# Canelo reclaims title with vintage win over Mbilli

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/canelo-reclaims-title-with-vintage-win-over-mbilli/
- Published: 2026-10-31T23:42:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T02:48:45+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cmy4xey44yqno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Alvarez regained the WBC super-middleweight title.
- He won by unanimous decision in Riyadh.
- Mbilli suffered his first defeat in 31 bouts.

## Summary

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez reclaimed the WBC super-middleweight title with a unanimous-decision win over Christian Mbilli in Riyadh. The victory was a strong return after Alvarez lost his belts to Terence Crawford and spent more than a year out of the ring, answering doubts about whether his abilities were fading.

The judges scored the bout 115–112, 116–111 and 117–110 for Alvarez, whose defence and counter-punching blunted Mbilli’s forward pressure. It was the 36-year-old’s 64th win in his 69th professional fight and made him a four-weight world champion again; Mbilli, 31, lost for the first time in 31 bouts. The event went ahead amid security concerns in Saudi Arabia, where other sporting events had been cancelled.

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