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Christian Mbilli previews Canelo fight
After years of waiting and anticipation, the biggest fight in the history of Quebec boxing is now official.
The new WBC super middleweight world champion, Christian Mbilli, will defend his title on the grandest stage on September 12, when he takes on Mexican legend Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“Canelo Alvarez is the greatest test of my life—a life of effort, perseverance, and hard work that has prepared me for this moment. On September 12, I promise to etch my name into the history of the sport by delivering a war like you’ve never seen,” said the reigning WBC super middleweight world champion, Christian “Solide” Mbilli.
On the road to #CaneloMbilli, Montreal’s Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) will have faced no fewer than five top-10 contenders from one of the major sanctioning bodies. He won a war against Ecuadorian puncher Carlos Góngora, stopped Australian brawler Rohan Murdock, clearly outclassed Ukrainian technician Sergiy Derevyanchenko, and destroyed Polish veteran Maciej Sulecki in the first round.
After becoming interim champion against Sulecki, he successfully defended his title against the dangerous Guatemalan Lester Martinez in a bout broadcast on Netflix in front of nearly 40 million viewers on the undercard of #CaneloCrawford.
In addition to being named Fight of the Night, the Mbilli vs. Martinez clash was later awarded Fight of the Year by the WBC. In the months that followed, with the retirement of Terence Crawford and Hamzah Sheeraz declining to face Mbilli for the vacant title, the WBC elevated its interim champion—Mbilli—to full world champion status.
The new champion, trained by Marc Ramsay, now has a date with the Mexican fighter, currently ranked the WBC’s No. 1 contender—a position long held by Mbilli himself.
“We’ve been trying for years to make the fight between Christian Mbilli and ‘Canelo’ happen, and now you finally understand why September 12. The event is called ‘Mexico vs. The World’ and will take place in Saudi Arabia, but that night, we’ll be fighting for all of Quebec,” said EOTTM president Camille Estephan.
For a rare time in his career—and for the first time since 2022—Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) will enter the ring as the challenger against Mbilli.
Over a professional career spanning more than 20 years, the 35-year-old Mexican has captured 14 world titles and competed in 24 world championship bouts across four weight divisions.
At super middleweight, he became the first undisputed champion in the division’s history in 2021, reigning at the top of the 168-pound class until September 2025, when he was defeated by Terence Crawford.
Mbilli will be the 15th undefeated fighter Alvarez has faced in his career, having handed a first loss to 11 of them so far.
The #CaneloMbilli event, presented by Riyadh Season, will also be broadcast globally on DAZN PPV on September 12.
After years of waiting and anticipation, the biggest fight in the history of Quebec boxing is now official.
The new WBC super middleweight world champion, Christian Mbilli, will defend his title on the grandest stage on September 12, when he takes on Mexican legend Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“Canelo Alvarez is the greatest test of my life—a life of effort, perseverance, and hard work that has prepared me for this moment. On September 12, I promise to etch my name into the history of the sport by delivering a war like you’ve never seen,” said the reigning WBC super middleweight world champion, Christian “Solide” Mbilli.
On the road to #CaneloMbilli, Montreal’s Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) will have faced no fewer than five top-10 contenders from one of the major sanctioning bodies. He won a war against Ecuadorian puncher Carlos Góngora, stopped Australian brawler Rohan Murdock, clearly outclassed Ukrainian technician Sergiy Derevyanchenko, and destroyed Polish veteran Maciej Sulecki in the first round.
After becoming interim champion against Sulecki, he successfully defended his title against the dangerous Guatemalan Lester Martinez in a bout broadcast on Netflix in front of nearly 40 million viewers on the undercard of #CaneloCrawford.
In addition to being named Fight of the Night, the Mbilli vs. Martinez clash was later awarded Fight of the Year by the WBC. In the months that followed, with the retirement of Terence Crawford and Hamzah Sheeraz declining to face Mbilli for the vacant title, the WBC elevated its interim champion—Mbilli—to full world champion status.
The new champion, trained by Marc Ramsay, now has a date with the Mexican fighter, currently ranked the WBC’s No. 1 contender—a position long held by Mbilli himself.
“We’ve been trying for years to make the fight between Christian Mbilli and ‘Canelo’ happen, and now you finally understand why September 12. The event is called ‘Mexico vs. The World’ and will take place in Saudi Arabia, but that night, we’ll be fighting for all of Quebec,” said EOTTM president Camille Estephan.
For a rare time in his career—and for the first time since 2022—Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) will enter the ring as the challenger against Mbilli.
