While Christian Mbilli’s fights in France are normally broadcast on RMC Sport, the fight against American Demond Nicholson, against whom he will defend his WBC Continental Americas super middleweight belt (-76.203 kg) in ten rounds on August 19 in Quebec, will be broadcast live on BeIN Sports. The gala is organized by Canadian Camille Estephan, promoter of Mbilli, and American Bob Arum, associated with BeIN Sports.

The largest gathering of the year in Canada takes place at the Videotron Center (20,000 seats) in Quebec City. As a star match, the WBC-WBO-IBF Light Heavyweight (-79.387 kg) Championship will be between Canadian Artur Beterbiev and his official challenger, Englishman Callum Smith.

“There is a very great enthusiasm comments Mbilli (28 years old, 1.74 m, 24 wins, including 20 before the limit, 0 losses), the only Frenchman in the ranking of the four world federations (number 1 WBC, 3 WBA, 4 IBF, 10 WBO). During the holidays people will not be there, seven thousand tickets have already been sold. It will be far more than the ten thousand spectators we were expecting. It’s a nice surprise. »

Family preparation in Montreal

Mbilli continues his preparation in Montreal, where he turned professional in 2017. In the past week he has benefited from a top-notch sparring partner, Ghanaian Sena Agbeko (31 yrs, 1.83m, 27 vds, 2 d), with a similar height to Nicholson (30 yrs, 1.83m, 26 vds, including 22 before the limit, 1 tie, 5 d). “We played six rounds says the young Frenchman, but we’ll go to ten. And I’m gradually starting to lower my weight. I currently weigh 80 kg. When I’m not exercising I weigh 82-83 kg. »

At the beginning of July, Mbilli trained mainly in the mornings to take care of his parents. “It’s the first time you visit me in Canada, he explains. They stayed a week. I drove with them to Ottawa, two hours away, to Quebec City, three hours. We visited Château Frontenac and an Aboriginal community…”