Canelo vs. Mbilli weigh-in outcomes: Canelo Alvarez comes in lighter than WBC champ for comeback bout

Saturday’s combat marks Alvarez’s first look in more than 13 months, following his unanimous determination loss to Terence Crawford in September 2025. Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs), 36, subsequently underwent surgical procedure on his left elbow and spent much of the previous yr recovering. The Mexican famous person now has an alternative to reclaim one of the tremendous middleweight titles he lost to Crawford, who retired from boxing in December.

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Standing in his approach is Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs), the undefeated 31-year-old who was elevated to full WBC tremendous middleweight champion following Crawford’s retirement. Mbilli last competed on the same September 2025 card as Alvarez, combating Lester Martinez to a break up draw. Saturday represents the greatest combat of Mbilli’s profession and his first protection of the WBC championship.

“Tomorrow night time I’m going to beat him in all places. Best conditioning, best punch, best approach. I’m going to put my 100% on my combat,” Mbilli said.

“[This will be] the combat of the decade. It’s the combat of the yr, it will be an superb combat. Don’t miss this, it will be unimaginable.”

The matchup headlines the “Mexico vs. The World” boxing occasion in Riyadh, which has drawn immense scrutiny for remaining in Saudi Arabia despite escalating regional conflicts and missile and drone attacks that have disrupted worldwide journey and compelled the postponement or cancellation of other main sporting occasions.

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Saturday’s card also options WBA tremendous middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (167.4) taking on Nikita Zon (167.5) in the co-feature, while Rafael Espinoza (125.8) is scheduled to defend his WBO featherweight championship against Ricardo Blandon (126).