Yamil Peralta (left) and Ryan Rozicki (proper) fought to a controversial break up determination win in favor of Rozicki in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada – Picture by Argentina Boxing Promotions
Ryan Rozicki will preserve his date and hometown headliner.
The stakes and opponent have modified, nevertheless.
The Ring has confirmed that Noel Mikaeljan has as soon as once more withdrawn from an ordered obligatory title protection versus Rozicki.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 compelled the reigning titlist off the present.
Rozicki (20-1, 19 KOs) will as an alternative 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 informed The Ring. “This combat is sanctioned for the WBC Interim World Cruiserweight Title. [It] makes for an excellent championship combat with Ryan being the number one and Yamil the quantity 2 contender.
“The winner might be acknowledged as a real WBC World champion.”
Rozicki gained their first combat through break up determination, which befell at this very venue. Many took subject with the Could 2022 final result, because it was believed Peralta deserved the nod.
Peralta’s crew instantly sought a rematch. They even filed a protest with the WBC, whose impartial evaluate discovered grounds to acknowledge the combat as a No-Contest.
The official end result stays a win for Rozicki, as acknowledged by the Nova Scotia Fight Sport Authority. The night time marks the lone determination 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 absolutely happy and wished to revisit.
“That is the rematch Ryan all the time wished,” Three Lions Promotions’ Daniel Otter, Rozicki’s promoter, informed The Ring. “He’s so targeted and decided to be the most effective of the most effective. He might be victorious come Dec seventh.
“Noel ain’t combating towards Ryan so Peralta is subsequent up and Ryan will grow 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 finest feat to this point, a ten-round break up determination 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 following 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 combat his crew believes won’t ever see the sunshine of day.
“The Noel Mikaelin subject has grow to be so repetitive we’re all glad to simply 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 combat that has now suffered 5 postponements. It was beforehand due for a handbag bid listening to after combat 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 cause in any respect was given for the Sept. 28 cancellation, the proper metaphor for the state of Don King Productions in 2024.
Otter and representatives for King huddled to come back to phrases to safe the Dec. 7 date in Rozicki’s hometown.
“Now Noel claims authorized woes towards a 93 yr previous man who’s rumored to be battling well being points,” Otter mentioned. “It’s all grow to be very weird.”
It has grow 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 a minimum of will get to proceed together with his profession and in acquainted environment.
The primary 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 look 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 combat after his slim win over Peralta.
4 extra knockout wins have been tacked on to Rozicki’s spectacular report as he emerged because the WBC cruiserweight obligatory challenger. The a number of title combat 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 informed, 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 combat.
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 in the future 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.
