One year after losing the WBC super middleweight championship, Canelo Alvarez will look to regain the gold.
According to Ring Magazine, Alvarez and current champion Christian Mbilli have reportedly signed contracts to confirm their WBC title bout this coming September.
Alvarez was previously the undisputed champion at 168 pounds before losing to Terence Crawford this past September.
Alvarez first became a super middleweight champion in December 2018, when he defeated Rocky Fielding for the WBA (Regular) title. He added the WBC title by defeating Callum Smith in December 2020 and the WBO and IBF titles in 2021 with wins over, respectively, Billie Joe Saunders and Caleb Plant.
Alvarez made six straight defenses of the undisputed crown before the loss to Crawford.
The 29-0-1 Mbilli became interim WBC super middleweight champion with a first-round knockout of Maciej Sulęcki in June 2025. He defended the interim title in a draw with Lester Martinez on the Canelo vs. Crawford undercard.
Mbilli was then promoted to undisputed champion when Crawford surrendered the title and retired from boxing. This will be Mbilli’s first defense as a full-level WBC champion at 168.