Canelo Alvarez weighs 167.6lb and Christian Mbilli 167.8lb for WBC title fight in Riyadh
Both men are inside the 168lb super middleweight limit for Saturday's fight, Alvarez's first since he lost to Terence Crawford in September 2025.
Canelo Alvarez weighed 167.6lb and Christian Mbilli 167.8lb at the official weigh-in in Riyadh on Friday, so both are on weight for their WBC super middleweight title fight at The Venue on Saturday 31 October. The limit is 168lb.
Mbilli, 29-0-1 with 24 knockouts, makes the first defence of the WBC title. He was elevated to full champion after Crawford retired.
Alvarez has not fought since he lost a unanimous decision to Crawford in September 2025. He is expected to earn a $47 million base fee for Saturday's fight, BoxingScene reported, before his share of the pay-per-view.
Trainer Robert Garcia has said his team pulled out of the undercard over missile alerts.
The fight is live on DAZN in the UK. UK start times and the rest of the card are on our Canelo v Mbilli event page.
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