SHEFFIELD, England — Marc Ramsay made sure not to overlook, nor indulge in forecasting the future when asked about what's next following Arslanbek Makhmudov's bruising 12-round points win over Dave Allen earlier this month.

Yet he told The Ring of his 'very busy' schedule between now and the year's end, predominantly in Montreal, Canada, with several fighters he trains scheduled for matchups or awaiting news on their future.

Junior welterweight talent Wyatt Sanford (4-0, 2 KOs) continues on-the-job learning after clinching Olympic bronze last summer, while super middleweight hopeful Moreno Fendero (12-0, 10 KOs) has benefited from an active schedule: six stoppage wins in the last 12 months.

Colombian 140-pound contender Jhon Orobio (15-0, 13 KOs) faces a step-up in competition against South Africa's seasoned contender Xolisani Ndongeni (33-7, 19 KOs) next month on the Erik Bazinyan-Steven Butler undercard, which all three prospects are set to feature in.

Anyone else of note? Well, it's almost impossible to forget about WBC interim super middleweight beltholder Christian Mbilli.

"Christian will be back in the gym soon before his next fight," Ramsay chuckled when asked for an update on the 30-year-old, a month removed from his thrilling 10-round split draw with Lester Martinez.

Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) made the first defence of his interim title by breezing beyond Maciej Sulecki on June 28, though left critics wanting more after being kept honest by a crafty operator showing more to his game than mere punching power.

Martinez's team requested and were approved a direct rematch by the WBC, who since ordered 'free negotiations' to arrange the rematch. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has told The Ring they haven't begun a 30-day deadline yet, but that might not matter.

On the topic of an immediate rematch, Ramsay was non-committal.

"Look, we'll see," he said. "We're starting negotiations down a different route right now but will assess everything."

"It was a good fight, I've known Lester since he was an amateur and knew how good he is, he beat two-time Olympic champion Arlen Lopez [as an amateur, 2018] and did it with a pro style. He's a real good prospect but boxing people didn't know him yet.

"We know he's an elite-level fighter but was unknown in boxing circles, had a lot to lose but Christian had everything on him—age, maturity—so if you want to make your place at the top table, you must take fights like that one."

The sentiment that Martinez (19-0-1, 16 KOs) was a hidden gem has been echoed by his head coach, Brian McIntyre.

Much was said about the hard-hitting Guatemalan playing a pivotal role in sparring alongside Terence Crawford before his undisputed super middleweight triumph over Canelo Alvarez.

While featuring on a Crawford undercard would've done wonders for his profile, it's time for the 29-year-old to blossom as a headliner himself in future.

"You know he was Terence's chief sparring partner for Canelo but just wow, a phenomenal kid and the nicest to work with," he told The Ring.

"He never complains about anything, always goes above and beyond in his training and I want to see the rematch next. That fight just gave me a little bit more of what we need to work on, as a team and for Lester himself."

Mbilli has been linked with multiple names already this year, including Diego Pacheco and Kevin Lele Sadjo - who now box one another on Dec. 13, as well as divisional newcomer Hamzah Sheeraz.

Sheeraz's head coach Andy Lee rejected the possibility of a high-risk, low-reward matchup against Mbilli when questioned in the summer.

Meanwhile, Sheeraz's promoter Frank Warren has insisted they're unwilling to wait around with prospective opponent Canelo set to undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery next week.