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Unbeaten French champion Christian Mbilli defends his WBC super middleweight title against Saúl 'Canelo' Alvarez, who has not fought since losing to Terence Crawford in 2025. DAZN pay-per-view.
Practical information
- Dates
- Saturday, October 31, 2026
- Venue
- Riyad, Arabie saoudite
Where to watch
- DAZN (pay-per-view)Watch ↗
Paris time. Broadcasters may change their schedules. Full TV guide →
What's at stake
Christian Mbilli defends the WBC super middleweight world title against Mexico's Canelo Alvarez. Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in 1995, Mbilli boxed for France at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Based in Montreal, he is 29-0-1 with 24 knockouts.
He won the interim belt with a first-round knockout of Maciej Sulecki in June 2025 and was later elevated to full champion by the WBC. This is his first defence.
Canelo, 36, is 63-3-2 with 39 knockouts according to DAZN. He has not fought since 13 September 2025, when Terence Crawford took his four super middleweight belts on points.
Fight card
Announced by DAZN: Mbilli vs Canelo (WBC super middleweight), Jaime Munguia vs Nikita Zon (WBA super middleweight), Rafael Espinoza vs Lorenzo Parra (WBO featherweight), Lindolfo Delgado vs Arthur Biyarslanov (vacant IBF super lightweight), plus six non-title bouts.
US media report a 3 am Riyadh ring walk for the main event, 8 pm ET on Saturday. DAZN France still lists the times as to be confirmed.
On TV
DAZN pay-per-view only (19.99 euros in France).
Getting there
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of Riyadh Season. The venue has not been officially confirmed.