After dropping his undisputed super-middleweight crown, Canelo Alvarez is ready to leap again into an instantaneous title problem in opposition to newly topped WBC ruler Christian Mbilli, and Devin Haney has shared his ideas on how he thinks the bout will play out.
Canelo turned a two-time undisputed 168lb champion final Could, however then misplaced all of his titles to Terence Crawford 4 months later, within the standout struggle of the 2025 boxing calendar.
Alvarez suffered an damage in that contest and has been sidelined ever since, with Cameroon-born Christian Mbilli the opponent upon his return, after ‘Solide’ was elevated to WBC world champion earlier this yr.
Chatting with Inside The Ring, Haney defined why he believes Mbilli is ‘tailored’ for the Mexican celebrity and can show to be ‘no check’ for Mexico’s four-division world champion.
“I feel that he’s a man who’s going to return ahead and he’s going to be proper there for Canelo to let off and do his typical issues.
“I feel will probably be straightforward, he’s tailor made for Canelo. He [Mbilli] stands proper there in entrance of you.
“Even when Canelo has slipped a bit, I don’t assume that Mbilli could be the one to take advantage of that. I feel that it’s a tailor made struggle for Canelo to go in there and look good and seem like he’s again and he’s reincarnated. I don’t assume Mbilli will check him in any respect.”
Alvarez vs. Mbilli is scheduled to happen on Saturday, September 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
