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Noel Mikaelian

"Dark Horse"

28-4-0

Cruiserweight #6

32Career bouts

230Rounds boxed

May 2011Pro debut

43%KO rate

Former 2-time WBC Cruiserweight Champion

Bio

Armenian-born German who twice held the WBC cruiserweight title, regaining it from Badou Jack in December 2025. He lost his title to Jai Opetaia in September 2026 when Opetaia took the vacant WBA regular belt on the same card.

Tale of the Tape

Record	28-4-0
Division	Cruiserweight (200 lb)
Status	Contender
Nickname	Dark Horse
Age	36
Nationality	German
Height	6'3" / 190cm
Reach	75" / 190cm
Stance	Orthodox
Win methods	12 wins by KO
KO rate	43% (12 of 28 wins)

Career record

Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Rd	Location · Notes	Record
Sep 12, 2026	Jai Opetaia	L	TKO	9 of 12	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.For Zuffa Boxing, The Ring and vacant WBA (Regular) cruiserweight titles	28-4-0
Dec 13, 2025	Badou Jack	W	UD	12 of 12	Ace Mission Studios, Los Angeles, California, USWon WBC cruiserweight title	28-3-0
May 3, 2025	Badou Jack	L	MD	12 of 12	Anb Arena, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFor WBC cruiserweight title	27-3-0
Nov 4, 2023	Ilunga Makabu	W	TKO	3 of 12	Casino Miami, Miami, Florida, USWon vacant WBC cruiserweight title	27-2-0
Feb 12, 2022	Youri Kalenga	W	UD	12 of 12	Studio 69, Riga, LatviaWon vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title	26-2-0
Dec 12, 2020	Jesse Bryan	W	TKO	4 of 10	Airport Hilton, Miami, Florida, USWon vacant WBC International cruiserweight title	25-2-0
Jun 15, 2019	Isossa Mondo	W	UD	8 of 8	Studio 69, Riga, Latvia	24-2-0
Nov 10, 2018	Mairis Briedis	L	UD	12 of 12	Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USWorld Boxing Super Series: Cruiserweight quarter-final	23-2-0
Sep 9, 2017	Isiah Thomas	W	UD	10 of 10	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany	23-1-0
May 20, 2017	Krzysztof Włodarczyk	L	SD	12 of 12	Hala Arena, Poznań, Poland	22-1-0
Oct 14, 2016	Stephen Simmons	W	SD	12 of 12	Inselparkhalle, Hamburg, GermanyRetained WBO International cruiserweight title	22-0-0
May 7, 2016	Cristian Javier Medina	W	UD	10 of 10	Barclays Arena, Hamburg, GermanyRetained WBO International cruiserweight title	21-0-0
Jan 9, 2016	Valery Brudov	W	UD	10 of 10	Baden-Arena, Offenburg, GermanyRetained WBO International cruiserweight title	20-0-0
Sep 5, 2015	Daniel Alejandro Sanabria	W	UD	10 of 10	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, GermanyWon vacant WBO International cruiserweight title	19-0-0
Jul 18, 2015	Lukasz Rusiewicz	W	UD	8 of 8	OWL Arena, Halle, Germany	18-0-0
Apr 25, 2015	Mohamed Azzaoui	W	KO	5 of 8	Columbiahalle, Kreuzberg, Germany	17-0-0
Feb 21, 2015	Alejandro Emilio Valori	W	UD	8 of 8	O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Germany	16-0-0
Dec 13, 2014	Tamas Polster	W	TKO	5 of 8	MusikTeatret, Copenhagen, Denmark	15-0-0
Sep 27, 2014	Tamas Lodi	W	TKO	7 of 10	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany	14-0-0
Aug 16, 2014	Ismail Abdoul	W	UD	8 of 8	Messe Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany	13-0-0
Jun 7, 2014	Bela Juhasz	W	KO	2 of 8	Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany	12-0-0
May 3, 2014	Gogita Gorgiladze	W	UD	10 of 10	Velodrom, Berlin, GermanyWon vacant WBO Youth cruiserweight title	11-0-0
Jan 25, 2014	Loris Emiliani	W	KO	7 of 8	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany	10-0-0
Nov 23, 2013	Sandro Siproshvili	W	UD	8 of 8	Brose Arena, Bamberg, Germany	9-0-0
Jun 8, 2013	Juan Manuel Garay	W	UD	6 of 6	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany	8-0-0
Mar 16, 2013	Viktor Szalai	W	TKO	4 of 6	Sportforum, Bernau, Germany	7-0-0
Feb 22, 2013	Slavomir Selicky	W	TKO	1 of 6	Strada Henri Coanda, Galați, Romania	6-0-0
Jul 7, 2012	Michal Bilak	W	PTS	6 of 6	Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany	5-0-0
May 11, 2012	Marko Angermann	W	RTD	2 of 6	EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany	4-0-0
Sep 3, 2011	Rushid Sevim	W	TKO	2 of 4	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany	3-0-0
Jul 15, 2011	Vaclav Fiala	W	TKO	1 of 4	EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany	2-0-0
May 27, 2011	Adam Gadajew	W	PTS	4 of 4	Alte Brauerei, Stralsund, Germany	1-0-0