Over a professional career spanning more than 20 years, the 35-year-old Mexican has captured 14 world titles and competed in 24 world championship bouts across four weight divisions.
At super middleweight, he became the first undisputed champion in the division’s history in 2021, reigning at the top of the 168-pound class until September 2025, when he was defeated by Terence Crawford.
Mbilli will be the 15th undefeated fighter Alvarez has faced in his career, having handed a first loss to 11 of them so far.
The #CaneloMbilli event, presented by Riyadh Season, will also be broadcast globally on DAZN PPV on September 12.
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Christian Mbilli previews Canelo fight
After years of waiting and anticipation, the biggest fight in the history of Quebec boxing is now official.
The new WBC super middleweight world champion, Christian Mbilli, will defend his title on the grandest stage on September 12, when he takes on Mexican legend Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“Canelo Alvarez is the greatest test of my life—a life of effort, perseverance, and hard work that has prepared me for this moment. On September 12, I promise to etch my name into the history of the sport by delivering a war like you’ve never seen,” said the reigning WBC super middleweight world champion, Christian “Solide” Mbilli.
On the road to #CaneloMbilli, Montreal’s Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) will have faced no fewer than five top-10 contenders from one of the major sanctioning bodies. He won a war against Ecuadorian puncher Carlos Góngora, stopped Australian brawler Rohan Murdock, clearly outclassed Ukrainian technician Sergiy Derevyanchenko, and destroyed Polish veteran Maciej Sulecki in the first round.
After becoming interim champion against Sulecki, he successfully defended his title against the dangerous Guatemalan Lester Martinez in a bout broadcast on Netflix in front of nearly 40 million viewers on the undercard of #CaneloCrawford.
In addition to being named Fight of the Night, the Mbilli vs. Martinez clash was later awarded Fight of the Year by the WBC. In the months that followed, with the retirement of Terence Crawford and Hamzah Sheeraz declining to face Mbilli for the vacant title, the WBC elevated its interim champion—Mbilli—to full world champion status.
The new champion, trained by Marc Ramsay, now has a date with the Mexican fighter, currently ranked the WBC’s No. 1 contender—a position long held by Mbilli himself.
“We’ve been trying for years to make the fight between Christian Mbilli and ‘Canelo’ happen, and now you finally understand why September 12. The event is called ‘Mexico vs. The World’ and will take place in Saudi Arabia, but that night, we’ll be fighting for all of Quebec,” said EOTTM president Camille Estephan.
For a rare time in his career—and for the first time since 2022—Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) will enter the ring as the challenger against Mbilli.
Over a professional career spanning more than 20 years, the 35-year-old Mexican has captured 14 world titles and competed in 24 world championship bouts across four weight divisions.
At super middleweight, he became the first undisputed champion in the division’s history in 2021, reigning at the top of the 168-pound class until September 2025, when he was defeated by Terence Crawford.
Mbilli will be the 15th undefeated fighter Alvarez has faced in his career, having handed a first loss to 11 of them so far.
The #CaneloMbilli event, presented by Riyadh Season, will also be broadcast globally on DAZN PPV on September 12.
After years of waiting and anticipation, the biggest fight in the history of Quebec boxing is now official.
The new WBC super middleweight world champion, Christian Mbilli, will defend his title on the grandest stage on September 12, when he takes on Mexican legend Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“Canelo Alvarez is the greatest test of my life—a life of effort, perseverance, and hard work that has prepared me for this moment. On September 12, I promise to etch my name into the history of the sport by delivering a war like you’ve never seen,” said the reigning WBC super middleweight world champion, Christian “Solide” Mbilli.
On the road to #CaneloMbilli, Montreal’s Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) will have faced no fewer than five top-10 contenders from one of the major sanctioning bodies. He won a war against Ecuadorian puncher Carlos Góngora, stopped Australian brawler Rohan Murdock, clearly outclassed Ukrainian technician Sergiy Derevyanchenko, and destroyed Polish veteran Maciej Sulecki in the first round.
After becoming interim champion against Sulecki, he successfully defended his title against the dangerous Guatemalan Lester Martinez in a bout broadcast on Netflix in front of nearly 40 million viewers on the undercard of #CaneloCrawford.
In addition to being named Fight of the Night, the Mbilli vs. Martinez clash was later awarded Fight of the Year by the WBC. In the months that followed, with the retirement of Terence Crawford and Hamzah Sheeraz declining to face Mbilli for the vacant title, the WBC elevated its interim champion—Mbilli—to full world champion status.
The new champion, trained by Marc Ramsay, now has a date with the Mexican fighter, currently ranked the WBC’s No. 1 contender—a position long held by Mbilli himself.
