Christian M'billi-Assomo Hallier vs. Nadjib Mohammedi

Main event at the Casino de Montréal on March twenty-sixth. WBC super middleweight Continental Americas title at stake, third defense of M'billi.

Here we have the classic juxtaposition of a young impressive phenom overdue for a major step up in class*, versus a seasoned & respected but not terribly dangerous contender whose opportunities at this level are gradually thinning out. The same dynamic, incidentally, applies to Artem Surenovich Oganesyan vs. Stephen Danyo for the vacant NABF super welter title in the co-headliner.

I've long been a fan of both Le Solide and Iron Djib, so victory for either in this crossroads affair will have a bittersweet tinge. If either is dominant, it moves their piece forward on the board quite a bit - yet also means the other suffers the disgrace of either being flagged (inevitably, by the fandom's worst elements) an "exposed prospect" or a "washed Euro belt tier has-been".


*to be fair, he was scheduled to face Ievghen Khytrov a year ago but the Ukrainian got the 'rona.

 

FYI this card has started. I won't be watching as I've got Lil Butt until around 9 but somebody let me know how the main event goes.

 

Brutal. Here's a better angle:

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I haven't seen anything online about Djib leaving by ambulance or anything so ... absence of news is good news, right? The way he fell is prime "hit the back of your head and cop a brain or spine injury" territory.