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Christian Mbilli Vs. Maciej Sulecki Preview

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24 June 2025

Christian Mbilli takes on Maciej Sulecki in a defense of his WBC Interim Super Middleweight Title on June 27, as we preview the upcoming fight

Mbilli arrives into the fight with a hard-fought win against Sergiy Derevyanchenko, which extended his record to 28-0, with 23 KOs to his name. Mbilli was on course to face Diego Pacheco. However, the fight never went ahead as talks broke down, with Matchroom pulling out Pacheco from the purse bids. Sulecki is ranked number seven by the WBC.

He secured the biggest win of his career, having stopped Ali Akhmedov in his last bout. He has three losses on his record, having been defeated by the big names: Diego Pacheco, Danny Jacobs, and Demetrius Andrade. The winner moves closer to securing a title shot against the winner of Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford, who fight on September 13 for the Undisputed Super Middleweight Title.

Preview

"I was a little bit frustrated that Pacheco refused to fight me two times, for the IBF the first time and the WBC the second time. But I don’t care, it’s boxing; some boxers duck another boxer; that’s life; that’s boxing. But my team has done a very good job with the WBC interim title and they brought me another good fight.

"For me he’s a very tough boxer; he fought a lot of champions. I’m going to take this fight very seriously. I’m going to be ready for all fighters like it’s a world championship fight. He’s going to bring another style to grow as a fighter. I’m gonna see but I think I’m better than him, I’m a better boxer. But now Pacheco; Jacobs; I think I’m better than those fighters," Mbilli said

"A world title is on the line, but in Christian Mbilli’s case, it’s also the culmination of a lifetime of work. That’s why we’re confident he won’t miss his chance. We saw the beating Sulecki handed to the fearsome Ali Akhmedov, but as we’ve been saying for years now, Christian is on another level," Bob Arum stated