(December 12th) Former world champion Badou Jack and German contender Noel Mikaelian will meet again on December 13th at the Ace Mission Studios in Los Angeles, in an anticipated rematch for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight title.

Both fighters previously faced off in May of this year, when Jack won by majority decision in a close contest held in Saudi Arabia. That bout left mixed feelings and ignited interest in a second part, which will finally materialize before the end of the year.

This fight will be part of the event “Championing Mental Health presents: CMH 2 – Rematch Season”, with the WBC Cruiserweight World Championship once again on the line.

The winner of the contest will not only take the prestigious Green and Gold Belt of the WBC, but also the “Championing Mental Health” Belt, honoring strength that goes far beyond the ring.

The Championing Mental Health Belt is a special award created by the WBC to recognize and promote awareness about mental health in sports and society. Its purpose goes beyond sporting achievement; it seeks to honor the strength and courage of boxers who have fought for or advocated for this issue.

Symbolism and Purpose

1. Honor for Inner Strength: The belt celebrates mental and emotional resilience, understanding that an athlete’s toughest battle often occurs outside the ring.

2. Awareness and Dialogue: The main objective is to break the stigma associated with mental health issues. By being contested in major events, the belt uses the global boxing platform to start conversations about the importance of asking for help and taking care of psychological well-being.

This belt is part of a broader WBC effort, which includes programs to educate fighters on managing stress, depression, and the importance of psychological support, ensuring that the champion in the ring is also a champion outside of it.

The WBC was established as an initiative of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, to create an organization that would unify all the commissions of the world and develop the expansion of boxing.

This is how on February 14, 1963 the World Boxing Council was founded, initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, England, France, Mexico, the Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil.

Its main founders were the Mexican Luis Spota and Professor Ramón G.

Velasquez, who were Presidents of the World Boxing Council, as well as Onslow Fane, from England and Filipino Justiniano Montaño.

So far there have been six honorable men who have held the position of President of the World Boxing Council; However, Dr. José Sulaimán Chagnón, who became President on December 5, 1975 in the city of Tunisia and remained as Leader for more than 38 years, was the one who consolidated the organization as the most important at international and global level.

Thanks to his unstinting efforts, innovation and guidelines, the WBC evolved, grew and transformed the way this noble sport is viewed. For the WBC the most important thing has always been to promote and safeguard, safety, health plus respect for the boxer, who gets into the ring with a hunger and thirst to win, and to entertain the fans, in spite of the risks.

The World Boxing Council is a non-profit organization that works motivated by the love for boxing with dedicated, loyal people who seek to safeguard the safety of boxers. Consisting of 168 countries with their respective confederations, its main function is to make boxing a fair and safe sport.

Today, with the leadership of its President Mr. Mauricio Sulaiman, the WBC continues to work to enhance boxing, as well as to protect the health and well-being of all boxers, above any interest, always promoting our values: loyalty, justice, integrity and respecting the social commitment that supports our history.