Canelo Alvarez vs Chrisitan Mbilli: Fight date, venue, ring walk time, undercard, tale of the tape & more
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will stage his return to professional boxing this weekend when he attempts to topple unbeaten Frenchman Christian Mbilli and capture the WBC super-middleweight title.
Canelo was previously in possession of the coveted green and gold belt, but was relinquished of it by Terence Crawford in their blockbuster winner-takes-all undisputed showdown 13 months ago.
Mbilli heads into the bout set to make the first defence of the title he inherited from Crawford following his shock boxing retirement earlier this year.
Canelo Alvarez vs Chrisitan Mbilli - All you need to know
Date: | Sunday 1st November, 2026 |
Fight: | Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli |
Approx Ring Walk Time: | 01:00 (GMT) |
Weight Class: | Super-middleweight |
Titles: | WBC super-middleweight world title |
Referee: | N/A |
Promoters: | Eye of the Tiger |
Venue: | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
TV Channel: | DAZN PPV |
Fight Date
Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli, together with a stacked undercard, will take place on Saturday 31st October, 2026.
However, for fight fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the actual start time will fall in the early hours of Sunday 1st November, 2026.
Venue
Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The 30,000 capacity venue officially opened in 2023 and has previously hosted numerous other major boxing bouts, featuring the likes of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
How to watch
Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli will be shown live on DAZN PPV.
Monthly and annual subscriptions packages are available, although there will be an additional one-off charge for this fight.
Ring Walks & Fight Time
The bill-topping bout between Canelo Alvarez and Christian Mbilli is expected to get underway from around 01:00 (GMT).
An exact start time will be dependent upon the length of the full undercard however.
Tale of the Tape
Canelo Alvarez | Christian Mbilli | |
Record: | 63-3-2 (39 KOs) | 29-0-1 (24 KOs) |
Age: | 36 | 31 |
Birthplace: | Guadalajara, Mexico | Yaounde, Cameroon |
Height: | 5' 7.5″ / 171cm | 5′ 8.5″ / 174cm |
Stance: | Orthodox | Orthodox |
Last Fight: | Lost (UD) vs Terence Crawford (Sep 2025) | Draw (SD) vs Lester Martinez (Sep 2025) |
KO%: | 61.9% | 82.76% |
Alias: | 'Canelo' | 'Solide' |
Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli Undercard
- Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli (WBC super-middleweight title)
- Lindolfo Delgado vs Arthur Biyarslanov (IBF super-lightweight title)
- Jaime Munguia vs Nikita Zon (Super-middleweight bout)
- Rafael Espinoza vs Ricardo Blandon (WBO featherweight title)
- David Picasso vs Carl Jammes Martin (WBC silver featherweight title)
- Reito Tsutsumi vs Raymundo Rojas Garcia (Super-featherweight bout)
