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The Last Three Opponents of Christian Mbilli
The Last Three Opponents of Christian Mbilli
Christian Mbilli (27-0, 23 KOs) is a super middleweight who is on the cusp of a world title shot.
He soon faces Sergiy Derevyanchenko (15-5, 10 KOs) in the main event of a card promoted by Top Rank and Eye of the Tiger Management. The August 17 fight will take place at the Centre Videotron in Québec City, Canada. Fight fans in the United States can catch the action on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. Those in the United Kingdom and Ireland can do so on Sky Sports. Punching Grace will have the card for those in Canada.
Ahead of the showdown between Mbilli and Derevyanchenko, Big Fight Weekend takes a look at the last three opponents of “Solide.”
The Last Three Opponents of Christian Mbilli
Mark Heffron
In late May of this year, Mbilli took on Mark Heffron at the Centre Gervais Auto in Shawinigan, Canada. Despite being a 34-fight veteran, Heffron’s experience wound up being of little help in this contest. In only 40 seconds, Mbilli had his opponent along the ropes and landed a shot to the body. Heffron went down and did not get up in time, giving Mbilli the knockout win.
CHRISTIAN MBILLI HAD SOMEWHERE TO BE 💨@EOTTM_Boxing | #MbilliHeffron pic.twitter.com/Ck1FP45LFH
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) May 26, 2024
Rohan Murdock
On the undercard of Artur Beterbiev’s seventh-round stoppage of Callum Smith, Mbilli faced Rohan Murdock. For six entire rounds, “Solide” threw the kitchen sink at the Australian. Murdock proved a very durable opponent as he did not go down once in the fight. In the end, his corner ended the contest after deeming that Murdock had taken too much punishment from Mbilli.
Demond Nicholson
After going the distance in his previous two fights, Mbilli went back to his old ways: knocking people out. In September 2023, he took on Demond Nicholson, a fighter who had not been stopped in over five years. Mbilli knocked his opponent down once each in rounds one and two. In the fourth, a massive left hand sent Nicholson to the canvas and left him unable to get up before the referee counted to 10.
Currently writing out of Toronto, Canada, Saadeq first became a boxing fan while living in Doha, Qatar. Looking to become more involved in the sport, he began writing about boxing and has had work published in outlets such as Seconds Out and Boxing Social. He looks forward to continue covering boxing on Big Fight Weekend.
