Christian Mbilli W10 Sergiy Derevyanchenko... Montreal’s super middleweight contender has earned a title shot. Is world champion Canelo Alvarez brave enough to give him one?  Christian “Solide” Mbilli (31-0 including the World Series of Boxing),) defeated three-time world title challenger Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (38-7 including the World Series of Boxing) via a dominant ten-round unanimous decision Saturday evening at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. Mbilli, an avoided contender who perhaps deserves the #1 ranking at 168 pounds now that David Benavidez has moved up, was relentless from the opening stanza, throwing bombs from all angles. Derevyanchenko tried to box from the outside but hurt his left biceps in the third round, forcing him to fight with just one hand. In the fifth, the 38-year-old Ukrainian fought back with consecutive rights, but Mbilli’s youth and power overwhelmed him as he struggled to end the fight on his feet.

 

Mbilli maintained his unbeaten record with scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92.

 

Afterwards, the winner said, “I had some problems with my left hand, and I was not able to bring it up. I had to throw punches. It was difficult, but I had to do my best. He’s a warrior. He was in a difficult position, but he fought back. I’m going to go back home and look at the fight again. Right now, I’m ready for big fights. I want to be a world champion. I know that to be the best, I have to beat the best. I don’t want to say any names, but everybody knows who’s number one. I want the fight with number one.”

 

Derevyanchenko said, "My legs were good. I only had one arm. I needed to move. When I stayed, he punched in combinations. He’s a good boxer, a strong boxer. But if I had two hands, I think it would be another situation.”