Canelo Alvarez is back on Saturday, and for the first time in years he’s walking to the ring as the challenger.He takes on undefeated WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, live on DAZN pay-per-view. We’ve rounded up the best sportsbook promos for new users this weekend, along with a bet to place at each book.This fight was supposed to happen Sept.
12 before a personal matter for Alvarez pushed it back seven weeks.Both fighters will be coming off a layoff of more than 13 months.
Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) hasn’t fought since losing a unanimous decision to Terence Crawford in September 2025, the first defeat of his career since 2022.Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) fought to a split draw with Lester Martinez on that same card.Canelo is 36 and has been in 28 major title fights.
Mbilli is the bigger man on paper, with an inch of height and nearly two inches of reach, and he’s never been in a fight close to this size.The books still believe in the name.
Canelo opened as a solid favorite and has stayed there all week.Odds are subject to changeMoneylineBy DecisionBy KO/TKO/DQTotal Rounds: 10.5 (Over -475, Under +300)BetMGM is offering new users bonus code FOXNEWS, which covers your first bet up to $1,500.If it loses, BetMGM refunds your stake in bonus bets.
That makes it the right book to take a swing on the underdog.Mbilli is undefeated, he holds the belt, he has the size advantage, and he’s 36-year-old Canelo’s first opponent since the Crawford loss.
Bet $100 on Mbilli at +250 and you collect $350 if he wins.If Canelo gets it done, you get a $100 bonus bet back.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
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