October 30, 2023
WBC Vacant Cruiserweight World Championship November 4, 2023 / Miami, Florida / Casino Miami Jai Alai  NOEL “Dark Horse” MIKAELYAN (Armenia/Germany) · Ranked WBC No. 1 / mandatory challenger at Cruiserweight · Former WBC Silver Cruiserweight Champion · Former WBC International Cruiserweight Champion Age: 33 / Date of birth: September 18, 1990 Residence: Miami, Florida / Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenia Record: 32-2, 11 KOs / Total rounds: 194 Height: 6’3” – 190cm / Reach: 75” – 191cm / Stance: Right-handed ILUNGA “Junior” MAKABU (Congo) · Ranked WBC No. 2 at Cruiserweight · Former WBC Cruiserweight World Champion Age: 35 / Date of birth: November 8, 1987 Residence: Johannesburg, South Africa / Birthplace: Kananga, Democratic Republic of The Congo Record: 29-3, 25 KOs / Total rounds: 165 / World championship fights: 3-2, 1 KO Height: 6’0” – 183cm / Reach: 74” – 188cm / Stance: Left-handed  WBC CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS Marvin Camel (US) 1980 Carlos de Leon (P. Rico) 1980 – 1982 S.T. Gordon (US) 1982 – 1983 Carlos de Leon (P. Rico) * 1983 – 1985 Alfonzo Ratliff (US) 1985 Bernard Benton (US) 1985 – 1986 Carlos de Leon (P. Rico) * 1986 – 1988 Evander Holyfield (US) 1988 Carlos de Leon (P. Rico) * 1989 – 1990 Massimiliano Duran (Italy) 1990 – 1991 Anaclet Wamba (France) 1991 – 1995 Marcelo Dominguez (Arg) 1995 – 1998 Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba) 1998 – 2002 Wayne Braithwaite (Guyana) 2002 – 2005 Jean-Marc Mormeck (France) 2007 O’Neil Bell (US) 2006 – 2007 Jean Marc Mormeck (France)* 2007 David Haye (UK) 2007 – 2008 Giacobbe Fragomeni (Italy) 2008 – 2009 Zsolt Erdei (Hungary) 2008 – 2010 Krzystof Wlodarczyk (Poland) 2010 – 2014 Grigory Drozd (Russia) 2014 – 2015 Tony Bellew (UK) 2016 – 2017 Mairis Briedis (Latvia) 2017 – 2018 Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) 2018 – 2019 Ilunga Makubu (Congo) 2020 – Badou Jack (Gambia-Sweden) 2023 Regained WBC TOP 10 CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS Evander Holyfield (US) Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba-Germany) David Haye (GB) Tony Bellew (GB) Mairis Briedis (Latvia) Zsolt Erdei (Hungary) Krzystof Wlodarczyk (Poland) Jean-Marc Mormeck (France) Anaclet Wamba (France) GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY 76 cruiserweight world championship bouts have been held in the history of the WBC. 23 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only two have regained the title: Carlos de Leon (Puerto Rico) three times, Jean Marc Mormeck (France) one time. MEMORABLE WBC CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS Feb. 26, 2023 Badou Jack TKO12 Ilunga Makabu – Diriyah, Saudi Arabia Jan. 29, 2022 Ilunga Makubu W12 Thabiso Mchunu – Warren, Ohio Dec. 19, 2020 Ilunga Makabu TKO7 Olanrewaju Durodola – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of The Congo Jan. 31, 2020 Ilunga Makubu W12 Michal Cieslak – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of The Congo Nov. 10, 2018 Oleksandr Usyk TKO8 Tony Bellew – Manchester, England July 21, 2018 Oleksandr Usyk W12 Murat Gassiev – Moscow, Russia Jan. 27, 2018 Oleksandr Usyk W12 Mairis Briedis – Riga, Latvia Apr. 1, 2017 Mairis Briedis W12 Marco Huck – Westfalenhalle, Germany May 29, 2016 Tony Bellew TKO3 Ilunga Makabu – Liverpool, England Sep. 27, 2014 Grigory Drozd W12 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk – Moscow, Russia May 15, 2010 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk TKO8 Giacobbe Fragomeni – Lodz, Poland Oct. 24, 2008 Giacobbe Fragomeni TW8 Rudolf Kraj – Milan, Italy Mar. 8, 2008 David Haye TKO2 Enzo Maccarinelli – London, England Jan. 7, 2006 O’Neil Bell KO10 Jean Marc Mormeck – New York, New York Apr. 2, 2005 Jean Marc Mormeck W12 Wayne Braithwaite – Worcester, Massachusetts Oct. 11, 2002 Wayne Braithwaite TKO10 Vincenzo Cantatore – Lombardia, Italy Feb. 21, 1998 Juan Carlos Gomez W12 Marcelo Fabian Dominguez – Buenos Aires, Argentina July 25, 1995 Marcelo Fabian Dominguez TKO9 Akim Tafir – Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France July 20, 1991 Anaclet Wamba TKO11 Massimiliano Duran – Palermo, Sicily July 27, 1990 Massimiliano Duran WDQ11 Carlos DeLeon – Capo d’Orlando, Sicily May 17, 1989 Carlos DeLeon TKO9 Sammy Reeson – London, England Apr. 9, 1988 Evander Holyfield TKO8 Carlos DeLeon – Las Vegas, Nevada Feb. 24, 1982 Carlos DeLeon TKO8 Marvin Camel – Atlantic City, New Jersey Mar. 31, 1980 Marvin Camel W15 Mate Parlov – Las Vegas, Nevada Dec. 8, 1979 Marvin Camel D15 Mate Parlov – Split, Croatia WBC Statistics by Luis Medina. Sicily July 27, 1990 Massimiliano Duran WDQ11 Carlos DeLeon – Capo d’Orlando, Sicily May 17, 1989 Carlos DeLeon TKO9 Sammy Reeson – London, England Apr. 9, 1988 Evander Holyfield TKO8 Carlos DeLeon – Las Vegas, Nevada Feb. 24, 1982 Carlos DeLeon TKO8 Marvin Camel – Atlantic City, New Jersey Mar. 31, 1980 Marvin Camel W15 Mate Parlov – Las Vegas, Nevada Dec. 8, 1979 Marvin Camel D15 Mate Parlov – Split, Croatia WBC Statistics by Luis Medina. |
