Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron will headline a Top Rank card from Canada. Unbeaten Mbilli puts his long held WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight title on the line against Brit Mark Heffron. There’s also an interesting Heavyweight clash on the undercard featuring Makhmudov vs Junior Fa.
Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron
Long-reigning WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight champion is Christian Mbilli (26-0) is defending his championship and unbeaten record. Mbilli captured his title with a TKO over Ronny Landaeta back in 2021 in Quebec City. Since then he has successfully defended his championship on six occasions, scoring 4 stoppages and 2 Unanimous Decision victories.
Mark Heffron (30-3-1) suffered a big TKO loss to Jack Cullen last year that cost him his British Middleweight title. Heffron entered as a favourite but lost on the undercard of Liam Smith vs Chris Eubank 2. Following the defeat Heffron picked up a TKO victory off TV over journeyman Serhii Ksendzov is his hometown of Oldham.
Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron will be contested over 10 rounds.
Rest of the Card
The eye-catching bout on the undercard is Arslanbek Makhmudov vs Junior Fa.
Both Heavyweights enter with a loss in Saudi Arabia as their most recent bout. Arslanbek Makhmudov (18-1) recently fought Agit Kabayel with the bout expected to be a walkover. The undefeated Makhmudov struggled with Kabayel’s movement and suffered three knockdowns in his TKO loss. The Russian Heavyweight also had clear stamina issues compared to his fleet-footed opponent.
Junior Fa (20-3) fared better than Makmudov did in Saudi Arabia, but still lost to Frank Sanchez. Fa was a bookmakers outsider and despite having moments in the matchup succummed to a 7th round TKO against Cuban Sanchez.
This was cancelled as Junior Fa retired in the build-up to the event. Read more on that here
📅Date📅
The card is set to take place on Saturday 25th May 2024. For UK viewers, it will begin the following day on Sunday.
⏰Start Time⏰
The card begins at 7:00 p.m ET/USA. The action starts at midnight on Sunday morning in the UK.
Main event start time is expected around 3 hours later.
🏟️Location🏟️
The card is being held in Quebec Canada at the Centre Gervais Auto.
📺How to Watch📺
Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron will air live on ESPN+.
🥊Undercard🥊
Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron
(Mbilli) WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight title
Albert Ramirez vs Adam Deines
(Vacant) WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight title
Arslanbek Makhmudov vs Miljan Rovcanin
Mehmet Unal vs Rodolfo Gomez Jr
Alexandre Gaumont vs Santiago Fernandez
Christopher Guerrero vs Kenny Larson
Wilkens Mathieu vs Przemyslaw Gorgon
Moreno Fendero vs Rolando Wenceslao Mansilla
Jhon Orobio vs Alexis Gabriel Camejo
❌Cancellations❌
Arslanbek Makmudov vs Junior Fa
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