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“I am excited to announce Championing Mental Health (CMH) 2 on Saturday, December 13 in Los Angeles!” said Anthony Girges, Founder of CMH and 555 Media Agency. “CMH 2: Rematch Season features two WBC World Championship bouts and a plethora of fights that will showcase the future of boxing. These powerful matchups go beyond the ring, highlighting resilience, redemption, and the fight for mental well-being. This event continues our mission to use sport and entertainment as a platform to inspire hope, awareness, and change for healthy minds. I’m deeply grateful to all our partners, especially our presenting sponsor, Alleviate Tax, for helping make this historic night possible.” “As Bash Boxing approaches its 20th anniversary in boxing, we are excited to conclude one of our busiest years with another installment of Championing Mental Health on December 13,” said Steve Bash, Promoter. “The WBC Cruiserweight World Title between Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian is an incredibly important rematch to finally settle the score between these two heralded champions. I am also looking forward to another worthy rematch between Gloria Munguilla and Brook Sibrian as they meet for the vacant WBC International Light Flyweight Championship.” Nicknamed “The Dark Horse,” Mikaelian, 35, is Armenian born, raised in Berlin, Germany, and fights out of Miami, Fla. Before his loss to Jack last May, Mikaelian was riding a four-bout winning streak and had not lost in nearly seven years. He won the Vacant WBC Cruiserweight title in 2023 defeating Ilunga Makabu (TKO 3) and scored a unanimous decision over Youri Kalenga in 2022 for the WBC Silver Cruiserweight title. “I took the fight on just three weeks’ notice because I wasn’t about to let anyone walk away with my title, and I still beat him,” said Noel Mikaelian, the former WBC Cruiserweight World Champion and current WBC No. 1 contender. “The world knows it, and he knows it. This time, I’m coming in fully prepared, focused, and backed by my home coach, Pedro Diaz, to take back what’s mine. I’m the WBC King, as I never lost it in the ring!” The 41-year-old Jack, who goes by his nickname “The Ripper,” is a native of Stockholm, Sweden, currently living and training in Dubai. Jack has held world titles in three weight classes, including the WBC Super Middleweight title from 2015 to 2017, the WBC (Regular) Light Heavyweight title in 2017, and the WBC Cruiserweight crown in 2023. Jack has won his last seven fights and has not tasted defeat since the end of 2019. “My sights were set on a unification, but I’m glad I’m fighting him again,” said Badou Jack, the reigning WBC Cruiserweight Champion. “This time there won’t be any questions when I beat him.” “Badou is a 3-Division World Champion, with a legendary career,” added Amer Abdallah, Jack’s longtime manager. “This fight will prove what we already know—that he’s the best in the division.” “The WBC is extremely excited about the upcoming Mikaelian vs. Jack rematch for the WBC Cruiserweight Championship after a hard-fought first fight,” said Mauricio Sulaiman, President of the World Boxing Council. “The best cruiserweight fighters will meet in the ring to determine the King of the Ring. This fight will also feature the Championing Mental Health platform under Bash Boxing Promotions in what promises to be a memorable event in Los Angeles.” The rugged Gloria Munguilla, 33, is coming off her second career defeat to the undefeated Adriana Pineiro, who improved to 8-0, in the unanimous decision win in September halting Munguilla’s three-bout win streak. Munguilla turned professional in 2022 and was victorious in her first five fights. “Mighty” Brook Sibrian, 32, has won her last three fights since suffering her second career pro defeat to Munguilla in January with the judges scoring the all-action bout 79-73 and 77-75 twice. In a DAZN televised bout in May in the first edition of “Championing Mental Health: A Night of Boxing”, Sibrian went toe-to-toe against Mexico’s Rubi Gutierrez and had her hand raised in a unanimous decision victory at the historic Avalon Hollywood.
