Cameroonian Christian Mbilli puts his WBC super-middleweight crown on the line against Canelo Álvarez as Riyadh's undercard winds down.
Cameroon's Christian Mbilli is moments away from the biggest night of his career. He defends his WBC super-middleweight title against Mexican superstar Canelo Álvarez in Riyadh, with the 168lb belt at stake and the boxing world watching.
Álvarez steps in as the challenger. This is his first fight since his loss to Terence Crawford, so the question is whether he can bounce back against a hungry African champion who has no plans to hand over his belt.
The undercard is almost done, with one preliminary bout left before the headliners walk out. Jaime Munguía defends his WBA super-middleweight title against Nikita Zon in a scheduled 12-rounder.
Earlier on the card, unbeaten Mexican Rafael Espinoza kept his WBO featherweight title with a third-round TKO of Ricardo Blandon. Blandon could not continue after a punch opened a cut, and Espinoza moved to 29-0 with 25 knockouts. The stoppage felt awfully early to plenty of observers, so expect debate.
Now the spotlight swings to Mbilli and Canelo. A Cameroonian champion is defending his crown against one of the sport's biggest names, and Afroballers is with him every step.
