After losing his undisputed super-middleweight crown, Canelo Alvarez is set to jump back into an immediate title challenge against newly crowned WBC ruler Christian Mbilli, and Devin Haney has shared his thoughts on how he thinks the bout will play out.
Canelo became a two-time undisputed 168lb champion last May, but then lost all of his titles to Terence Crawford four months later, in the standout fight of the 2025 boxing calendar.
Alvarez suffered an injury in that contest and has been sidelined ever since, with Cameroon-born Christian Mbilli the opponent upon his return, after ‘Solide’ was elevated to WBC world champion earlier this year.
Speaking to Inside The Ring, Haney explained why he believes Mbilli is ‘tailor-made’ for the Mexican superstar and will prove to be ‘no test’ for Mexico’s four-division world champion.
“I think that he is a guy who is going to come forward and he is going to be right there for Canelo to let off and do his typical things.
“I think it will be easy, he is tailor made for Canelo. He [Mbilli] stands right there in front of you.
“Even if Canelo has slipped a bit, I don’t think that Mbilli would be the one to exploit that. I think that it is a tailor made fight for Canelo to go in there and look good and look like he is back and he’s reincarnated. I don’t think Mbilli will test him at all.”
Alvarez vs. Mbilli is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.