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Turki Alalshikh Hopes For Christian Mbilli-Lester Martinez, Jared Anderson-Jarrell Miller On Sept. 13 Undercard
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Turki Alalshikh Hopes For Christian Mbilli-Lester Martinez, Jared Anderson-Jarrell Miller On Sept. 13 Undercard
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Jul 14, 2025
Nate Pardo-Marrero
Jul 14, 2025
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Martinez was scheduled to fight Pierre Hubert Dibombe this past Saturday, but had to withdraw at the beginning of fight week because of an occipital neuralgia, a condition caused by a pinched nerve in the neck and scalp that produces symptoms similar t...
If His Excellency Turki Alalshikh were to have his way, a pair of high-profile bouts would be on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford on Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Netflix.
The Ring’s Mike Coppinger reported that Alalshikh hopes to have WBC interim super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli face rising contender Lester Martinez and heavyweights Jared Anderson vs. Jarrell Miller.
A bout between the unbeaten super middleweights would mark a quick turnaround for both fighters. Mbilli (29-0, 24 KOs) is coming off a first-round KO of Maciej Sulecki on June 27 to nab the interim title in Canada. Mbilli has won four of his last five fights by stoppage.
Martinez (19-0, 16 KOs), who is ranked No. 3 (WBA), No. 7 (WBC) and No. 15 (WBO), was scheduled to fight Pierre Hubert Dibombe this past Saturday, but had to withdraw at the beginning of fight week because of an occipital neuralgia, a condition caused by a pinched nerve in the neck and scalp that produces symptoms similar to migraines.
When Martinez would be cleared to fight remains to be seen and is one of the deciding factors in whether it’s possible he could face Mbilli in time for Sept. 13 or for the Ring IV card on Nov. 22 that's headlined by David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anderson, 25, vs. Miller, 36, would mark a significant crossroads fight. Anderson (18-1, 15 KOs), who is ranked No. 5 (WBO), No. 10 (IBF) and No. 13 (WBC), got back in the win column after his fifth-round stoppage loss to Martin Bakole on Aug. 3 with a unanimous decision victory over Marios Kollias on Feb. 14 in a 10-round bout.
Miller (26-1-2, 22 KOs) last fought to a controversial majority draw against former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz on Aug. 3. He was scheduled to face interim WBA heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley on June 7, but a shoulder injury forced the former out of the bout.
Miller is ranked No. 3 by the WBA.
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