Saul “Canelo” Alvarez says he’s set to return to the ring towards Christian Mbilli on Saturday, October 31.
The 2 fighters had been initially scheduled to sq. off on September 12 in Riyadh, however the combat was postponed.
In a latest interview with Ariel Helwani in New York, the previous world champion from Mexico introduced the brand new date and defined why the unique bout was postponed.
“Some issues in my household, so I would like to repair [them],” Canelo stated when requested why the September date fell by way of. “However every part’s good.”
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Canelo Alvarez (62-3-2, 39 KOs) hasn’t fought since shedding the undisputed tremendous middleweight title to Terence Crawford by unanimous determination final September.
Going up towards Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs), the 36-year-old Guadalajara native seems to change into a world champion as soon as once more.
Montreal-based Cameroonian-French fighter Christian Mbilli, 31, at present holds the WBC title at 168 lbs.
“I’m at all times very disciplined, very organized with my coaching camps,” Canelo continued. “And I wasn’t able to be in coaching camp. That’s why I postponed the combat. As a result of I have to attend to my household first.”
“However I’m all good. All good now. Prepared to coach. We’re going to be [fighting on] October 31.”
Additional particulars, together with the undercard, are anticipated to be introduced shortly.
