Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will step back into the ring on Saturday for the first time in over a year, facing WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Alvarez lost his undisputed super middleweight title to Terence Crawford in September 2025, and Mbilli was elevated from interim to full champion by the WBC following Crawford's retirement. Despite not winning the belt in the ring, Mbilli is regarded as a world-class fighter with a relentless power-punching style.
Alvarez, a staple of pound-for-pound lists for nearly two decades, insists he still has plenty left. "I don't believe in shortcuts. I'm going straight for the champion because I already have the experience," Alvarez said at the final press conference. "I've been a champion for many years and I want to be a champion again."
Fight Details
Date: Saturday, Oct. 31
Location: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Start time: 1 p.m. ET (main event ringwalks expected around 4:30 p.m. ET)
Broadcast: DAZN PPV ($79.99)
Main Card Odds
• Saul "Canelo" Alvarez -330 vs. Christian Mbilli (c) +250 – WBC super middleweight title
• Jaime Munguia -1800 vs. Nikita Zon +850 – super middleweights
• Rafael Espinoza (c) -3000 vs. Ricardo Blandon +1100 – WBO featherweight title
• David Picasso -700 vs. Carl Jammes Martin +450 – featherweights
• Reito Tsutsumi vs. Raymundo Rojas Garcia – junior lightweights
