WBC Orders Fight Between David Benavidez and Noel Mikaelian
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David Benavidez Ordered to Fight for WBC Cruiserweight Title
The Mexican Monster is back, and he is hoping to add another title to his already astonishing collection. The WBC has ordered current WBA and WBO champion David Benavidez (32-0, 26 KOs) to challenge for the WBC cruiserweight championship against current title holder Noel Mikaelian (28-3, 12 KOs). Benavidez enters the fight on the back […]
David Benavidez sets sights on new champion opponent as he is approved for world title shot
could be set to alter his plans after a new world title opportunity was presented to the pound-for-pound star. ‘The Mexican Monster’ became a three-division world champion earlier this month, dethroning Gilberto Ramirez with a sixth-round stoppage in his first outing at 200lbs. While claiming the WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles, Benavidez still holds the […] The post David Benavidez sets sights on new champion opponent as he is approved for wor…
Cruiserweight Bombshell Detonates Zuffa's Opetaia Title Plans
Zuffa Boxing’s plans to put Jai Opetaia on the road toward becoming undisputed cruiserweight champion gathered momentum before the WBC threw a sizeable grenade into those plans. World Boxing News reported that Opetaia and WBC champion Noel Mikaelian were in advanced talks for a potential unification that could have moved the Australian one step closer… Read More »Cruiserweight Bombshell Detonates Zuffa’s Opetaia Title Plans
Noel Mikaelian Ordered to Face David Benavidez in Three-Belt Unification
David Benavidez's mission to become the undisputed cruiserweight champion just received a major boost. The World Boxing Council has officially ordered WBC cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian to face Benavidez in a three-belt unification bout.
The WBC intervened as a mediator with great interest and the best intentions; however, it was not possible to reach a definitive amicable agreement between the parties representing WBC Cruiserweight Champion Noel Mikaelian. The cruiserweight division has been extremely complicated for some time now. During our last annual convention, it seemed that things would be resolved and a positive path forward would be found through the corresponding reso…
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