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Big-fight preview: Canelo Alvarez and the long shadow of his prime

The Mexican legend faces Christian Mbilli in Riyadh with questions over his mileage, his motivation and whether he can still summon the brilliance that made him boxing's biggest star

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Tris Dixon
Oct 30, 2026
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Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has been so good for so long that the numbers barely do him justice. But perhaps the more pressing question now is how much of that greatness remains.

The Mexican has been a professional boxer for 21 years, a world champion for 15, and the biggest name in the sport for the best part of a decade. He has won titles in four weight divisions, from light-middleweight to light-heavyweight, and across 68 fights has lost only to Floyd Mayweather, Dmitry Bivol and Terence Crawford.

But reputations are built on what fighters have done, not necessarily what they can still do.

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