Christian Mbilli is invincible, unverified and did not care to play safely. On Friday, June 27, headers in the Video Center in Quebec City against Maciej Sulecki for WBC the fleeting title of Super Middle Wweight, live on ESPN+ (18:00 ET / 3 PM PT).
The French-Canadian destructive ball stopped 23 out of 28 opponents and now wants something bigger. Is this something? Canelo. But first he must go through Sulecki – a tough Polish spoiler without fear and nothing to lose.
Mbilli wants the belt – and Canelo’s comments
Mbilli’s Chasiong Payday with the Golden Goose Boxing. “The belt returns home,” he said. “And if Canelo watches, she knows what will happen next.” Subtle? NO. Effective? We’ll see.
There is no mistake talking to a gigantic one. Pure CV, a real crowd of power and a crowd of hometown will be deafening. But Sulecki does not appear on a hot body. The same guy who gave Danny Jacobs a decent scrap and frozen Akhmedov in Kazakhstan, intends to ruin the great night of Mbilla. “He can talk about his plans,” said Sulecki. “But he must fight me first.”
I’m trying to start taking over. The second is content to break the party.
Why Undercard can steal the program
Forget to fill out. Undercard is loaded with potential chaos:
Steven Butler wants revenge after he was detained by Jose de Jesus Macias in 2021.
Arslanbek Makhmudov returns to Bash, this time against the unbeaten Ricardo Brown.
And there is no shortage of Canadian talent sprinkled in every weight class – a company of a swing, regional stripes and bad blood.
If you like a knockout, strange results cards and a drama at the last minute, it is worth tune up before the main event.
Questions you can ask
Is this the first real step of Mbilli? Yes. This is his first shot in the world title and against a legal veteran. Time to find out if the noise is real.
Can Mbilli fight the next Canelo? Only when he flattens Sulectci and gives enough noise. Canelo does not deal with charity – Mbilla must force the problem.
Where does the fight happen? Video center at Quebec City. Basically, the Mbilli yard. Expect that he roars if he quit the stab.
What time does everything start? ESPN+ lives at 18:00 ET / 15 PM The main ring of the event is walking? Probably around 21:00 et – but don’t blink.
Is it worth watching Undercard? Definitely. Makhmudov hits like a truck, Butler wants to redeem, and Guerrero defends his belt. These are three good reasons.
Information about the event
Date: Friday, June 27, 2025
Place: Videotron Center, Quebec City, Canada
Start time: 18:00 et / 15 pm Fri
Broadcast: live on ESPN+
Tickets: available via Ticketmaster
Full combat card
Christian Mbilli vs Sucecki Motor – 12 rounds, WBC fleeting title Super Middle Wweight
Steven Butler vs Jose de Jesus Macias II – 10 rounds, super average weight
Arslanbek Makhmudov vs Ricardo Brown – 10 rounds, hefty weight
JHON OROBIO VS ZOLST Osadan – 10 rounds, WBC Continental America Jr. EXTREGHT Title
Christopher Guerrero vs Sandy Messaoud – 10 rounds, WBC Continental Americas Ettreight Titel
Leila Beaudoin vs Elhem Mekhaled – 10 rounds, WBO INT’L JR. Lightweight Title
Luis Santana vs Eduardo Estela – 10 rounds, lightweight
Wyatt Sanford vs Mark Andrejev – 6 rounds, Jr. Welter weight
Mbilli is swaying on the belt – and maybe for the biggest name of the box. If he crashes Sulecki, as if he promised, Quebec explodes, and Canelo’s conversation becomes very real. But if he slipped, Szczaszki or is pulled into deep water? All this ambition evaporates in a hurry.
Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.
Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.
The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.
Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.
Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.
“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.
It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.
“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”
Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.
Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.
Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.
Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.
Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.
Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.
“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”
Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through.
Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 25, 2026
The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.
Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.
Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.
‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.
One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.
“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.
“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.
“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.
“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”
The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.