Noel Mikaelian

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

Noel Mikaelian
Mikaelian in 2022
Born	Norair Mikaelian (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 34) Yerevan, Armenia
Nationality	Armenian, German
Other names	Dark Horse
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Reach	191 cm (75 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	29
Wins	27
Wins by KO	12
Losses	2

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 of the world.^[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

• Armenians in Germany
• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions

References

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19. Akopyan, Manouk (4 November 2023). "Noel Mikaelyan Crushes Ilunga Makabu In Three Rounds, Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

External links

• Boxing record for Noel Mikaelian from BoxRec (registration required)
• Noel Gevor - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live

Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Badou Jack	WBC cruiserweight champion 4 November 2023 – present	Incumbent