Super middleweight destroyer Christian Mbilli has waited years for this moment and plans to take advantage of it against Polish veteran Maciej Sulecki. Mbilli (28-0, 23 KOs) will lock horns with Sulecki for the WBC interim super middleweight world title this Friday, June 27th at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The Montreal-based Mbilli, 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 tenth-round stoppage over Ali Akhmedov on enemy territory in Kazakhstan. In the co-feature, former two-time 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 ten-rounder versus Ontario-based Ricardo Brown (12-0, 11 KOs).  Promoted by Eye of the Tiger, Mbilli-Sulecki, Butler-Macias II, Makhmudov-Brown, and additional undercard fights will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

 

This is what the Mbilli and Sulecki said at Wednesday's press conference.

 

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 {common 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.”

 

 

LIVE on ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT) 

 

Christian Mbilli vs. Maciej Sulecki, 12 rounds, vacant WBC interim super middleweight title;

 

Steven Butler vs. Jose De Jesus Macias II, 10 rounds, Super Middleweight;

 

Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Ricardo Brown, 10 rounds, Heavyweight;

 

Wilkens Mathieu vs. Adagio McDonald, 8 rounds, Light Heavyweight;

 

Jhon Orobio vs. Zsolt Osadan, 10 rounds, Junior Welterweight;

 

Christopher Guerrero vs. Sandy Messaoud, 10 rounds, Welterweight;

 

Leila Beaudoin vs. Elhem Mekhaled, 10 rounds, Junior Lightweight;

 

Luis Santana vs. Eduardo Estela, 10 rounds, Lightweight; and

 

Wyatt Sanford vs.  Mark Andrejev, 6 rounds, Junior Welterweight.