Two worldwide combat playing cards will stream stay and solely within the U.S. on ESPN+ this week. The motion begins Thursday, as tremendous middleweight knockout artist Christian Mbilli takes on two-time Ecuadorian Olympian Carlos Gongora in a 10-round foremost occasion from the Montreal On line casino in Montreal, Canada.
The ESPN+ motion continues Friday from the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy, as undefeated 168-pound contender Ivan Zucco faces off in opposition to London’s Germaine Brown in a 10-round bout.
Mbilli-Gongora and undercard bouts will stream stay on ESPN+ on Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Zucco-Brown and undercard contests will stream stay on ESPN+ on Friday starting at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
Mbilli (22-0, 20 KOs) is a 2016 French Olympian who’s inching nearer to a world title alternative. The 27-year-old is coming off a formidable 2022 through which he scored knockout wins over former title challenger Nadjib Mohammedi and DeAndre Ware, together with a choice victory final December over Vaughn Alexander. Gongora (21-1, 16 KOs) represented Ecuador within the 2008 and 2012 Olympics earlier than turning professional in 2015. In 2020, he scored an upset knockout victory over Ali Akhmedov. He then stopped Christopher Pearson in 2021 earlier than dropping a detailed determination to Lerrone Richards. The 33-year-old southpaw is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Oscar Riojas final August.
In different streaming motion from Montreal:
Canadian Olympian Simon Kean (22-1, 21 KOs) faces his stiffest problem but in opposition to two-time world title challenger Eric Molina (29-8, 21 KOs). Kean was 15-0 with 14 knockouts earlier than an upset loss to Dillon Carman in 2018. He avenged that loss the next 12 months as a part of a seven-fight knockout win streak.
Junior welterweight Steve Claggett (33-7-2, 23 KOs) will try to attain his fifth straight KO victory in a 10-round tilt in opposition to Mexico’s Rafael Guzman Lugo (26-2-2, 16 KOs).
Undefeated light-weight Luis Santana (8-0, 2 KOs) returns to the ring in an eight-round combat in opposition to Francisco Arturo Ramirez Martinez (11-4, 6 KOs) of Veracruz, Mexico.
In a battle of undefeated junior lightweights, Canada’s Leila Beaudoin (8-0, 1 KO) will collide in opposition to Mexico’s Laura Avendano Mondragon (6-0, 2 KOs) in a six-rounder.
Zucco (16-0, 14 KOs) is a 27-year-old southpaw who debuted within the paid ranks in 2017. He beat then undefeated Luca Capuano in 2021 by way of sixth-round knockout to seize his first regional title. In his final combat, he stopped Marko Nikolic within the second spherical to seize the WBC Worldwide tremendous middleweight title. His final six opponents haven’t gone the space. Brown (12-1, 3 KOs) is a 28-year-old native of London who captured a British title in 2022 with a choice win over Charlie Schofield. In his final outing, he misplaced the belt to Zak Chelli in what has been his solely loss to date.
In different streaming motion from Milan
Francesco Russo (12-2, 10 KOs) will put his Italian junior middleweight title on the road in a 10-rounder in opposition to Christian Mazzon (9-4, 3 KOs).
Maxim Prodan (20-2-1, 15 KOs) will see motion in an eight-round welterweight tilt in opposition to Mirko Marchetti (8-4).
Undefeated Italian prospect Giovanni Sarchioto (6-0, 6 KOs) will take part in an eight-round middleweight contest in opposition to France’s Houcine Moulahi (4-13-2, 2 KOs).
