Noel Mikaelian eventually got his sweet revenge:
Last night in Los Angeles, in a rematch of their controversial May fight that saw Badou Jack retain his WBC cruiserweight title with a majority decision win, Noel Mikaelian got his revenge, this as he scored a 12-round unanimous decision over Jack to take the belt. The fight proved to be an ugly affair, the last quarter of the bout especially, this when both men were guilty of throwing lots or rabbit punches. x Both men were docked points for fouling and in round-eight the commission temporarily stopped the fight. The fight continued, however, and in the end Mikaelian won a wide decision, the scores being 116-110, 116-110 and 115-111. Nobody argued over the result. Now 28-3(13), the new champion deserved his victory. Jack, who was tired at the end, looked all of his 42 years and he is now 29-4-3(17). When The Rematch Turned Messy And Officials Stepped In Last night’s fight was no classic, but the wild swinging exchanges the two warriors got into certainly riled up the crowd. There was also a god deal of punching after the bell, this from both guys. The bad blood between Mikaelian and Jack was apparent, that’s for sure. Throw in the odd headbutt, and it’s undeniable last night’s fight was more brawl than brains. The rough and ugly stuff aside, there was some good action last night, with both men landing some hefty shots. Why The Late Rounds Told The Real Story Mikaelian, the significantly younger man, had the better stamina of the two and he won all of the last four rounds on each score card. Jack has no complaints about the decision. “It’s not easy to perform at this age,” Jack said. “I don’t feel that great.” For his part, new champ Mikaelian said justice was done last night. The next step for Badou Jack is unclear at the moment.
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