Christian Mbilli (27-0, 23 KOs) is a brilliant middleweight who’s on the cusp of a world title shot.
He quickly faces Sergiy Derevyanchenko (15-5, 10 KOs) in the principle occasion of a card promoted by High Rank and Eye of the Tiger Administration. The August 17 battle will happen on the Centre Videotron in Québec Metropolis, Canada. Combat followers in the US can catch the motion on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. These in the UK and Eire can achieve this on Sky Sports activities. Punching Grace may have the cardboard for these in Canada.
Forward of the showdown between Mbilli and Derevyanchenko, Huge Combat Weekend takes a have a look at the final three opponents of “Solide.”
The Final Three Opponents of Christian Mbilli
Mark Heffron
In late Might of this yr, Mbilli took on Mark Heffron on the Centre Gervais Auto in Shawinigan, Canada. Regardless of being a 34-fight veteran, Heffron’s expertise wound up being of little assist on this contest. In solely 40 seconds, Mbilli had his opponent alongside the ropes and landed a shot to the physique. Heffron went down and didn’t rise up in time, giving Mbilli the knockout win.
CHRISTIAN MBILLI HAD SOMEWHERE TO BE 💨@EOTTM_Boxing | #MbilliHeffron pic.twitter.com/Ck1FP45LFH
— High Rank Boxing (@trboxing) Might 26, 2024
Rohan Murdock
On the undercard of Artur Beterbiev’s seventh-round stoppage of Callum Smith, Mbilli confronted Rohan Murdock. For six whole rounds, “Solide” threw the kitchen sink on the Australian. Murdock proved a really sturdy opponent as he didn’t go down as soon as within the battle. Ultimately, his nook ended the competition after deeming that Murdock had taken an excessive amount of punishment from Mbilli.
Demond Nicholson
After going the space in his earlier two fights, Mbilli went again to his previous methods: knocking folks out. In September 2023, he took on Demond Nicholson, a fighter who had not been stopped in over 5 years. Mbilli knocked his opponent down as soon as every in rounds one and two. Within the fourth, a large left hand despatched Nicholson to the canvas and left him unable to rise up earlier than the referee counted to 10.
