Super middleweight Christian Mbilli successfully made weight for his ESPN main event against Sergiy Derevyanchenko on Saturday at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada.
Mbilli weighed in at 167.4 pounds, while Derevyanchenko came in at 167.1 pounds. Both fighters appeared in good shape on the scales, with Derevyanchenko taking a few sips of a custom drink before the final face-off.
Mbilli (27-0, 23 KOs) headlines his first major ESPN card on a three-fight knockout streak. A highly ranked super middleweight by all four of the sanctioning bodies, Mbilli eyes a potential future bout with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez with standout performances.
Derevyanchenko (15-5, 10 KOs) rebounded from a 2023 unanimous decision loss to Jaime Munguia with a victory over Vaughn Alexander in April. At 38, Derevyanchenko relies on his title fight experience against the 29-year-old Mbilli, who is the fresher of the two.
In the co-feature, heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov weighed in at 260 pounds, while his opponent, Guido Vianello, tipped the scale at 245.8 pounds. Makhmudov (19-1, 18 KOs) seeks redemption after a knockout loss to Agit Kabayel, though Makhmudov returned in May to get a bounce-back knockout win. Vianello (12-2-1, 10 KOs), meanwhile, a former Olympian, aims to rebound from a split-decision loss to Efe Ajagba.
The ESPN card begins at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST featuring the top two bouts, with the undercard being shown on ESPN+ starting at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST.
Super middleweight – 10 Rounds
Christian Mbilli (167.4) vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko (167.1)
Heavyweight – 10 rounds
Arslanbek Makhmudov (260) vs. Guido Vianello (245.8), 10 rounds, heavyweight
Super middleweight – 10 rounds
Osleys Iglesias (169.3) vs. Sena Agbeko (168.7)
Lightweight – 8 rounds
Abdullah Mason (136) vs. Mike Ohan Jr. (136.7)
Women’s junior lightweight – 10 rounds
Leila Beaudoin (129.7) vs. Lizbeth Crespo (129.2)
Light Heavyweight – 6 rounds
Wilkens Mathieu (178) vs. Facundo Nicolas Galovar (180.9)
Middleweight – 8 rounds
Jahi Tucker (160) vs. Santiago Fernandez (159.1)
Junior lightweight – 8 rounds
Thomas Chabot (128.6) vs. Matias Ezequiel Guenemil (128.6)
Lightweight – 8 rounds
Dzmitry Asanau (136.3 vs. Alexis Camejo (136.4)
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