Canelo Alvarez-Christian Mbilli live updates, results and analysis

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• Brett OkamotoOct 31, 2026, 01:50 PM ET

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  Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: "Chuck and Tito," which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare time.

Canelo Alvarez takes on WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli in the main event of a Mexico vs. The World fight card Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (DAZN PPV, 10 a.m. ET).

Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs), a four-division world champion, will look to reclaim one of the titles he lost to Terence Crawford in September 2025.

Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) captured the WBC interim title with a first-round TKO victory over Maciej Sulecki in June 2025. He made his first defense three months later in a split draw against Lester Martinez. The WBC elevated Mbilli to full champion in January after stripping Crawford of the title.

Also on the card, Jaime Munguia defends his WBA super middleweight title against Nikita Zon, and Rafael Espinoza puts his WBO featherweight title on the line against late replacement Ricardo Blandon.

Stay here for live coverage, including undercard results and round-by-round analysis from Brett Okamoto.