When is Christian Mbilli vs. Maciej Sulecki?

Christian Mbilli vs. Maciej Sulecki is on Friday, June 27. The broadcast will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern Time (11 p.m. BST). 

Christian Mbilli vs. Maciej Sulecki will stream on ESPN+ and PunchingGrace.com.

Where is Christian Mbilli vs. Maciej Sulecki?

The fight is taking place at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City.

Who is Christian Mbilli?

Mbilli, 28-0 (23 KOs), has received the spotlight as one of the next potential contenders in a super middleweight division where there is a significant gap between champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and everyone else.

Just a couple of months ago, Mbilli was ranked No. 1 by the WBA and WBC, No. 2 by the WBO, and was ordered to take part in an IBF title eliminator against Kevin Lele Sadjo. That elimination bout fell out, and when Mbilli and his team decided to compete for the WBC’s interim belt at 168lbs, the other three sanctioning bodies dropped him from their ratings, as is their practice.

The 30-year-old hails from Cameroon and fights these days out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will be headlining for the second straight time at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City.

His last outing there was 10 months ago, when Mbilli won a wide decision over perpetual bridesmaid Sergiy Derevyanchenko, who hurt his biceps muscle early in the bout. That victory ended Mbilli’s three-fight knockout streak, which saw him victimize the 26-5-1 Demond Nicholson in four rounds, the 27-2 Rohan Murdock in six rounds, and the 30-3-1 Mark Heffron in 40 seconds. Prior to this KO streak, Mbilli won on points over gatekeeper Carlos Gongora.

It would be lovely to see Mbilli in with his fellow contenders — such as the winner of Edgar Berlanga-Hamzah Sheeraz, Eye of the Tiger stablemate Osleys Iglesias, Bektemir Melikuziev, the winner of Diego Pacheco-Trevor McCumby, Armando Resendiz and Sadjo, among others. Instead, the WBC selected Maciej Sulecki for this elimination bout.

Who is Maciej Sulecki?

Sulecki, 33-3 (13 KOs), is a 36-year-old from Poland who resuscitated his career in February with a 10th-round stoppage of the 23-1 Ali Akhmedov in Akhmedov’s home country of Kazakhstan. All three judges had Sulecki clearly ahead going into that final round.

Six months before that win, Sulecki had suffered his latest defeat, suffering a sixth-round body shot knockout against Pacheco. His other two losses came at middleweight against Daniel Jacobs by unanimous decision in 2018 and Demetrius Andrade via shutout in 2019. 

This could be Sulecki’s final shot. Then again, he could stick around even if he falls short for the fourth time, serving as a somewhat familiar name who can compete in the second and third tiers at 168lbs.

What other fights are on the undercard of Christian Mbilli vs. Maciej Sulecki?

The co-feature bout is a rematch between super middleweights Steven Butler, 35-5-1 (29 KOs), and Jose de Jesus Macias, 29-13-4 (15 KOs). When they first met at middleweight in January 2021, de Jesus Macias won via TKO5. Butler has gone 7-2 since, losing via TKO to Janibek Alimkhanuly and Patrice Volny; de Jesus Macias has gone 1-3-1, dropping decisions to Pavel Silgayin, Erik Bazinyan and Callum Simpson.

Also on this show: a heavyweight fight between Arslanbek Makhmudov, 19-2 (18 KOs), and Ricardo Brown, 12-0 (11 KOs); a junior welterweight bout between Leila Beaudoin, 12-1 (1 KO) and former title challenger Elhem Mekhaled, 17-3 (3 KOs); and several prospect in separate matches, including junior welterweight Jhon Orobio, 13-0 (11 KOs), super middleweight Wilkens Mathieu, 13-0 (9 KOs), welterweight Christopher Guerrero, 14-0 (8 KOs), and junior welterweight Wyatt Sanford, 2-0 (2 KOs), who won a bronze medal in the 2024 Olympics.

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