Boxers Christian Mbilli and Simon Kean will attempt to break their respective records at the Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM) gala, scheduled for March 23 at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal.
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The organization announced Monday that Mbilli (23-0-0, 20 KOs) will defend his WBC Continental Americas and WBA International super middleweight titles against Ecuadorian Carlos Gongora (21-1, 16 KOs). . The latter is ranked eighth worldwide in the category by the specialist website Boxrec. The two-time Pan American Games competitor once held the IBO world belt and lost it in December 2021.
Falling in 10 rounds from Vaughn Alexander in December, the French must therefore be cautious despite his second season at the WBC.
“Christian impresses me more and more. Fight after fight, he demonstrates his talent, but above all his seriousness to win his will and face the best. Gongora is not only the best opponent he has faced yet, he is also one of the best opponents to ever step into the ring at Casino de Montreal. Much taller than Christian, left-handed, with the punch to end the fight at any moment, he represents exactly the type of boxer we normally try to avoid,” said EOTTM General Manager Antonin Décarie. via press release.
Kean, Spencer and a few others
For his part, Kean (22-1-0, 21 KOs) meets American Eric Molina (29-8-0, 21 KOs) in the heavyweight duel. It was originally scheduled to take place in Shawinigan on December 16, but the Quebecer pulled out due to a back injury sustained in training.
Elsewhere, Canada’s Mary Spencer (7-1-0, 5 KOs) will take over after losing to Belgium’s Femke Hermans in the IBO World Super Welterweight Belt fight at Center Gervais Auto. His opponent’s identity will be revealed later.