Noel Gevor
Norair Mikaelian (born 18 September 1990), better known as Noel Gevor Mikaelian, is an Armenian-German professional boxer. He held the WBO Youth world and WBO International cruiserweight title in 2014 and 2016 as well as the WBC International title in 2020 and was a WBC silver world champion in 2022. He is the step-son of former European middleweight champion Khoren Gevor.Mikaelian currently signed to hall of fame promoter Don King and is ranked as the number one and mandatory challenger for the prestigious WBC world title.
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Real name | Norair Movsesovich Mikaelyan |
Nickname(s) | Dark Horse |
Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Reach | 191 cm (75 in) |
Nationality | Armenian, German |
Born | Yerevan, Armenia | 18 September 1990
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 28 |
Wins | 26 |
Wins by KO | 11 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Professional career
Gevor made his professional debut against Adam Gadajew on 27 May 2011. He won the fight on points after four rounds. Gevor amassed an 18–0 record during the next four years,[1] before being booked to fight Daniel Alejandro Sanabria for the vacant WBO International cruiserweight title on 5 September 2015, the first regional championship of his career.[2] He captured the vacant belt by unanimous decision, with scores of 99–90, 98–91 and 100–89.[3] Gevor made his first title defense against Valery Brudov on 9 January 2016.[4] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 99–91 and one scorecard of 98–92.[5] Gevor made his second title defense against Cristian Javier Medina on 7 May 2016.[6] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 98–92 in his favor.[7] Gevor made his third title defense against Stephen Simmons on 14 October 2016.[8] He won the fight by split decision, with scores of 116–112, 116–112 and 113–116.[9]
On 28 April 2017, it was announced that Gevor would face Krzysztof Włodarczyk in an IBF cruiserweight title eliminator. The bout headlined a card which took place at the Hala Arena in Poznań, Poland on 20 May 2017.[10] He lost the fight by split decision. One judge scored the bout 115–113 in his favor, while the remaining two judges scored it 116–112 and 115–114 for Włodarczyk.[11]
Gevor faced the #1 seed of the 2018 World Boxing Cruiserweight Super Series on 10 November 2018, in the main event of an ESPN broadcast card, which took place at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois.[12] Briedis won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 114–112, 115–111 and 116–110.[13]
Gevor faced Jesse Bryan for the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title on 12 December 2020, following an eighteen-month absence from the sport. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[14] Gevor next faced the former WBA interim cruiserweight champion Youri Kalenga on 12 February, this time coming back from a fourteen-month absence from the sport.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 119–109, 118–108 and 117–111.[16]
Professional boxing record
28 fights | 26 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 11 | 0 |
By decision | 15 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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28 | Win | 26–2 | Youri Kalenga | UD | 12 | 12 Feb 2022 | Studio 69, Riga, Latvia | Won vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title |
27 | Win | 25–2 | Jesse Bryan | TKO | 4 (10), 1:50 | 12 Dec 2020 | Airport Hilton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title |
26 | Win | 24–2 | Isossa Mondo | UD | 8 | 15 Jun 2019 | Studio 69, Riga, Latvia | |
25 | Loss | 23–2 | Mairis Briedis | UD | 12 | 10 Nov 2018 | Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | World Boxing Super Series: Cruiserweight quarter-final |
24 | Win | 23–1 | Isiah Thomas | UD | 10 | 9 Sep 2017 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany | |
23 | Loss | 22–1 | Krzysztof Włodarczyk | SD | 12 | 20 May 2017 | Hala Arena, Poznań, Poland | |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Stephen Simmons | SD | 12 | 14 Oct 2016 | Edel-optics.de Arena, Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WBO International cruiserweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Cristian Javier Medina | UD | 10 | 7 May 2016 | Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WBO International cruiserweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Valery Brudov | UD | 10 | 9 Jan 2016 | Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany | Retained WBO International cruiserweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Daniel Alejandro Sanabria | UD | 10 | 5 Sep 2015 | EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany | Won vacant WBO International cruiserweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Lukasz Rusiewicz | UD | 8 | 18 Jul 2015 | OWL Arena, Halle, Germany | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Mohamed Azzaoui | KO | 5 (8), 2:07 | 25 Apr 2015 | Columbiahalle, Kreuzberg, Germany | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Alejandro Emilio Valori | UD | 8 | 21 Feb 2015 | O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Germany | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Tamas Polster | TKO | 5 (8), 2:51 | 13 Dec 2014 | MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Tamas Lodi | TKO | 7 (10), 1:18 | 27 Sep 2014 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Ismail Abdoul | UD | 8 | 16 Aug 2014 | Messe Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Bela Juhasz | KO | 2 (8), 2:29 | 7 Jun 2014 | Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Gogita Gorgiladze | UD | 10 | 3 May 2014 | Velodrom, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany | Won vacant WBO Youth cruiserweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Loris Emiliani | KO | 7 (8), 1:45 | 25 Jan 2014 | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Sandro Siproshvili | UD | 8 | 23 Nov 2013 | Brose Arena, Bamberg, Germany | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Juan Manuel Garay | UD | 6 | 8 Jun 2013 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Viktor Szalai | TKO | 4 (6), 2:30 | 16 Mar 2013 | Sportforum, Bernau, Germany | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Slavomir Selicky | TKO | 1 (6), 2:00 | 22 Feb 2013 | Strada Henri Coanda, Galati, Romania | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Michal Bilak | PTS | 6 | 7 Jul 2012 | Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Winterhude, Germany | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Marko Angermann | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 11 May 2012 | EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Rushid Sevim | TKO | 2 (4) | 3 Sep 2011 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Vaclav Fiala | TKO | 1 (4), 1:38 | 15 Jul 2011 | EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Adam Gadajew | PTS | 4 | 27 May 2011 | Alte Brauerei, Stralsund, Germany | |
See also
References
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- Wolnicki, Kamil (28 April 2017). "Wkurzyli "Diablo". Gevor nie dotarł na konferencję w Poznaniu". przegladsportowy.onet.pl. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- "Krzysztof "Diablo" Włodarczyk pokonał Noela Gevora na Poznań Boxing Night". sport.interia.pl. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- "Former world titleholders in WBSS Season 2". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- Idec, Keith (10 November 2018). "Mairis Briedis Struggles, Beats Noel Mikaelian in Tough Fight". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- Orban, Jonny (15 December 2020). "Wieder auf WM-Kurs: Noel Mikaelian neuer WBC International Champion". boxen1.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Noel Gevor faces Youri Kayembre Kalenga in Riga, Latvia on Feb.12". boxen247.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- Ghazanchyan, Siranush (13 February 2022). "Noel Gevor Mikaelyan defeats Kalenga for WBC silver". en.armradio.am. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
External links
- Boxing record for Noel Gevor from BoxRec (registration required)
- Noel Gevor - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live