Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron press conference quotes
The press conference for the May 25 gala at the Centre Gervais Auto was held on Thursday and featured the first face-off between Christian Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs), current holder of the WBC Continental and WBA International titles, and his rival, Mark Heffron (30-3-1, 24 KOs).
The “Lion” Arslanbek Makhmudov (18-1, 17 KOs) also takes part in this event and will cross swords with Miljan Rovcanin (27-3, 18 KOs), a boxer of Serbian origin.
Christian Mbilli: “Heffron’s a bruiser, I’m a bruiser, so it’s likely to go fast on Saturday. Don’t blink!”
Mark Heffron: “Press conference done, weigh-in tomorrow and can’t wait for fight night Saturday!”
Lee Jason Beard: “Mark is going to knock him out.”
Marc Ramsay: “We don’t have to look for any motivational sources. Our careers are at stake in every fight.”
Camille Estephan: “Arslanbek is ready and he will prove that his last fight was just a detour to the top”
Wilkens Mathieu: “You know what I give when I’m in the ring and I have no intention of disappointing Shawinigan.”
Background
WBC #2 Mbilli has run roughshod over a host of super middleweight hopefuls, including former world title challenger Nadjib Mohammedi and Ecuadorian puncher Carlos Góngora.
Most recently, as the co-feature to the Artur Beterbiev-Callum Smith main event in Quebec City, he battered Rohan Murdock en route to a sixth-round stoppage in front of more than 10,000 spectators.
Heffron, 32 from Oldham, England, is a former British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion who once fought to a draw with world title challenger Denzel Bentley.
He rebounded from last September’s TKO defeat to Jack Cullen with February’s second-round TKO over Serhii Ksendzov.
The event will be presented live from 7pm (Quebec time) on Punching Grace, ESPN+ and RMC in Europe. For more information, follow EOTTM on Facebook, X and Instagram @eottm_boxing