Rising super middleweight Christian Mbilli dropped DeAndre Ware twice before stopping him in the second of a scheduled 10-round bout Friday at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Canada.
Mbilli, who entered the fight ranked No. 5 by The Ring at 168 pounds, was born in Cameroon but moved to France as a child. He was a noted fan and represented his adopted homeland at the 2016 Olympics.
He moved to Canada where he turned professional. The aggressive boxer-puncher, who has a 90 percent knockout ratio, has gained valuable experience working with the much celebrated Marc Ramsay. He is promoted by Eye of The Tiger. Earlier this year, Mbilli scored a highlight-reel knockout over former world title challenger Nadjib Mohammedi.
His 34-year-old American opponent entered the fight with two wins.
Both men started fast, but it was Mbilli who made the biggest strides, scoring a knockdown midway through the first round. Ware got to his feet and watched the round without further ado.
Mbilli continued his assault in the second round dropping the American early in the round with a left hand. Ware was able to continue and stayed a bit longer before being hurt and hit with a combination that forced referee Alain Villeneuve to call off the one-sided thrashing at 2:20 of the round.
It was an impressive performance from Mbilli, who drops to 22-0 (20 KOs) and appears ready for bigger things, while Ware drops to (15-4-2, 9 KOs).
In one of the strangest fights in recent memory, Simon Kean (22-1, 21 KO) won the easiest fight of his career when Newfel Ouatah (18-5, 10 KO) took a knee and raised a fist at the bell. opening. . Kean walked up, hit a shot, and referee Martin Forest quickly separated him from Ouatah. When Forest asked what was going on, Ouatah refused to fight and the fight was called off.
The news in the arena afterwards was that earlier that day Ouatah had received word that he had no health insurance in France and fought to get paid. However, his lack of effort may well have cost him payday.
The great woman’s show in London may have been canceled due to the Queen’s passing. However, it was not the only event to feature world-class women’s boxing. Heavy-handed Mary Spencer scored a thrilling first-round knockout of Cynthia Lozano at 1:03.
Lozano ran off trying to back up Spencer. However, the Canadian turned on her opponent once she was down and landed heavy leather in return. Moments later, Spencer (7-0, 5 KOs) landed a left hook that dropped the Mexican. Although Lozano (9-2, 7 KOs) managed to get to her feet, Spencer could smell her blood and went after her and after landing a hard combination, referee Alberto Padulo Jr. ordered him to stop.
Lozano had beaten IBF 154-pound champion Marie Dicaire in seven rounds in her last fight. This was a statement of intent for the division.
Avery Martin Duval maintained his undefeated record with a hard-fought and at times rudimentary six-round unanimous decision over Matias Ezquiel Guenemil. The local favorite used his cunning boxing brain to eliminate the Argentinian fighter. Duval, who earned his third win of the year, won by scores of 59-55 twice and 58-56 twice.
Leila Beaudoin (7-0, 1 KO) had to work for it, but her increased accuracy helped her defeat Karla Ramos Zamora (9-9, 2 KO) to win a six-round unanimous decision. The 26-year-old Canadian claimed a 58-56 decision on all three scorecards in a junior lightweight contest.
In lightweight action, Luis Santana (7-0, 2 KOs) had too much for the teak as tough Argentine import Cristian Rodrigo Gonzalez (11-14-1, 6 KOs) won a six-round shutout decision. Santana received the decision 60-54 on all three scorecards.
Welterweight Christopher Guerrero dropped Jose Avila Ibarra in the second round, but was unable to get the stoppage and had to settle for a four-round unanimous decision. Guerrero, who was born in Mexico but lives in Canada, won 40-35 on all three scorecards. Guerrero, 21, goes to 4-0 (0 KOs), while Ibarra drops to 2-2 (2 KOs).
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