A rematch against Terence Crawford does not appear to be the priority for Canelo Alvarez.
Alvarez, who has not fought since losing to Crawford in September, has agreed to fight Christian Mbilli, according to Mike Coppinger of Ring Magazine. Mbilli’s WBC super middleweight title would be on the line.
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Alvarez is eyeing Sept. 12 for his return to the ring, according to Boxing News 24/7, citing Alvarez’s trainer, Eddy Reynoso, as its source.
Boxing News 24/7 also reported the fight is not finalized. But Coppinger of The Ring reported it’s a “done deal.”
Mbilli, the 31-year-old from France, is 29-0-1 with 24 knockouts. He won the WBC interim world super middleweight championship last year.
Alvarez, the 35-year-old star from Mexico, is 63-3-2 with 39 knockouts. He’ll have a chance to win back one world title after losing his undipsuted championship to Crawford, who has since retired.
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Saul “Canelo” Alvarez of Mexico reacts after knocking out Jose Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in the ninth round during the welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2010 in Las Vegas.
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Saul “Canelo” Alvarez of Mexico reacts after knocking out Jose Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in the ninth round during the welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2010 in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez celebrates his unanimous-decision victory over Shane Mosley during their WBC super welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez celebrates his unanimous-decision victory over Shane Mosley during their WBC super welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez face off during a press conference at the Pedestrian Walk in Times Square on June 24, 2013 in New York.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez pose for a photo during a press conference at the Pedestrian Walk in Times Square on June 24, 2013 in New York.
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Canelo Alvarez is introduced to the crowd prior to the start of a news conference with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the Pedestrian Walk in Times Square on June 24, 2013 in New York.
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Canelo Alvarez looks on during a news conference with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the Pedestrian Walk in Times Square on June 24, 2013 in New York.
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Unified Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez practices during a media workout on Aug. 27, 2013, in Big Bear Lake, California.
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Boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez face off during the official weigh-in for their bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sept.13, 2013 in Las Vegas.
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. offers Canelo Alvarez his championship belt during the official weigh-in for their bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sept. 13, 2013 in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez throws a left at Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their WBC/WBA 154-pound title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sept. 14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Canelo Alvarez throws a punch at Alfredo Angulo during their non-title, 12-round super welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden March 8, 2014, in Las Vegas.
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Boxers Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara face off during their official weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 11, 2014 in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara trade punches during their junior middleweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 12, 2014 in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez poses after his split-decision victory over Erislandy Lara during their junior middleweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 12, 2014 in Las Vegas.
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Boxer Canelo Alvarez throws out first pitch before the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on May 6, 2015 in Houston.
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Canelo Alvarez of Mexico delivers a punch to James Kirkland during their super welterweight bout at Minute Maid Park on May 9, 2015 in Houston.
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WBC champion Miguel Cotto and contender Canelo Alvarez pose during a news conference with Michael Yorkman and Oscar De La Hoya on Aug. 24, 2015, in Los Angeles.
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Boxer Canelo Alvarez, former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion, signs posters on Aug. 24, 2015, after a news conference to announce his bout against WBC champion Miguel Cotto in Los Angeles.
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Canelo Alvarez poses with an Instagram frame during a media workout at the House of Boxing Gym on Oct. 29, 2015, in San Diego.
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Canelo Alvarez celebrates after defeating Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision in their middleweight fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Nov. 21, 2015, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez reacts after his knocking out Amir Khan in the WBC middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 7, 2016, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez looks toward Liam Smith after knocking him down during the WBO Junior Middleweight World title fight at AT&T Stadium on Sept. 17, 2016, in Arlington, Texas.
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Canelo Alvarez punches Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. during their catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on May 6, 2017, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez sits in his corner between rounds against Gennady Golovkin during their WBC, WBA and IBF middleweight championship bout at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez hugs Gennady Golovkin after their WBC, WBA and IBF middleweight championship bout at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez poses after his majority decision win against Gennady Golovkin during their WBC/WBA middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.
