Badou Jack turned 42 a little over a month ago. With Gilberto Ramirez poised to face Davis Benavidez and Jai Opetaia’s next move uncertain after his 8-round win over Huseyin Cinkara, the Stockholm-born WBC champion of Gambian-Swedish descent stands at a crossroads. He hopes to craft a Hall-of-Fame career. But first, he must deal with a tough rematch. Former champion Norair, more commonly known as Noel Mikaeljan, has been pushing for another shot at Jack’s belt ever since their closely contested meeting in May.

The 35-year-old fighter of Armenian heritage remains convinced he won the previous fight. “ The world knows I won the first fight. That’s why I’m getting the rematch ,” he told The Ring months ago. Badou Jack and Norair Mikaeljan headline a stacked card promoted by Bash Boxi

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