One more replace within the WBC’s cruiserweight trainwreck: the sanctioning physique introduced at this time that the proposed interim title battle between Michal Cieslak and Yamil Peralta “discovered problems to be staged.” Cieslak will as an alternative battle former mild heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on June twenty eighth in Quebec for each the secondary belt and a crack on the winner of Badou Jack vs Noel Mikaelian subsequent week.
Pascal (37-7-1, 21 KO) is 42 years previous and his solely win since a March 2023 loss to Michael Eifert noticed him cease Terry Osias at what appears to be like like a 190-pound catchweight. He’s not ranked by WBC (or anybody else) at cruiserweight, and contemplating they’ve nonetheless acquired Ilunga Makabu at no. 6 regardless of two knockout losses within the final three fights, that’s saying one thing.
Cieslak (27-2, 21 KO), against this, has lengthy been a real participant at 200 regardless of falling brief in title bids in opposition to Makabu and Lawrence Okolie. By all rights, he ought to brutalize Pascal, whose solely potential lifeline is Quebecois judging.
