Badou Jack vs. Noel Mikaeljan II: Stay Spherical-by-Spherical Updates and Outcomes

The referee once more warned Mikaelian for hitting behind the pinnacle and as they restart the struggle, Jack assaults him with large photographs. Mikaelian responded along with his personal strong single hearth photographs. They once more tie up. The referee separates them, after which takes some extent away! That is large! If the judges had it nearer than Uncrowned, Mikaelian simply will get punished!

Spherical 7: 68-65 — Jack

An inside battle received underway within the sixth spherical with each guys punching from as shut a variety as they might muster. What it may come right down to, is how judges favored energy (Jack), or exercise (Mikaelian) in these exchanges.

Spherical 6: 58-57 — Jack

Mikaelian boxed across the periphery of the ring, permitting Jack to take middle stage. Jack hit him with one-twos. Mikaelian once more hit him on the again of the pinnacle. Mikaelian sought to punish the older physique of Jack by sending photographs downstairs, and attempt to deplete him of any of the power wanted to hold with a youthful fighter. Mikaelian hit him with a pleasant shot towards the tip of the spherical.

Spherical 5: 48-47 — Jack

Jack was fast with counters, and had strong jabs, within the fourth. He timed him with a short-range proper hand, a straight proper, and two-shot combos. The referee warned Mikaelian for rabbit punching, and warned Jack when he was strolling again to the nook, for hitting Mikaelian after the bell.

Spherical 4: 39-37 — Jack

Badou Jack begins the third with a double jab and Mikaelian responds with a quadruple jab. Then he follows it up moments later with the quadruple jab however then provides a giant physique shot for good measure. Jack throws with venom however Mikaelian dances away from the shot. Jack hurts him! Mikaelian recovers. Jack with a giant proper hand on the counter! Jack now taking the lead on Uncrowned’s unofficial card. Mikaelian finishes with a giant one-two.

Spherical 3: 29-28 — Jack

Mikaelian feints effectively, and continues with the momentum that he constructed from the opener. Jack catches Mikaelian with a giant left hook to the face — his greatest shot of the struggle to date. Badou touched the physique repeatedly. Oh! And tempers flared on the finish! Some spice to complete the second!

Spherical 2: 19-19

Spherical 13 of 24! Right here we go! In a rematch from Badou Jack’s win by majority resolution earlier this 12 months over Noel Mikaelian, each guys began cagey regardless of being so accustomed to one anothers video games. Mikaelian punched Jack off-balance within the opening minute with a jab. Jack has a pleasant jab that he throws to Mikaelian’s physique — one thing he landed no less than twice in several elements of the primary. Mikaelian with one other good proper hand.

Spherical 1: 10-9 — Mikaelian

Badou Jack walks to the ring to DMX, channeling Mike Tyson. Jogs my memory of the outdated Combat Evening online game, too. This barely beats Noel Mikaelian, although he picked AC/DC – Hells Bells to

There’s just one bout to go and it is the headline struggle of the night time!

We have Badou Jack towards Noel Mikealian with the WBC cruiserweight world title on the road.

With David Benavidez preventing Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on Cinco de Mayo in 2026, the cruiserweight division is heating up.

So, what are the stakes for the winner? Will we see Jack or Mikaelian struggle Jai Opetaia?

Earlier than we are able to even get to future match-ups, we await the walks for the 2 200-pounders proper right here, proper now.

All three judges scored the struggle 60-54 all to the winner by unanimous resolution … Jonny Mansour!

Mansour nonetheless throwing combos within the sixth, together with three left hooks in a row to the physique and a six-shot flurry to the pinnacle. Halfway by the spherical Mansour hit Rodriguez with one other six-shot combo. Then a one-two-three, single photographs, hook punches many times. The try to shut the present was no less than there.

Spherical 6: 60-54 — Mansour

Rodriguez is kind of one-paced now and simply telegraphing his punching. And the best way he reacts when Mansour catches him suggests he may very well be there for the taking if Mansour utilized the stress … and he isn’t but switched to the upper gear wanted to safe the Hollywood end.

Spherical 5: 50-45 — Mansour

Rodriguez continues to point out intent to compete however is simply proven up in a number of methods by Mansour, no matter whether or not that is mid-range, with jabs, or being denied the chance to land any of his extra highly effective photographs. This stays a transparent Mansour struggle. He is received a very nice boxing model however he simply wants so as to add energy.

Spherical 4: 40-36 — Mansour

Mansour containers behind his jab once more within the third. Marco Rodriguez stands just about proper in entrance of him, fails to chop the ring off, throws and misses. Throughout that, he is countered — once more, it is Mansour’s timing. Rodriguez spams Mansour with punches however hardly lands any due to the unbeaten fighter’s head motion, shoulders, and footwork. it is not that he retains his gloves as much as present a cushion towards these blows as he avoids them solely by transferring out of the best way. He lands a one-two and will get out of the best way earlier than Rodriguez even is aware of what he received hit with.

Spherical 3: 30-27 — Mansour

One of many extra spectacular features of Jonny Mansour’s work is his shot choice and his timing. Marco Rodriguez is recreation, and seeking to safe profitable moments however he is denied these as a result of Mansour catches him with sneaky photographs like an uppercut that rocks his head again, or a thudding hook. And it is these sorts of issues which are simple to sway judges.

Spherical 2: 20-18 — Mansour

Mansour has a extra upright begin and is gentle on his ft, popping his jab, whereas Juarez crouches and is extra tentative from the off. Mansour catches him with the punch of the spherical — a left hook he lasered onto Juarez’s jaw, which made the Mexican take a step backward. Mansour’s most frequent shot, the jab, landed many times. Stable.

Spherical 1: 10-9 — Mansour

We’re already on the co-main occasion and Jonny Mansour takes on Marco Rodriguez in a light-weight six-rounder. Mansour, a fan favourite, is cousins with Julius JuJu Ballo, who gained spectacularly earlier, and he, too, will hope to make nearly as good an impression as he did.

“Expertise performed a giant half. I used to be affected person with him to see what he is received, let me open up a bit as a result of I did not assume he may take it. So that is what I did.”