“We’ve been trying for years to make the fight between Christian Mbilli and ‘Canelo’ happen, and now you finally understand why September 12. The event is called ‘Mexico vs. The World’ and will take place in Saudi Arabia, but that night, we’ll be fighting for all of Quebec,” said EOTTM president Camille Estephan.
For a rare time in his career—and for the first time since 2022—Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) will enter the ring as the challenger against Mbilli.
Over a professional career spanning more than 20 years, the 35-year-old Mexican has captured 14 world titles and competed in 24 world championship bouts across four weight divisions.
At super middleweight, he became the first undisputed champion in the division’s history in 2021, reigning at the top of the 168-pound class until September 2025, when he was defeated by Terence Crawford.
Mbilli will be the 15th undefeated fighter Alvarez has faced in his career, having handed a first loss to 11 of them so far.
The #CaneloMbilli event, presented by Riyadh Season, will also be broadcast globally on DAZN PPV on September 12.
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Mbilli: Canelo will regret fighting me; Alvarez gives foe no chance
Christian Mbilli and Canelo Alvarez had a cordial press conference last week in Egypt, but after a few feeling-out rounds, the action picked up as they started trading verbal shots.
Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs), the WBC super middleweight champion, will defend his title against Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) on September 12 to headline a “Mexico vs. The World” card in Saudi Arabia.
“He's a champion and a dangerous fighter. He throws a lot of punches, he's strong, and I like that kind of fight. I love it [that he's going to come right at me and not be constantly moving],” said Alvarez.
“In my mind, he has zero percent [chance to beat me]. ... He says it's the perfect time because I am old, and this and that. I'll say to him that if I was 50 years old, you still could not beat me. In this life, he cannot beat me.”
Mbilli is coming off a majority draw in a war with Lester Martinez in September on the undercard of the former undisputed 168-pound champion Alvarez’s unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford. Mbilli, from Cameroon, was the WBC interim champion at the time but was elevated once Crawford was stripped by the sanctioning body days before his planned retirement.
Mbilli, 31, envisions another war against a “very old” Alvarez and doesn’t believe the soon-to-be 36-year-old can handle his high-volume pressure.
“I have a good style to beat Canelo. I am an amazing fighter. I have good power and speed. I have all of the abilities to beat Canelo and win this fight,” said Mbilli.
“I don't care about his age. It's about our abilities to box. I think it's the perfect time for me. … I'm not changing my style. I will put pressure, and we are going to see if he can deal with this.
"Be ready – you're going to be surprised in September. You will regret being in that ring. … It will be an incredible show and an incredible night and a fight of a decade.”
Alvarez was quick with his quips and cut off Mbilli on the mic, something he won’t have to do in the ring in what could be a phone-booth type fight.
“No, you're going to be surprised,” said Alvarez. “You're going to see different things, buddy. I am not your opponents who comes to France and makes it easy for you. C'mon bro. … I am so confident. I am always confident because I know where I am, how I train, how I feel, and how good I am. ... I still want it like I was when I was 15 years old.”
Christian Mbilli and Canelo Alvarez had a cordial press conference last week in Egypt, but after a few feeling-out rounds, the action picked up as they started trading verbal shots.
Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs), the WBC super middleweight champion, will defend his title against Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) on September 12 to headline a “Mexico vs. The World” card in Saudi Arabia.
“He's a champion and a dangerous fighter. He throws a lot of punches, he's strong, and I like that kind of fight. I love it [that he's going to come right at me and not be constantly moving],” said Alvarez.
“In my mind, he has zero percent [chance to beat me]. ... He says it's the perfect time because I am old, and this and that. I'll say to him that if I was 50 years old, you still could not beat me. In this life, he cannot beat me.”
Mbilli is coming off a majority draw in a war with Lester Martinez in September on the undercard of the former undisputed 168-pound champion Alvarez’s unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford. Mbilli, from Cameroon, was the WBC interim champion at the time but was elevated once Crawford was stripped by the sanctioning body days before his planned retirement.
Mbilli, 31, envisions another war against a “very old” Alvarez and doesn’t believe the soon-to-be 36-year-old can handle his high-volume pressure.
“I have a good style to beat Canelo. I am an amazing fighter. I have good power and speed. I have all of the abilities to beat Canelo and win this fight,” said Mbilli.
“I don't care about his age. It's about our abilities to box. I think it's the perfect time for me. … I'm not changing my style. I will put pressure, and we are going to see if he can deal with this.
