Christian Mbilli vs Maciej Sulecki weights, running order, ringwalks, quotes, betting odds
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Christian Mbilli and Maciej Sulecki Collide for Interim Super Middleweight World Title
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Super middleweight destroyer Christian Mbilli has waited years for this moment and plans to take advantage of it against Polish veteran Maciej Sulecki.
Signed to Top Rank, Mbilli (28-0, 23 KOs) will lock horns with Sulecki for the WBC Interim super middleweight world title this Friday, June 27, at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada.
The Montreal-based wrecking ball, who represented France at the 2016 Olympics, has stopped over 80 percent of his opponents ahead of his first shot at interim gold.
Sulecki (33-3, 13 KOs), a former middleweight title challenger, is coming off a stunning 10th-round stoppage over Ali Akhmedov on enemy territory in Kazakhstan.
In the co-feature, former two-time world title challenger Steven Butler (35-5-2, 29 KOs)takes on Mexico’s Jose De Jesus Macias (29-13-4, 15 KOs) in a super middleweight rematch. Macias stunned Butler via fifth-round TKO in 2021.
Additionally, heavyweight knockout artist Arslanbek Makhmudov (19-2, 18 KOs) returns in a 10-rounder versus the unbeaten, Ontario-based Ricardo Brown (12-0, 11 KOs).
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Christian Mbilli 167.7 lbs vs Maciej Sulecki 167.7 lbs
12x3 WBC Interim Super Middleweight World Title
Steven Butler 167.6 lbs vs Jose De Jesus Macias 167.8 lbs
10x3 Super Middleweight
Arslanbek Makhmudov 265.8 lbs vs Ricardo Brown 261.4 lbs
10x3 Heavyweight
Wilkens Mathieu 171.6 lbs vs Adagio McDonald 170.7 lbs
8x3 Light Heavyweight
Jhon Orobio 139.5 lbs vs Zsolt Osadan 138.8 lbs
10x3 WBC Continental Americas Junior Welterweight Title
Christopher Guerrero 146.7 lbs vs Sandy Messaoud 145.1 lbs
10x3 WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Title
Leila Beaudoin 129.4 lbs vs Elhem Mekhaled 129.1 lbs
10x2 WBO International Junior Lightweight Title
Luis Santana 135.7 lbs vs Eduardo Estela 135.6 lbs
10x3 Lightweight
Wyatt Sanford 139.6 lbs vs Mark Andrejev 139.7 lbs
6x3 Junior Welterweight
Betting Odds
1/16 Mbilli
18/1 Sulecki
33/1 Draw
Christian Mbilli
“It’s been a long time. We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time, but we’ve finally made it. We’re making it happen. And Friday will be a day of glory. The belt will be coming home.
“I always say that after such a difficult journey, this entire training camp, and all the ups and downs, there has to be someone who will pay the price. And think Sulecki will have to pay for it on Friday.
”As usual, I expect a spectacular fight, and once again, I’ll be leaving with the victory.
”I’m not going to say that I will put him out faster than [shared opponent] Diego Pacheco did. But I can promise a more spectacular fight, and that at the end of it, Sulecki will feel more pain than after his fight with Pacheco. That said, if the KO happens, good, because I’m not paid to do overtime.“
Maciej Sulecki
“This is a big honor for me. I’m ready for a great fight. I had a good camp, and I had great sparring partners.
“I know Christian Mbilli is a good fighter. He is very strong and aggressive, and sometimes he’s very wild in the ring. But I know what I have to do in the ring. I’m ready.
“The most important thing for Mbilli right now is this fight with me. This will be very difficult for him. He can talk all he wants about his plans, but he has to fight me first.”
