#3 Christian Mbilli (28-0, 23 costs) and #4 Kevin Lele sadjo (24-0, 21 COs) meet in an IBF Super Middleweight title Eliminator in May in Paris, France. The winner of the Mbilli-Sadjo fight is the compulsory challenger for IBF super-middleweight champion William Scull, or whoever holds the belt by the time they fight.
Title implications
If the Mbilli-Sadjo winner is happy, Canelo Alvarez will hold the IBF title. Not that he would ever agree to fight the winner, but there is always the possibility. It is unrealistic, but it is the best Mbilli vs. Sadjo winner who can hope.
If Scull still holds the IBF belt, there is not much to fight him financially, other than to capture his title to use it as bait for greater battles.
Earlier today, Y12 box won a wallet to set up the Mbilli-Sadjo IBF 168-Pond title eliminator. The 34-year-old SADJO is an eight-year-old pro. His best career victory so far is Jack Cullen, who doesn’t say much. He has power, but is short at 5’8 ″ and does not have much time left before he is over the hill. Mbilli should have little trouble beating him.
Mbilli, 28, is a more difficult win than the unanimous 10-round decision against 39-year-old Sergiy Derevyanchenken last year on August 17. If Derevyanchenko was a few years younger, he would probably have beaten Mbilli and made it look easy.
Scull (23-0, 9 CO’s) is now the likely opponent with which the United Three-Helt Super Middholder Champion Canelo faces Cinco de Mayo. Alvarez is likely to choose to fight against him because he wants to regain his IBF title.
The other options at 168 are much more risky for Alvarez. No one will get excited by Canelo fighting, but I don’t think he cares. Canelo has easily fought for fights for the last few years since he lost to Dmitri Biscvol in 2022.
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