Canelo Alvarez set to challenge Christian Mbilli in Riyadh

Canelo Alvarez is scheduled to challenge WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli on October 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a 12-round title fight carried on DAZN pay-per-view. The bout is the main event of the Mexico vs. The World card. The previews and listings describe a scheduled contest, not a confirmed result. Alvarez is returning after losing his super middleweight titles to Terence Crawford in September 2025. Crawford later vacated the WBC belt, and Mbilli was elevated from interim champion to full champion, according to reports on the title change. The fight offers Alvarez a chance to regain a world title, while Mbilli is set for his first defense as full champion. The U.S. pay-per-view price is listed at $79.99. DAZN Ultimate subscribers are also listed as able to watch the event without a separate pay-per-view purchase. Published schedules place the main event in the late afternoon in Eastern time, but estimates vary and depend on the length of earlier bouts. The supporting card includes Jaime Munguia against Nikita Zon for the WBA super middleweight title and Rafael Espinoza against Ricardo Blandon for the WBO featherweight title. Blandon replaced Lorenzo...