Canelo and Mbilli Both Make Weight for Saturday's Riyadh Title Fight

Canelo Alvarez and Christian Mbilli both made weight on Friday for their WBC super-middleweight title fight at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Saturday. Alvarez tipped the scales at 167.6 pounds, with champion Mbilli slightly heavier at 167.8, and the pair faced off one final time after the weigh-in. Alvarez is challenging for the title he lost to Terence Crawford in September 2025, fighting as a challenger for the first time since 2022, while the unbeaten Mbilli, 29-0-1, defends the full WBC crown he was upgraded to after holding the interim belt. The bout headlines Riyadh Season's "Mexico vs. The World" card, which also features two more world title fights on the undercard. The build-up has been overshadowed by security concerns in the Saudi capital, but organisers have insisted the event goes ahead as planned, and Friday's successful weigh-in clears the final formal hurdle before Saturday night's main event. For Alvarez, it is a first fight in 13 months and a chance to reclaim a piece of the division he once ruled outright.