Canelo Regains WBC Title With Unanimous Decision Over Mbilli

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is once again WBC super-middleweight champion after a unanimous-decision victory over Christian Mbilli in Riyadh. The judges scored the fight 115–112, 116–111 and 117–110 for the Mexican four-weight world champion.
Alvarez, 36, was returning to the ring more than a year after losing his belts to Terence Crawford. Competing in his 69th professional bout, he earned his 64th win by relying on sharp defense, timing and counterpunching. Mbilli, a 31-year-old Cameroon-born fighter who trains in Canada, lost for the first time in 31 fights. He had been elevated to WBC champion in January and was making his first defense.
Mbilli tried to impose pressure early, pushing Al...