Canelo Alvarez vs. Christian Mbilli LIVE round-by-round updates

MMA Fighting has Canelo Alvarez vs. Christian Mbilli live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.

The main event is expected to begin around 5:30 p.m. ET on DAZN pay-per-view. Check out our Canelo vs. Mbilli results page to find out what happened on the undercard.

Canelo Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 knockouts) is trying to bounce back after a unanimous decision loss to Bud Crawford, costing him his WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles.

Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 knockouts) was elevated to the WBC super middleweight champion after Bud Crawford retired. Mbilli recorded a split draw against Lester Martinez last September.

Get the Canelo vs. Mbilli round-by-round live blog below:

That’s it for the undercard, the legendary Canelo takes on the undefeated Mbilli next.

Out first, the champion, Christian Mbilli.

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