0 Cristian Javier Medina UD 10 7 May 2016 Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBO International cruiserweight title
20 Win 20–0 Valery Brudov UD 10 9 Jan 2016 Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany Retained WBO International cruiserweight title
19 Win 19–0 Daniel Alejandro Sanabria UD 10 5 Sep 2015 EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany Won vacant WBO International cruiserweight title
18 Win 18–0 Lukasz Rusiewicz UD 8 18 Jul 2015 OWL Arena, Halle, Germany
17 Win 17–0 Mohamed Azzaoui KO 5 (8), 2:07 25 Apr 2015 Columbiahalle, Kreuzberg, Germany
16 Win 16–0 Alejandro Emilio Valori UD 8 21 Feb 2015 O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Germany
15 Win 15–0 Tamas Polster TKO 5 (8), 2:51 13 Dec 2014 MusikTeatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
14 Win 14–0 Tamas Lodi TKO 7 (10), 1:18 27 Sep 2014 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany
13 Win 13–0 Ismail Abdoul UD 8 16 Aug 2014 Messe Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Bela Juhasz KO 2 (8), 2:29 7 Jun 2014 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Gogita Gorgiladze UD 10 3 May 2014 Velodrom, Berlin, Germany Won vacant WBO Youth cruiserweight title
10 Win 10–0 Loris Emiliani KO 7 (8), 1:45 25 Jan 2014 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Sandro Siproshvili UD 8 23 Nov 2013 Brose Arena, Bamberg, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Juan Manuel Garay UD 6 8 Jun 2013 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Viktor Szalai TKO 4 (6), 2:30 16 Mar 2013 Sportforum, Bernau, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Slavomir Selicky TKO 1 (6), 2:00 22 Feb 2013 Strada Henri Coanda, Galați, Romania
5 Win 5–0 Michal Bilak PTS 6 7 Jul 2012 Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Marko Angermann RTD 2 (6), 3:00 11 May 2012 EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Rushid Sevim TKO 2 (4) 3 Sep 2011 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Vaclav Fiala TKO 1 (4), 1:38 15 Jul 2011 EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Adam Gadajew PTS 4 27 May 2011 Alte Brauerei, Stralsund, Germany

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Hard fight awaits Noel Gevor on September 5". sport.mediamax.am. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Noel Gevor vs Daniel Sanabria". hyefighters.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Noel Gevor boxt gegen Ex-Champion Valery Brudov". ran.de. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. ↑ The Ring. "Worldwide Boxing Results 3". ringtv.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Samuilov, Nicolas (3 May 2016). "Cristian Medina desafía a Noel Gevor – Título internacional OMB – Sábado en Hamburgo". soloboxeo.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Bernath, Clive (8 May 2016). "Pulev Scores Split Decision Win Over Chisora". maxboxing.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  8. ↑ The Newsroom (14 October 2016). "WBO title fight is goal for Stephen Simmons". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Noel Gevor: Stephen Simmons was the toughest competitor in my career". sport.mediamax.am. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Wolnicki, Kamil (28 April 2017). "Wkurzyli "Diablo". Gevor nie dotarł na konferencję w Poznaniu". przegladsportowy.onet.pl. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Krzysztof "Diablo" Włodarczyk pokonał Noela Gevora na Poznań Boxing Night". sport.interia.pl. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Former world titleholders in WBSS Season 2". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  13. ↑ Idec, Keith (10 November 2018). "Mairis Briedis Struggles, Beats Noel Mikaelian in Tough Fight". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  14. ↑ Orban, Jonny (15 December 2020). "Wieder auf WM-Kurs: Noel Mikaelian neuer WBC International Champion". boxen1.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Noel Gevor faces Youri Kayembre Kalenga in Riga, Latvia on Feb.12". boxen247.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  16. ↑ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (13 February 2022). "Noel Gevor Mikaelyan defeats Kalenga for WBC silver". en.armradio.am. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ilunga Makabu vs. Noel Mikaelian Set For January 21 in Miami, Florida". Boxing Scene. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Donovan, Jake (2 November 2023). "Mikaelyan: Makabu Was Champ For Like Three Years, He Was Avoiding Me For A Long Time". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  19. ↑ Akopyan, Manouk (4 November 2023). "Noel Mikaelyan Crushes Ilunga Makabu In Three Rounds, Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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