Alvarez defeats Mbilli to reclaim super-middleweight title
Sport · First reported 31 Oct, 23:12 · Updated 23:37
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez returned from more than a year away to beat Christian Mbilli by unanimous decision in Riyadh, reclaiming the world title. The judges scored the bout 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110.
- Alvarez won by unanimous decision in Riyadh, with judges scoring the bout 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110.
- Alvarez, 36, was boxing for the first time in more than a year. The victory restored his title after his 2025 loss to Terence Crawford cost him the undisputed super-middleweight crown.
- Mbilli entered with 29 wins and one draw, but the defeat was the first of his professional career. Alvarez’s record became 64 wins, three losses and two draws.
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- Fight location
- Riyadh
- Result
- Alvarez won by unanimous decision
- Judge scores
- 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110
- Alvarez’s record after the fight
- 64 wins, three defeats and two draws
- Mbilli’s record entering the fight
- 29 wins and one draw
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