Jake Paul has set his sights on a combat with Canelo Alvarez after the Mexican made his return to the ring with a win over Christian Mbilli.
Competing for the first time in 13 months, the Mexican won by a unanimous factors choice after a hard-fought battle in Riyadh, absorbing a lot of punishment from Mbilli to win back the WBC super-middleweight title.
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The encounter had gone forward in Saudi Arabia despite persevering with tensions in the Middle East, and marked a vital success for the Mexican having suffered only the third defeat of his profession in his last bout with Terence Crawford in September of last 12 months.
Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, was an observer and was impressed by Canelo – before vowing that the pair will combat at some level.
“Out of the ring for 13 months but still the same old Canelo. Respect,” he said on social media. “[He] did take a lot of punches though. We will dance my friend, we will dance.”
The two boxers beforehand came close to combating in early 2025 before Canelo signed a four-fight deal with Saudi promoter Turki Alashikh.
Paul has confirmed that he will return to the ring for the first time since dropping to Anthony Joshua with a combat on Christmas Eve in Dubai. His opponent is as yet unconfirmed.
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