Official: Date Announced for Jack vs. Mikaelian

It is now official: the second fight between Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian has been confirmed. In their first meeting, the WBC cruiserweight champion Jack edged out Mikaelian by majority decision.

The rematch is scheduled for December 13 in Los Angeles, USA.

Originally, Badou Jack (29-3-3, 17 KO) was expected to face Ryan Rozicki, but Rozicki withdrew from the bout. He will now be replaced by Noel Mikaelian (26-3, 11 KO).

In their previous fight, two judges scored the bout 115-113 in favor of Jack, while the third judge had it 114-114, resulting in a majority decision victory for the champion.