Yamil Peralta (left) and Ryan Rozicki (proper) fought to a controversial cut up choice win in favor of Rozicki in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada – Photograph by Argentina Boxing Promotions
Ryan Rozicki will hold his date and hometown headliner.
The stakes and opponent have modified, nonetheless.
The Ring has confirmed that Noel Mikaeljan has as soon as once more withdrawn from an ordered necessary title protection versus Rozicki. Mikaeljan (27-2, 12 knockouts) was because of defend his WBC cruiserweight title versus Rozicki on Dec. 7 at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Nevertheless, an ongoing authorized dispute with estranged Corridor of Fame promoter Don King pressured the reigning titlist off the present.
Rozicki (20-1, 19 KOs) will as a substitute face Argentina’s Yamil Peralta (17-1, 9 KOs) in a rematch, this time for the interim WBC title.
“With Noel Mikaelin unavailable to defend his title, Ryan Rozicki will tackle Yamil Peralta in Sydney, Canada on Dec seventh,” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman instructed The Ring. “This battle is sanctioned for the WBC Interim World Cruiserweight Title. [It] makes for an important championship battle with Ryan being the #1 and Yamil the quantity 2 contender.
“The winner might be acknowledged as a real WBC World champion.”
Rozicki gained their first battle through cut up choice, which happened at this very venue. Many took challenge with the Could 2022 final result, because it was believed Peralta deserved the nod.
Peralta’s workforce instantly sought a rematch. They even filed a protest with the WBC, whose impartial overview discovered grounds to acknowledge the battle as a No-Contest.
The official consequence stays a win for Rozicki, as acknowledged by the Nova Scotia Fight Sport Authority. The evening marks the lone choice victory on Rozicki’s ledger, who scored knockouts in his different 19 wins.
Nevertheless, it was additionally an affair with which he was by no means totally glad and needed to revisit.
“That is the rematch Ryan all the time needed,” Three Lions Promotions’ Daniel Otter, Rozicki’s promoter, instructed The Ring. “He’s so centered and decided to be the very best of the very best. He might be victorious come Dec seventh.
“Noel ain’t combating in opposition to Ryan so Peralta is subsequent up and Ryan will turn out to be champion of the world. We’re assured.”
Peralta has posted 4 wins because the controversial defeat to Rozicki. His most up-to-date was his greatest feat to this point, a ten-round cut up choice over longtime contender Thabiso Mchunu (23-7, 13 KOs) on March 22 in Durban, South Africa.
The feat elevated Peralta excessive sufficient within the rankings to be in place to seize the subsequent out there title slot. It now is available in an opportunity to avenge his lone profession defeat.
As for Rozicki, it’s an opportunity to maneuver on from a battle his workforce believes won’t ever see the sunshine of day.
“The Noel Mikaelin challenge has turn out to be so repetitive we’re all glad to only transfer on,” famous Otter. “After a number of makes an attempt to get Noel within the ring, an eleventh hour deal was made earlier than the Purse bid just a few weeks in the past.
The referenced deal was Three Lions Promotions’ newest effort to push ahead with a battle that has now suffered 5 postponements. It was beforehand due for a handbag bid listening to after battle dates in June and September have been canceled outright. An harm by Mikaeljan throughout coaching camp was cited because the trigger for the June fallout.
No purpose in any respect was given for the Sept. 28 cancellation, the right metaphor for the state of Don King Productions in 2024.
Otter and representatives for King huddled to return to phrases to safe the Dec. 7 date in Rozicki’s hometown.
“Now Noel claims authorized woes in opposition to a 93 yr outdated man who’s rumored to be battling well being points,” Otter stated. “It’s all turn out to be very weird.”
It has turn out to be abundantly clear that Mikaeljan, rated No. 2 at 200 by The Ring, has no real interest in dealing with Rozicki.
Mikaeljan has not fought since he. gained the belt in a third-round knockout of former titlist former champ Ilunga Makabu. The feat occurred final November 4 in his adopted Miami hometown. It’s now extremely doubtless that he’s relieved of his title for failure to defend.
Rozicki not less than will get to proceed together with his profession and in acquainted environment.
The principle occupants of Centre 200 are the Cape Breton Eagles of the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League. Rozicki, 29, can also be each bit the venue common. He has headlined or was prominently featured in all six boxing occasions to seem on the web site within the twenty first century.
His most up-to-date got here in a Dec. 2022 first-round knockout of Mario Aguilar (23-9, 19 KOs), one battle after his slim win over Peralta.
4 extra knockout wins have been tacked on to Rozicki’s spectacular document as he emerged because the WBC cruiserweight necessary challenger. The a number of title battle delays have left him out of the ring since a first-round knockout of Olanrewaju Durodola (46-10, 41 KOs) final Dec. 3 in Sydney.
All instructed, Rozicki has gained seven in a row since an October 2021 defeat to Oscar Rivas. Their fiercely contested battle marked the inaugural WBC Bridgerweight title battle.
Rozicki and Peralta are rated No. 8 and No. 9 at cruiserweight, respectively, by The Ring.
The silver lining within the new plans is the timing of the bout. The annual WBC Conference will start sooner or later later, on Dec. 8 in Hamburg, Germany. Sulaiman confirmed the WBC cruiserweight title standing among the many matters that might be lined throughout its week-long session.
Jake Donovan is a senior author for The Ring and vp of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America.
