The Christian Mbilli-Carlos Gongora and Ivan Zucco-Germaine Brown Super Middleweight fights will headline separate international live streams on ESPN+ this week. The Mbilli-Gongora fight will air live from Montreal, Canada, on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Zucco-Brown fight will air live from Milan, Italy, on Friday at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT Thursday’s action begins with a 10-round main event between super middleweight knockout artist Christian Mbilli and two-time Ecuadorian Olympian Carlos Gongora at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Canada.
MBILLI – GONGORA START TIME
Date: Thursday 23, March
Start time: 6:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 p.m. GMT
Viewers in the US can watch the event live on ESPN+
Main event ringwalks (approx): 9:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 a.m. GMT
The fight will take place at the Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The main card is set to get underway at 6:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 p.m. GMT with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 a.m. GMT.
Unbeaten 168-pound contender Ivan Zucco takes on London’s Germaine Brown in a 10-round bout on ESPN+ on Friday from the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy.
The undercard fights and Mbili-Gongora fight will be streamed live on ESPN+ on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Friday’s Zucco-Brown and undercard fights will be streamed live on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET/PT.
Mbilli, a 2016 French Olympian who has a record of 22-0 with 20 knockouts, is getting closer to a shot at a world title. The 27-year-old is coming off an impressive 2022 in which he defeated Nadjib Mohammedi and DeAndre Ware by knockout and won by decision over Vaughn Alexander in December. Before turning professional in 2015, Gongora (21-1, 16 knockouts) represented Ecuador at the Olympics in 2008 and 2012. In 2020, he scored a steamed knockout triumph over Ali Akhmedov. After that, in 2021, he stopped Christopher Pearson and lost to Lerrone Richards in a close decision. The 33-year-old southpaw recently defeated Oscar Riojas via TKO in the fourth round in August.
Other Montreal streaming events include:
With two-time world title challenger Eric Molina (29-8, 21 KOs), Canadian Olympian Simon Kean (22-1, 21 KOs) will face his toughest challenge yet. Before his shocking defeat to Dillon Carman in 2018, Kean was 15-0 with 14 knockouts. He won seven fights by knockout the following year to avenge that defeat.
In a 10-round bout against Mexico’s Rafael Guzman Lugo (26-2-2, 16 KOs), junior welterweight Steve Claggett (33-7-2, 23 KOs) will try to win by knockout for the fifth time in a row.
Luis Santana (8-0, 2 KOs) fights Francisco Arturo Ramirez Martinez (11-4, 6 KOs) of Veracruz, Mexico, in eight rounds. Santana is an undefeated lightweight.
In a six-round contest between undefeated junior lightweights, Leila Beaudoin of Canada (8-0, 1 KO) and Laura Avendano Mondragon of Mexico (6-0, 2 KOs) will meet.
Zucco, a 27-year-old southpaw who made his pro debut in the paid ranks in 2017, is 16-0 with 14 knockouts. He won his first regional title in 2021, defeating then-unbeaten Luca Capuano via knockout in the sixth round. He defeated Marko Nikolic in the second round in his most recent fight, winning the WBC International super middleweight title. His six opponents thus far have failed to advance. Brown, a London native who is 28 years old and has a record of 12-1 with 3 knockouts, defeated Charlie Schofield by decision to win the British title in 2022. His only defeat thus far has been when he wrestled Zak Chelli and lost the belt.
In another live fight from Milan, Francesco Russo (12-2, 10 KOs) will fight Christian Mazzon (9-4, 3 KOs) for the Italian junior middleweight title over 10 rounds.
Maxim Prodan (20-2-1, 15 KOs) will fight Mirko Marchetti (8-4) in an eight-round welterweight bout.
Giovanni Sarchioto, an unbeaten middleweight prospect from Italy, will face Houcine Moulahi of France in an eight-round bout (4-13-2, 2 KOs).
MBILLI VS. GONGORA CARD
Christian Mbilli vs. Carlos Gongora; Super middleweight
Simon Kean vs. Eric Molina; Heavyweight
Steve Claggett vs. Rafael Guzman Lugo; Super lightweight
Leila Beaudoin vs. Laura Avendano Mondragon; Women’s super featherweight
Luis Santana vs. Francisco Martinez; Lightweight
Wilkens Mathieu vs. Fabian Cordova Martinez; Super middleweight
Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse vs. Princess Hairston; Women’s cruiserweight
Jhon Orobio vs. Alejandro Medina De La Rosa; Super featherweight
