Scott Christ Sat, October 31, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC · 11 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Canelo Alvarez returns today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, facing Christian Mbilli for Mbilli's WBC super middleweight title.
Canelo hasn't fought since losing to Terence "Bud" Crawford 13 months ago, but Mbilli hasn't fought since that same card, where he went to a draw with Lester Martinez.
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Round 3: Jabs from Mbilli fall short to start the round. Both fighters miss a series of punches at center ring while trying to exchange. Right hook from Canelo lands well and gets a smirk out of Mbilli. Left hook to the body scores well for Canelo, then a right hand up top. Mbilli throwing a series of punches but missing on almost all of them. Canelo encourages Mbilli to continue to throw and ducks a wild hook and smiles to the crowd. Mbilli threw a lot, landed a little. Canelo had the cleaner scoring shots but he took his foot off the gas down the stretch. Canelo 10-9.
Round 2: Mbilli starts this round on the move, using the ring a lot to start the round. Counter uppercut from Canelo scores. Right hand from Mbilli scores up top, who then tries a short combination to follow. Overhand right from Canelo lands well. Mbilli wants to respond and throws a flurry of punches but nothing really land clean. Mbilli throwing a lot more this round but and Canelo not active enough down the stretch to overcome it, to my eye. Mbilli 10-9, 19-19.
Round 1: Mbilli takes center ring first and misses on a couple of jabs. Canelo starts standing his ground in the middle of the ring early and calmly defends an attack from Mbilli. Left hook from Canelo makes partial contact. Check hook lands clean for Canelo. Mbilli struggling to land anything clean. Jab from Canelo lands. Good, controlled from Canelo. Canelo 10-9.
Immediate Reaction: Nearly a disastrous ending for Munguia, who nearly got stopped in the sixth round but showcased his resilience and ultimately did enough to win wide on the cards. Munguia is seemingly always vulnerable even when ahead in fights, and that's exactly what makes him an exciting fighter, providing the kind of momentum swings that deliver the drama.
Official Scores: 116-112, 117-111, 117-111 for Jaime Munguia.
Round 12: Munguia comes forward and tries to press the action but can't quite find the target. Right hand from Munguia lands to the head of Zon. Zon on the defensive as he's completely gassed out and can't really sustain any offense of his own. Counter right lands clean for Munguia as Zon jumps in recklessly. I've got the round for Munguia 10-9, for a 117-111 win on my card.
Round 11: Munguia takes center ring and lands a right hand upstairs. Munguia lands a hard left hand to the body at the end of a three punch combination. Left to the body makes Zon take and awkward step as his right leg gives out for a moment. Now Zon lands a couple of body shots as he presses Munguia to the ropes. Zon hurt on another body shot. Munguia 10-9, 107-102.
Round 10: Munguia tries to lunge on a few punches and can't find the range. Munguia tags Zon during a brief exchange. The action in the fight has slowed and now Munguia goes down on a push and ruled as such. Zon lands a body shot and looks to hook off it. Left hook lands hard to the body of Zon. Munguia 10-9, 97-93.
Round 9: Left lands to the body for Munguia, then another. Zon tries to counter off the back foot with a few punches before smothering Munguia. Jab lands for Munguia. Three right hands come from Munguia in a row. Now Zon lands three body punches. Seeping right hand from Munguia lands hard up top. Now Munguia lands a right to the body. Munguia 10-9, 87-84.
Round 8: Hard left to the body lands for Munguia. Munguia lands a couple up top now. Zon looks to the body himself, targeting both sides. Clean counter right from Munguia picks off Zon. Zon lands one punch and dives in to clinch. Uppercut from Zon makes partial contact. Zon lands a counter left and Munguia wants to get it back but can't find a home for the punches. Another clash of heads at the bell. I edge Zon, 75-77.
Round 7: Munguia getting support from the crowd to start the round. Two body shots from Munguia land well. Two straight rights from Munguia score up top. Zon lands a jab and Munguia lands three punches in return. Zon lands a body shot that has Munguia back along the ropes for a moment. Zon having a hard time keeping pace and it's allowing Munguia time to fight at a comfortable pace for himself. Munguia 10-9, 68-65.
Round 6: Straight left hand from Zon makes partial contact. UPPERCUT FROM ZON STAGGERS MUNGUIA! Munguia getting rocked on the ropes and might be out on his feet! Munguia goes down but it's ruled a push. Heavy shots from Zon have Munguia seemingly ready to go. Munguia lands a counter but is in desperate shape. Munguia starts landing as Zon punches himself out for the moment. Munguia lands a series of hard punches in a striking chance of momentum! Munguia somehow fought himself back into that round, but I'm edging it to Zon. Zon 10-9, 56-58.
Round 5: Munguia comes out trying to come forward on Zon, having much less success fighting on the back foot. Left hand from Munguia lands up top. Zon throws a combination and lands a straight left at the end of it. Another left lands for Zon with Munguia in the corner. Hard right lands to the body that staggers Zon! Munguia tries to follow up but can't find the follow up to put him down. Munguia 10-9, 49-46.
