LAS VEGAS — Christian Mbilli appreciates Lester Martinez’s willingness to jeopardize his perfect record in their high-stakes super middleweight match Saturday night.

Montreal’s Mbilli is confident he will prove his superiority over the dangerous Guatemalan contender on the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford undercard at Allegiant Stadium. At least, however, Martinez (19-0, 16 KOs) embraced the risk that accompanies boxing Mbilli (29-0, 24 KOs), whose relentless pressure, power and punch output often overwhelms opponents.

Mbilli isn’t nearly as complimentary when asked about Diego Pacheco. Mbilli dismissed Pacheco as a cautious contender more concerned with remaining undefeated than testing himself against the best in their division.

“I don’t want to talk about this guy anymore,” Mbilli told The Ring. “This guy ducked me two times. He ducked me with the IBF and the WBC. I think this guy doesn’t want this fight. He only wants fights he’s sure he’s gonna win. But for me, I don’t want to give him publicity or anything like that. He ducked me two times. … He don’t want to fight.”

Mbilli, 30, and Pacheco, 24, are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 among The Ring’s 168-pound contenders for Alvarez’s title.

Mbilli’s handlers most recently offered Pacheco an opportunity to fight him for the WBC interim title in Quebec, the Canadian province where the Cameroon native resides and trains. Mbilli (29-0, 24 KOs) beat Poland’s Maciej Sulecki (33-4, 13 KOs) by first-round technical knockout June 27 in Quebec City to win the WBC belt he’ll defend against Martinez in a 10-round fight Netflix will stream globally.

Pacheco (24-0, 18 KOs) explained during his own interview with The Ring that the purse he was offered to battle Mbilli in his proposed opponent’s proverbial backyard wasn’t worthwhile. The Los Angeles native instead unanimously outpointed American Trevor McCumby (28-2, 21 KOs) on July 19 in Frisco, Texas.

“Honestly, the purse wasn’t that great,” Pacheco said. “If the purse would’ve been great, we would’ve considered it. But it wasn’t even a difference from fighting a guy like McCumby and we were going [to another country] and being the B side?"

Pacheco contended, too, that beating Mbilli wouldn’t have guaranteed him a shot at Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) if the undisputed super middleweight champion defeats Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs).

Mbilli remains hopeful of earning his opportunity to square off against Alvarez by beating Martinez. England’s Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) has been most mentioned, though, as the potential opponent for the Mexican superstar if he successfully defends his Ring, IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO titles in Netflix’s main event.

Regardless, Pacheco would be interested in fighting Mbilli for the WBC belt if Alvarez vacates it. Pacheco is ranked fourth by the WBC and third by the WBO.

“If we were fighting for that [WBC] title that Canelo has, me and Mbilli — definitely,” Pacheco said. “But to be fighting for a position to fight Canelo, I’m already in that position with the WBO. And Eddie Hearn, who is my promoter, has an amazing relationship with the WBO. So, after talking with Eddie, that’s where the decision came from to go this way, and then potentially at the end of the year fighting Mbilli in the U.S., not in Canada.”