Who won Mbilli vs Heffron?
Christian Mbilli beat Mark Heffron by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, May 25th, 2024, at Gervais Auto Center, Shawinigan.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).
The undercard featured the clash of Makhmudov vs Rovcanin.
Mbilli vs Heffron stats
Back in May 2024, Christian Mbilli stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Mark Heffron made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.
Christian Mbilli was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.
Heffron had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mbilli. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Both Christian Mbilli and Mark Heffron fought out of an orthodox stance.
Mbilli was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 5 months later than Heffron, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Heffron's 122.
Christian Mbilli went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super middleweight.
Mbilli vs Heffron form
Mbilli remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rohan Murdock on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.
Prior to that, he had defeated Demond Nicholson on September 8, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Gongora on March 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal.
Before that, he had won against Vaughn Alexander on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Parc des expositions, Nantes, France.
He had beaten DeAndre Ware on September 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.
Mark Heffron had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jack Cullen on September 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Lennox Clarke on July 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight and BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
Going into that contest, he had won against Tomas Bezvoda on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham.
Before that, he had defeated Farouk Daku on October 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham.
He had been beaten by Denzel Bentley on November 13, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Christian Mbilli had been fighting more than Mark Heffron.
Going into this contest, Christian Mbilli had last fought 4 months and 12 days ago, while Mark Heffron's last outing had been 8 months and 23 days ago.
Mbilli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
Heffron's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.
What time did Mbilli vs Heffron start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Gervais Auto Center, Shawinigan, Canada, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Mbilli vs Heffron?
The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.
What were the odds on Mbilli vs Heffron?
Christian Mbilli was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Mark Heffron made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
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