So last night up in Montreal, Canada, Christian Mbilli decides to make quick work of Mark Heffron—like, embarrassingly quick. We’re talking about Heffron hitting the deck faster than a bad gambler’s credit score, all thanks to Mbilli’s wicked left to the body. The fight was so quick, if you blinked, you missed it — over in 40 seconds flat.
Heffron? Poor guy might as well have been a stand-in for a punching bag. Every time he steps up for a big one, down he goes, and last night was no exception. Now with a track record of getting floored in every defeat, you’ve gotta wonder if the guy should start considering a career in something a little less… punishing.
Mbilli, on the other hand, is on a tear. The guy’s undefeated at 27-0, with 23 of those wins by stoppage, and now he’s salivating for a shot at the big leagues. But let’s be real, every time someone around the 168 division throws a couple of good punches, they start calling out Canelo. Next, Mbilli’s set to tangle with Sergiy Derevyanchenko in what’s being chalked up as the real test. Derevyanchenko, despite being on the wrong side of 38, hasn’t been stopped yet, so if Mbilli can put him away, then maybe, just maybe, we can start taking these Canelo calls seriously.
And speaking of Derevyanchenko, he’s tough, and on paper, this is supposed to be Mbilli’s toughest fight yet. But we’ve heard that tune before, haven’t we? If Mbilli really does stop Derevyanchenko come August 17, then we’ll talk about making statements.
Also on the card, Arslanbek Makhmudov reminded everyone why he’s still someone to keep an eye on, bouncing back from his first career loss with a knockout of Miljan Rovcanin. It was supposed to be Junior Fa across the ring, but he decided to hang up his gloves and spare himself the beating. So Makhmudov did what he had to do, sending Rovcanin packing in the second round with a right hand that almost sent him flying out of the ring.
Read the full article here
