Christian Mbilli tells fans "Don't blink" when he fights Mark Heffron on May 25

Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron press conference quotes

The press conference for the May 25 gala at the Centre Gervais Auto was held on Thursday and featured the first face-off between Christian Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs), current holder of the WBC Continental and WBA International titles, and his rival, Mark Heffron (30-3-1, 24 KOs).

The "Lion" Arslanbek Makhmudov (18-1, 17 KOs) also takes part in this event and will cross swords with Miljan Rovcanin (27-3, 18 KOs), a boxer of Serbian origin.

Christian Mbilli: "Heffron's a bruiser, I'm a bruiser, so it's likely to go fast on Saturday. Don't blink!"

Mark Heffron: "Press conference done, weigh-in tomorrow and can't wait for fight night Saturday!"

Lee Jason Beard: "Mark is going to knock him out."

Marc Ramsay: "We don't have to look for any motivational sources. Our careers are at stake in every fight."

Camille Estephan: "Arslanbek is ready and he will prove that his last fight was just a detour to the top."

Wilkens Mathieu: "You know what I give when I'm in the ring and I have no intention of disappointing Shawinigan."

Background

WBC #2 Mbilli has run roughshod over a host of super middleweight hopefuls, including former world title challenger Nadjib Mohammedi and Ecuadorian puncher Carlos Góngora.

Most recently, as the co-feature to the Artur Beterbiev-Callum Smith main event in Quebec City, he battered Rohan Murdock en route to a sixth-round stoppage in front of more than 10,000 spectators.

Heffron, 32 from Oldham, England, is a former British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion who once fought to a draw with world title challenger Denzel Bentley.

He rebounded from last September’s TKO defeat to Jack Cullen with February’s second-round TKO over Serhii Ksendzov.

The event will be presented live from 7pm (Quebec time) on Punching Grace, ESPN+ and RMC in Europe. For more information, follow EOTTM on Facebook, X and Instagram @eottm_boxing