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Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez embrace following Alvarez’s majority decision win in their WBC/WBA middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez looks on as Rocky Fielding kneels on the ground during their WBA Super Middleweight title bout at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 15, 2018 in New York.
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Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs get into a shoving match during their official weigh in at T-Mobile Arena on May 3, 2019, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez poses with his championship belts after his unanimous decision win over Daniel Jacobs in their middleweight unification fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 4, 2019, in Las Vegas.
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Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez with Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat of Scuderia Toro Rosso and Russia during the final practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 25, 2019, in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
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Boxer Canelo Alvarez kisses his daughter Maria Fernanda as he arrives at a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on Oct. 30, 2019, in Las Vegas
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Boxer Canelo Alvarez holds his daughter Maria Fernanda during his official weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 1, 2019, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez knocks out Sergey Kovalev during their WBO light heavyweight title bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 2, 2019. Alvarez won via 11th round TKO.
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Ryan Garcia poses for photos with Canelo Alvarez after the WBC Interim Lightweight Title fight against Luke Campbell at American Airlines Center on Jan. 2, 2021 in Dallas.
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Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yidirim take part in media availability prior to their WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine World Super-Middleweight title fight at Hard Rock Stadium on Feb. 22, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Boxer Canelo Alvarez gets his hand and footprints cemented at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 20, 2021, in Hollywood, California.
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Canelo Alvarez raises his gloves against Billy Joe Saunders during their fight for Alvarez’s WBC and WBA super middleweight titles and Saunders’ WBO super middleweight title at AT&T Stadium on May 8, 2021, in Arlington, Texas.
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Canelo Alvarez slaps Caleb Plant during a face-off before a press conference on September 21, 2021, ahead of their super middleweight fight at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
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Canelo Alvarez knocks out Caleb Plant in the 11th round during their championship bout for Alvarez’s WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight titles and Plant’s IBF super middleweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez holds his daughter Maria Fernanda during a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on May 5, 2022, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez picks up Dmitry Bivol during their WBA light heavyweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. Bivol retained his title by unanimous decision.
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Boxer Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin pose with boxing promoter Eddie Hearn during a news conference on June 24, 2022, in Hollywood, California.
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Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin square off following the 11th round in their fight for the Super Middleweight Title at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 17, 2022, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez poses after defeating Gennady Golovkin to retain his Super Middleweight title at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 17, 2022, in Las Vegas.
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DJ Khaled and Canelo Alvarez attend Michelob Ultra & Netflix “Full Swing” premiere and Super Bowl after-party on Feb. 11, 2023, in Phoenix.
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British boxer John Ryder falls to the mat during his fight against Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez for the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super middleweight titles in Zapopan, Mexico, on May 6, 2023.
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Canelo Alvarez trades punches with Jermell Charlo during their super middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 30, 2023, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez knocks down Jaime Munguia during the fourth round of their undisputed super middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 4, 2024, in Las Vegas. Alvarez retained his titles in a unanimous decision.
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Edgar Berlanga sits on the canvas as referee Harvey Dock guides WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez to a neutral corner during the third round of a title fight at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 14, 2024, in Las Vegas.
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Canelo Alvarez makes his ring walk ahead of their super middleweight fight against William Scull on the Fatal Fury City of Wolves card at ANB Arena on May 3, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Canelo Alvarez and William Scull fight in the Fatal Fury City of Wolves card at ANB Arena on May 3, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Canelo Alvarez poses with his belts after beating William Scull to win the super middleweight title on the Fatal Fury City of Wolves card at ANB Arena on May 3, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Canelo Alvarez, Dana White and Terence Crawford attend the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford press conference during Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center on June 22, 2025, in New York.
Alvarez traditionally fights on Cinco de Mayo weekend. But he passed up the date this year while opting to wait a year to fight again after his crushing loss to Crawford.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Canelo Alvarez agrees to fight WBC super middleweight champ, per report
