Canelo Alvarez Scheduled to Fight Christian Mbilli in Saudi Arabia

Canelo Alvarez is scheduled to fight Christian Mbilli in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. The bout is his first outing since his loss to Terence Crawford.

Alvarez’s return to the ring comes after his defeat by Crawford, with the Mbilli fight set for Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Mbilli is reportedly described as a threat but yet to prove he is elite.

Alvarez has been a professional boxer for 21 years. His best days are reportedly believed to have come at middleweight. The period in question is identified as the second fight against Gennady Golovkin or his subsequent run claiming all four super middleweight belts.

CompuBox statistics show that Alvarez regularly threw 45 to 50 punches per round during his time at junior middleweight. His accuracy at middleweight was regularly below 40 percent. His connect rate in recent years at super middleweight has been 50 percent.

Since moving up in weight, 83 percent of the power punches Alvarez has landed have been body shots. Across his last five bouts, his opponents have averaged an 18 percent connect rate. That figure compares to the 25 percent his rivals enjoyed at middleweight.

Alvarez’s 2021 style involved advancing behind a high guard and cutting off the ring. That approach differed from his more recent performances.

What do you think of Canelo Alvarez’s scheduled fight against Christian Mbilli in Saudi Arabia following his loss to Terence Crawford?