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RIYADH: Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) and president of the Saudi Boxing Federation, has announced the full lineup for \u201cMexico vs. The World,\u201d headlined by Saul \u201cCanelo\u201d Alvarez and Christian Mbilli, the Saudi Press Agency reported Friday.<\/p>\n
The 10-bout card takes place Saturday, Oct. 31, at The Venue in Riyadh as part of Riyadh Season. It will be broadcast live on DAZN and brings together Mexican fighters against opponents from different countries, SPA said. The undercard features three world title fights, at super middleweight, featherweight and super lightweight, alongside six other bouts.<\/p>\n
In the main event, Alvarez returns to the ring for the first time since facing American Terence Crawford last year. He is challenging for the WBC super middleweight title held by French-Cameroonian champion Mbilli, who is making the first defense of his world title and headlining a Riyadh Season event for the first time. SPA described the unbeaten champion as facing the most significant challenge of his career.<\/p>\n n the undercard, Mexico\u2019s Jaime Munguia defends his WBA super middleweight title against Russia\u2019s Nikita Zon. Munguia, 46-2, is making the first defense of the belt he won against Armando Resendiz in May. Zon, 12-0-1, is fighting outside his home country for the first time.<\/p>\n Mexico\u2019s Rafael Espinoza defends his WBO featherweight title against Venezuela\u2019s Lorenzo Parra, the division\u2019s top contender. Espinoza is 28-0 and has defended his belt four times since winning it in December 2023. Parra is 24-1-1.<\/p>\n In the third title fight, Mexico\u2019s Lindolfo Delgado meets Canada\u2019s Arthur Biyarslanov for the vacant IBF super lightweight title. Both fighters are unbeaten, with Delgado at 24-0 and Biyarslanov at 21-0, and both are making their Riyadh Season debuts.<\/p>\n Mexico\u2019s David Picasso, the WBC Silver titleholder, faces Carl Martin of the Philippines, the WBO\u2019s top-ranked super bantamweight contender. Picasso, 32-1-1, returns to Riyadh after facing Japan\u2019s Naoya Inoue in December. Martin is 28-0.<\/p>\n Mexico\u2019s Raymundo Rojas Garcia (16-2) meets Japan\u2019s Reito Tsutsumi (5-0), who fought on the Joshua vs. Prenga undercard in Jeddah in July.<\/p>\n The remaining bouts are Mexico\u2019s Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez against Kazakhstan\u2019s Bek Nurmaganbet, Mexico\u2019s Carlos Emiliano Rojo Vazquez against Romania\u2019s Flavius Biea, Mexico\u2019s Hector Octavio Aguirre against Cuba\u2019s Brayan Leon Salgado, and Erick Jahir Villegas against Saudi Arabia\u2019s Sultan Almohammed.<\/p>\n Mbilli defends title<\/strong><\/p>\n Alalshikh announced on Sept. 30 that tickets were on sale for the main event, which will be contested for the WBC super middleweight title. Tickets can be booked at webook.com, and the fight will air on DAZN via pay-per-view, Arab News reported.<\/p>\n The bout was first announced May 23 at a news conference at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt, where Alvarez and Mbilli had their first official face-off. It was then scheduled for Sept. 12 in Riyadh.<\/p>\n Alvarez, a former undisputed super middleweight champion, has 68 professional bouts, with 63 wins (39 by knockout), three losses and two draws. He is aiming to reclaim a title he once held and has never been knocked out.<\/p>\n His loss to Crawford in Las Vegas in September 2025 drew more than 41 million viewers on Netflix, one of the most-watched boxing events in history.<\/p>\n Mbilli, who has also never been knocked out, won the interim WBC title with a victory over Maciej Sulecki in June 2025 and was elevated to full champion in January. His most recent bout was a draw with Lester Martinez. He previously appeared on the \u201cCanelo vs. Crawford\u201d card in Riyadh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n