Press Conference Notes: Christian Mbilli & Maciej Sulecki Collide for Interim Super Middleweight World Title FRIDAY in Quebec City,

QUEBEC CITY, Canada (June 25, 2025) — Super middleweight destroyer Christian Mbilli has waited years for this moment and plans to take advantage of it against Polish veteran Maciej Sulecki.

Mbilli (28-0, 23 KOs) will lock horns with Sulecki for the WBC Interim super middleweight world title this Friday, June 27, at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. The Montreal-based wrecking ball, who represented France at the 2016 Olympics, has stopped over 80 percent of his opponents ahead of his first shot at interim gold.

Sulecki (33-3, 13 KOs), a former middleweight title challenger, is coming off a stunning 10th-round stoppage over Ali Akhmedov on enemy territory in Kazakhstan.

In the co-feature, former two-time world title challenger Steven Butler (35-5-2, 29 KOs) takes on Mexico's Jose De Jesus Macias (29-13-4, 15 KOs) in a super middleweight rematch. Macias stunned Butler via fifth-round TKO in 2021. 

Additionally, heavyweight knockout artist Arslanbek Makhmudov (19-2, 18 KOs) returns in a 10-rounder versus the unbeaten, Ontario-based Ricardo Brown (12-0, 11 KOs). 

Promoted by Eye of the Tiger, Mbilli-Sulecki, Butler-Macias II, Makhmudov-Brown, and additional undercard fights will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

This is what the Mbilli and Sulecki said at Wednesday's press conference.

Christian Mbilli

“It's been a long time. We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time, but we’ve finally made it. We’re making it happen. And Friday will be a day of glory. The belt will be coming home.”

“I always say that after such a difficult journey, this entire training camp, and all the ups and downs, there has to be someone who will pay the price. And think Sulecki will have to pay for it on Friday.”

"As usual, I expect a spectacular fight, and once again, I’ll be leaving with the victory.”

"I’m not going to say that I will put him out faster than {common opponent} Diego Pacheco did. But I can promise a more spectacular fight, and that, at the end of it, Sulecki will feel more pain than after his fight with Pacheco. That said, if the KO happens, good, because I’m not paid to do overtime."

Maciej Sulecki

“This is a big honor for me. I’m ready for a great fight. I had a good camp, and I had great sparring partners.”

“I know Christian Mbilli is a good fighter. He is very strong and aggressive, and sometimes he’s very wild in the ring. But I know what I have to do in the ring. I’m ready.”

“The most important thing for Mbilli right now is this fight with me. This will be very difficult for him. He can talk all he wants about his plans, but he has to fight me first.”

Friday, June 27

 LIVE on ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT) 

Christian Mbilli vs. Maciej Sulecki, 12 Rounds, Vacant WBC Interim Super Middleweight Title

Steven Butler vs. Jose De Jesus Macias II, 10 Rounds, Super Middleweight

Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Ricardo Brown, 10 Rounds, Heavyweight

Wilkens Mathieu vs. Adagio McDonald, 8 Rounds, Light Heavyweight

Jhon Orobio vs. Zsolt Osadan, 10 Rounds, Vacant WBC Continental Americas Junior Welterweight Title

Christopher Guerrero vs. Sandy Messaoud, 10 Rounds, Guerrero's WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Title

Leila Beaudoin vs. Elhem Mekhaled, 10 Rounds, Beaudoin's WBO International Junior Lightweight Title

Luis Santana vs. Eduardo Estela, 10 Rounds, Lightweight

Wyatt Sanford vs. Mark Andrejev, 6 Rounds, Junior Welterweight