Mbilli vs Murdock

Who won Mbilli vs Murdock?

Christian Mbilli beat Rohan Murdock by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Christian Mbilli.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev beating Callum Smith for the IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jason Moloney defeated Saul Sanchez for the WBO World Bantamweight belt.

Mbilli vs Murdock stats

Back in January 2024, Christian Mbilli stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Rohan Murdock made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Christian Mbilli was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Murdock had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mbilli. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Christian Mbilli and Rohan Murdock fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mbilli was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 2 months later than Murdock, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 16 fewer professional rounds, totaling 132 compared to Murdock's 148.

Christian Mbilli went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Rohan Murdock was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Mbilli vs Murdock 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 Demond Nicholson on September 8, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau, Canada.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Gongora on March 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vaughn Alexander on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Parc des expositions, Nantes, France.

Before that, he had won against DeAndre Ware on September 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

He had beaten Nadjib Mohammedi on March 26, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Montreal Casino, Quebec.

Activity check

Mbilli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Mbilli vs Murdock start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:10 AM UTC at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada, which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Mbilli vs Murdock?

Mbilli vs Murdock was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.

What were the odds on Mbilli vs Murdock?

Christian Mbilli was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Rohan Murdock made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.