"Be ready – you're going to be surprised in September. You will regret being in that ring. … It will be an incredible show and an incredible night and a fight of a decade.”
Alvarez was quick with his quips and cut off Mbilli on the mic, something he won’t have to do in the ring in what could be a phone-booth type fight.
“No, you're going to be surprised,” said Alvarez. “You're going to see different things, buddy. I am not your opponents who comes to France and makes it easy for you. C'mon bro. … I am so confident. I am always confident because I know where I am, how I train, how I feel, and how good I am. ... I still want it like I was when I was 15 years old.”
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Mbilli: Canelo will regret fighting me; Alvarez gives foe no chance
Christian Mbilli and Canelo Alvarez had a cordial press conference last week in Egypt, but after a few feeling-out rounds, the action picked up as they started trading verbal shots.
Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs), the WBC super middleweight champion, will defend his title against Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) on September 12 to headline a “Mexico vs. The World” card in Saudi Arabia.
“He's a champion and a dangerous fighter. He throws a lot of punches, he's strong, and I like that kind of fight. I love it [that he's going to come right at me and not be constantly moving],” said Alvarez.
“In my mind, he has zero percent [chance to beat me]. ... He says it's the perfect time because I am old, and this and that. I'll say to him that if I was 50 years old, you still could not beat me. In this life, he cannot beat me.”
Mbilli is coming off a majority draw in a war with Lester Martinez in September on the undercard of the former undisputed 168-pound champion Alvarez’s unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford. Mbilli, from Cameroon, was the WBC interim champion at the time but was elevated once Crawford was stripped by the sanctioning body days before his planned retirement.
Mbilli, 31, envisions another war against a “very old” Alvarez and doesn’t believe the soon-to-be 36-year-old can handle his high-volume pressure.
“I have a good style to beat Canelo. I am an amazing fighter. I have good power and speed. I have all of the abilities to beat Canelo and win this fight,” said Mbilli.
“I don't care about his age. It's about our abilities to box. I think it's the perfect time for me. … I'm not changing my style. I will put pressure, and we are going to see if he can deal with this.
"Be ready – you're going to be surprised in September. You will regret being in that ring. … It will be an incredible show and an incredible night and a fight of a decade.”
Alvarez was quick with his quips and cut off Mbilli on the mic, something he won’t have to do in the ring in what could be a phone-booth type fight.
“No, you're going to be surprised,” said Alvarez. “You're going to see different things, buddy. I am not your opponents who comes to France and makes it easy for you. C'mon bro. … I am so confident. I am always confident because I know where I am, how I train, how I feel, and how good I am. ... I still want it like I was when I was 15 years old.”
Christian Mbilli and Canelo Alvarez had a cordial press conference last week in Egypt, but after a few feeling-out rounds, the action picked up as they started trading verbal shots.
Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs), the WBC super middleweight champion, will defend his title against Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) on September 12 to headline a “Mexico vs. The World” card in Saudi Arabia.
“He's a champion and a dangerous fighter. He throws a lot of punches, he's strong, and I like that kind of fight. I love it [that he's going to come right at me and not be constantly moving],” said Alvarez.
“In my mind, he has zero percent [chance to beat me]. ... He says it's the perfect time because I am old, and this and that. I'll say to him that if I was 50 years old, you still could not beat me. In this life, he cannot beat me.”
Mbilli is coming off a majority draw in a war with Lester Martinez in September on the undercard of the former undisputed 168-pound champion Alvarez’s unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford. Mbilli, from Cameroon, was the WBC interim champion at the time but was elevated once Crawford was stripped by the sanctioning body days before his planned retirement.
Mbilli, 31, envisions another war against a “very old” Alvarez and doesn’t believe the soon-to-be 36-year-old can handle his high-volume pressure.
“I have a good style to beat Canelo. I am an amazing fighter. I have good power and speed. I have all of the abilities to beat Canelo and win this fight,” said Mbilli.
“I don't care about his age. It's about our abilities to box. I think it's the perfect time for me. … I'm not changing my style. I will put pressure, and we are going to see if he can deal with this.
"Be ready – you're going to be surprised in September. You will regret being in that ring. … It will be an incredible show and an incredible night and a fight of a decade.”
Alvarez was quick with his quips and cut off Mbilli on the mic, something he won’t have to do in the ring in what could be a phone-booth type fight.
“No, you're going to be surprised,” said Alvarez. “You're going to see different things, buddy. I am not your opponents who comes to France and makes it easy for you. C'mon bro. … I am so confident. I am always confident because I know where I am, how I train, how I feel, and how good I am. ... I still want it like I was when I was 15 years old.”