{"id":328595,"date":"2026-05-03T18:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328595"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:17:40","slug":"canelo-alvarez-set-to-challenge-undefeated-world-champion-in-done-deal-return-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/canelo-alvarez-set-to-challenge-undefeated-world-champion-in-done-deal-return-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Canelo Alvarez set to challenge undefeated world champion in ‘done deal’ return bout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canelo Alvarez\u2019s comeback trail begins here following his third profession defeat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alvarez lost his undisputed super middleweight status to Terence Crawford last September in a fight that created some recent questions.<\/p>\n

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The Mexican superstar could be the younger of the 2 men, but some wondered whether this clear defeat was the results of a decline.<\/p>\n

After Alvarez was forced to show down a vacant title fight earlier this yr as a consequence of some injuries, his return is now official, and it should be Christian M\u2019billi standing in the alternative corner.<\/p>\n

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If Turki Alalshikh calls you, what\u2019s the one dream fight you most wish to see in 2026.<\/h3>\n

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Canelo Alvarez vs Christian M\u2019Billi a done deal for WBC super middleweight title bout<\/h2>\n

Turki Alalshikh announced in January that Canelo Alvarez can be making his return on September 12 in a world title fight that may happen in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

It has now been reported by The Ring\u2019s Mike Coppinger on X that it\u2019s a done deal that the Mexican superstar shall be difficult Christian M\u2019billi for the WBC super middleweight title.<\/p>\n

Alvarez won this belt back in 2020 when he defeated Callum Smith before losing it to Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas last yr.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: Canelo Alvarez and Christian Mbilli have a done deal to fight in September in Riyadh for the WBC super middleweight championship, @ringmagazine<\/a> has learned.<\/p>\n

Canelo heads into a significant fight in his first fight since his loss to Terence Crawford. What an motion fight! \ud83d\udca3 pic.twitter.com\/Z9IBFnM9F0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Fans who tuned in to observe Alvarez\u2019s last fight will likely already be conversant in M\u2019Billi as a consequence of him also featuring on the cardboard.<\/p>\n

The undefeated 31-year-old went to a draw with Lester Martinez in a show-stealing battle over ten rounds that saw him retain the interim WBC super middleweight title before he was promoted.<\/p>\n

That is undoubtedly the most important opportunity of his profession so far and with Alvarez being honest about how he fell short in September, this may occasionally have come at the proper time for M\u2019Billi.<\/p>\n

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