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Canelo Alvarez Challenges for WBC Super Middleweight Title
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In Short: Canelo Alvarez returns to challenge Christian Mbilli for the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 31.
Canelo Alvarez returns to the ring on October 31 to challenge Christian Mbilli for the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alvarez, 36, last fought in September 2025, when he lost his super middleweight titles to Terence Crawford in a unanimous decision.
Mbilli, 31, captured the WBC interim title with a first-round TKO victory over Maciej Sulecki in June 2025.
Alvarez, a three-division world champion, is a clear favorite at -330 odds, according to DraftKings.
Alvarez expressed his excitement about the fight, saying, “This is very important for me. I’ve been doing this for the last 21 years. I won my first title 16 years ago, so it’s very important for me to be here to take that title and obviously get back into that world championship corner.”
Alvarez's opponent, Mbilli, has not fought since the same card where he went to a draw with Lester Martinez.
Alvarez's strategy involves standing his ground in the middle of the ring, countering Mbilli's attacks with uppercuts and hooks.
Mbilli, on the other hand, starts moving backwards, trying to box with Canelo a lot in this fight.
The fight will be livestreamed on DAZN starting at 1 p.m. For $79.99.
What's confirmed
- On October 31, Canelo Alvarez returns to challenge Christian Mbilli for the WBC super middleweight title.
- Canelo Alvarez challenges Christian M’Billi for the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Meanwhile, whilst also predicting a Canelo win, three-division world champion David Benavidez told DAZN Boxing that he expects his foe to ‘walk through Mbilli’ without much trouble.
- "After 20 years as a professional, I'm glad to be here," Alvarez said I'm the challenger now, but always in my mind, I'm the champion.
What's still developing
- Lindolfo Delgado’s IBF title fight with Artur Biyarslanov fell off Saturday’s card in Riyadh on short notice.
- “Great question, yes,” he replied on his YouTube channel.
- Reito Tsutsumi (6-0, 5 KOs) made short work of Raymundo Rojas García (16-3, 11 KOs), stopping the Mexican in round two of their scheduled ten-round super featherweight contest.
- Now, 13 months on from that clash – where Mbilli appeared on the undercard – both Canelo and the French-Cameroonian champion end the longest periods of inactivity in their respective careers as they collide with one another.
- Alvarez was younger than Crawford with a history of huge fights and Crawford was moving up multiple weight classes for the mega-payday of facing Canelo.
- Alvarez is chasing the belt he held for years.
- Every big card in one place on the homepage: who's fighting, where and for which titles, updated as cards change.
- Live: Canelo Alvarez vs. Christian M’Bili weigh ins video results stream for their WBC Super Middleweight title on Sat. night (Oct. 31, 2026) at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
- Canelo has not competed since losing to Terence Crawford last year, and now the mega-boxing star is out to remind everyone that he is still the face of the sport and one of the greatest boxers to ever step inside the ring.
- This will be Canelo’s first time fighting since losing his super middleweight titles to Terence Crawford last year, and a crucial bout if the 36-year-old wants to keep his boxing career alive.
- Former four-division champion Canelo Álvarez makes his return as he challenges Christian Mbilli for the 168-pound WBC title.
- Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Alvarez is looking to reclaim his place at the top of the division after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford in September 2025.