Round 4: Munguia starts the round with a combination that ends downstairs to the body. Straight right from Munguia lands up top. Zon standing his ground and lands some shots sporadically. Two punches from Zon land as Munguia gets backed into a corner. Zon lands a hrd right hook up top. Both fighters exchanging shots and Munguia looks like he's not taking these shots so well. Munguia lands a couple of clean shots down the stretch which edges the round towards him, for me. Munguia 10-9, 39-37.
Round 3: Right hands from Munguia continue to find the body of Zon. More body shots seems to be taking a toll on Zon who is starting to defend it a little more deliberately. Zon tries to mount his own offense behind a series of awkward punches. Hard left lands hard to the body of Zon and backs him off. Straight right lands hard to the body again, Zon tries to throw a series of mostly ineffective punches. Three punches from Munguia land on the face of Zon. Check hook lands clean for Munguia this time, but Zon is walking through the head shots and lands a hard uppercut as he presses Munguia to the ropes. Munguia 10-9, 29-28.
Round 2: Munguia standing his ground a little more in this round and starts an attack which prompts a counter attack from Zon. Zon lands a right hook and a body shot but he's still using mauling tactics to muscle Munguia. Hard shot looks like it landed really well on Munguia and did some damage. Right hook from Zon gets in. Munguia turns Zon and lands a solid body shot. Counter left from Zon lands, Munguia lands a clean one back. Zon comes forward and presses Munguia to the ropes. Hard from Munguia. Stream went down but I think it was a Zon round, 19-19.
Round 1: Munguia comes out a little defensively, laying back and feeling out Zon to start the fight. Hard right lands to the body for Munguia. Another solid right from Munguia lands hard to the body of Zon. Munguia targets both sides of the body this time and Zon tries to maul him in response and it sparks a warning from the referee about the dirty tactics. Head clash from both fighters as they look to attack at the same time. Zon was the aggressor but the body punching from Munguia carried for me. Munguia 10-9.
IMMEDIATE REACTION: Questionable stoppage on a cut over Rojas' eye which caused the doctor recommended stoppage, but I admittedly am no doctor. I have, however, seen countless fights and cuts and it didn't seem particularly bad. That said, Rojas was getting overwhelmed by Espinoza despite doing his best to fight back. Not many will argue even it the stoppage might raise a few eyebrows.
Round 3: Blandon comes out trying to throw whatever he can to make an impression but it's clear that none of them are really doing much of any damage. Blandon cut over his eye and the referee is calling a timeout to have it looked at. Doctor recommends a stoppage which seems bizarre given the damage that's visible. Espinoza TKO-3.
Round 2: Long left hand lands for Espinoza to start the second. Espinoza targets the body and then brings the punches back to the head. Blandon lunges in behind a few punches and lands a couple. Hard right lands to the body for Espinoza now. Espinoza is landing the much heavier power, but Blandon scores intermittently. Espinoza 10-9, 20-18.
Round 1: Espinoza comes out and lands a couple of punches at center ring and the height difference is quite noticeable. Long punches from Espinoza comes as Blandon is forced to literally leap in to try to land some punches. Sweeping righ thnad from Espinoza lands. Baldon lands a couple of shots but without much power on them. Clean left hok lands to the body for Espinoza, then a right hand downstairs shortly after. Espinoza goes right back down to the body as he tries to keep Blandon from being able to move around so much. Blandon under heavy fire early. Espinoza 10-9.
Immediate Reaction: Destructive performance by Tsutsumi, who didn't waste a second or have a second thought about going straight after Rojas from the opening bell. With it being clear Rojas couldn't get Tsutsumi's respect, the fight was essentially over. Tsustumi stalked, landed heavy power shots, and dropped Rojas twice in the second before having to be saved by the referee. A step up for Tsutsumi seems appropriate given the dominating effort.
Round 2: Hard left hands land for Tsutsumi, then a third just moments later. Rojas really under pressure and NOW A FORTH LEFT DROPS ROJAS! Tsutsumi wants to end this right now if he can manage it. Rojas along the ropes and trying his best to counter but he's taking punches back and he literally melts into a heap in the corner for a second knockdown! Rojas gets up and continues to try his best to fight back but he's eating power shots to the head at will. The referee sees enough and stops it. Tsutsumo TKO-2 (2:27)!
Round 1: Tsutsumi comes out on the attack immediately, applying tremendous pressure as he looks to inflict serious damage on Rojas early. Rojas tries to fight Tsutsumi off but gets caught with a bigger shot during an exchange. Strong jab lands for Tsutsumi. It's clear early that if Rojas can't get Tsutsumi to respect his power, well, it's going to be a long (or very short) contest. Rojas goes down on what's ruled a slip during an exchange. Tsutsumi comes right on the attack and lands some heavy shots as he tries to press the advantage. Tsutsumi 10-9.
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Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli , super middleweights, 12 rounds, for Mbilli's WBC title
Jaime Munguia vs Nikita Zon , super middleweights, 12 rounds, for Munguia's WBA title
Rafael Espinoza vs Ricardo Blandon , featherweights, 12 rounds, for Espinoza's WBO title
Reito Tsutsumi vs Ray Rojas , super featherweights, 10 rounds
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