The WBC put Noel Mikaelian on notice: choose between his September 12 fight with Jai Opetaia or proceed with the previously agreed title defense against David Benavidez.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told BoxingScene’s Lance Pugmire that a formal letter was sent to promoter Don King demanding Mikaelian state his intentions. No firm deadline was attached, but Sulaiman made clear that the cruiserweight champion risks being stripped.
King and Benavidez promoter Sampson Lewkowicz reached an agreement for Mikaelian to defend his WBC cruiserweight title against Benavidez in December in Glendale, Arizona. Zuff