2026

LJai OpetaiaTKO · R9 of 12

Sep 12, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.28-4-0

For Zuffa Boxing, The Ring and vacant WBA (Regular) cruiserweight titles

2025

WBadou JackUD · R12 of 12

Dec 13, 2025 · Ace Mission Studios, Los Angeles, California, US28-3-0

Won WBC cruiserweight title

LBadou JackMD · R12 of 12

May 3, 2025 · Anb Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia27-3-0

For WBC cruiserweight title

2023

WIlunga MakabuTKO · R3 of 12

Nov 4, 2023 · Casino Miami, Miami, Florida, US27-2-0

Won vacant WBC cruiserweight title

2022

WYouri KalengaUD · R12 of 12

Feb 12, 2022 · Studio 69, Riga, Latvia26-2-0

Won vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title

2020

WJesse BryanTKO · R4 of 10

Dec 12, 2020 · Airport Hilton, Miami, Florida, US25-2-0

Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title

2019

WIsossa MondoUD · R8 of 8

Jun 15, 2019 · Studio 69, Riga, Latvia24-2-0

2018

LMairis BriedisUD · R12 of 12

Nov 10, 2018 · Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US23-2-0

World Boxing Super Series: Cruiserweight quarter-final

2017

WIsiah ThomasUD · R10 of 10

Sep 9, 2017 · Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany23-1-0

LKrzysztof WłodarczykSD · R12 of 12

May 20, 2017 · Hala Arena, Poznań, Poland22-1-0

2016

WStephen SimmonsSD · R12 of 12

Oct 14, 2016 · Inselparkhalle, Hamburg, Germany22-0-0

Retained WBO International cruiserweight title

WCristian Javier MedinaUD · R10 of 10

May 7, 2016 · Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany21-0-0

Retained WBO International cruiserweight title

WValery BrudovUD · R10 of 10

Jan 9, 2016 · Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany20-0-0

Retained WBO International cruiserweight title

2015

WDaniel Alejandro SanabriaUD · R10 of 10

Sep 5, 2015 · EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany19-0-0

Won vacant WBO International cruiserweight title

WLukasz RusiewiczUD · R8 of 8

Jul 18, 2015 · OWL Arena, Halle, Germany18-0-0

WMohamed AzzaouiKO · R5 of 8

Apr 25, 2015 · Columbiahalle, Kreuzberg, Germany17-0-0

WAlejandro Emilio ValoriUD · R8 of 8

Feb 21, 2015 · O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Germany16-0-0

2014

WTamas PolsterTKO · R5 of 8

Dec 13, 2014 · MusikTeatret, Copenhagen, Denmark15-0-0

WTamas LodiTKO · R7 of 10

Sep 27, 2014 · Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany14-0-0

WIsmail AbdoulUD · R8 of 8

Aug 16, 2014 · Messe Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany13-0-0

WBela JuhaszKO · R2 of 8

Jun 7, 2014 · Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany12-0-0

WGogita GorgiladzeUD · R10 of 10

May 3, 2014 · Velodrom, Berlin, Germany11-0-0

Won vacant WBO Youth cruiserweight title

WLoris EmilianiKO · R7 of 8

Jan 25, 2014 · Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany10-0-0

2013

WSandro SiproshviliUD · R8 of 8

Nov 23, 2013 · Brose Arena, Bamberg, Germany9-0-0

WJuan Manuel GarayUD · R6 of 6

Jun 8, 2013 · Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany8-0-0

WViktor SzalaiTKO · R4 of 6

Mar 16, 2013 · Sportforum, Bernau, Germany7-0-0

WSlavomir SelickyTKO · R1 of 6

Feb 22, 2013 · Strada Henri Coanda, Galați, Romania6-0-0

2012

WMichal BilakPTS · R6 of 6

Jul 7, 2012 · Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany5-0-0

WMarko AngermannRTD · R2 of 6

May 11, 2012 · EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany4-0-0

2011

WRushid SevimTKO · R2 of 4

Sep 3, 2011 · Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany3-0-0

WVaclav FialaTKO · R1 of 4

Jul 15, 2011 · EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany2-0-0

WAdam GadajewPTS · R4 of 4

May 27, 2011 · Alte Brauerei, Stralsund, Germany1-0-0

Full career record, most recent first — sourced from the fighter’s published professional record and cross-checked against the record above. Each bout shows the record after that fight.

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