Canelo Álvarez postpones his return to October
The news about the postponement of the event expected by the boxing world was announced through social networks.
The international boxing agenda will register a modification in its calendar with respect to one of the scheduled confrontations in the 168-pound category. The fight where the Mexican boxer Saúl Canelo Álvarez will appear against the European challenger Christian Mbilli will change its date to take place at the end of October in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The news about the postponement of the event was announced through the communication platforms of the specialized magazine The Ring, based on reports provided by journalist Mike Coppinger.
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The publication detailed that the fight, originally planned for September 12, will be coupled with the billboard of events of the Arab season in the Middle East.
“The fight between Canelo Álvarez and Christian Mbilli for the WBC super middleweight title has been postponed and will now take place at the end of October in Riyadh,” detailed the report released by The Ring on its official digital channels to confirm the postponement.
The same report added that the fight “is part of the growing Riyadh Season calendar,” modifying the training time available for both fighters' corners.
Implications on the physical preparation of the contenders
The rescheduling of the fight gives the corners a margin of action of approximately five additional weeks to adjust technical strategies for the fight.
This extension in the calendar is especially relevant for the preparation of Canelo Álvarez, who aims to return to official high-performance activity after undergoing surgery on his left elbow at the end of the previous year.
For his part, the boxer of Cameroonian origin who became a French citizen maintains a work rhythm focused on capitalizing on his physical structure and his hitting volume in the ring. The European challenger's team estimates that constant pressure from the first round will be the technical key to neutralizing Canelo Álvarez's experience and taking away the absolute championship of the World Boxing Council.
The competitive landscape in the super middleweight division
The super middleweight division remains awaiting this resolution because the final result of the lawsuit will reconfigure the classifications of the unified organizations.
A victory for Canelo Álvarez would mean recovering the status of monarch in one of the categories of modern boxing, while a defeat could make way for a new generation of undefeated champions at 168 pounds.