FIGHT ANALYSIS

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Upcoming fights, watched like a coach, not just a fan. Each fight below starts with a WHAT TO WATCH lesson before the fight — guard, jab, cross and combinations, styles and keys to watch — and is updated after the fight with the result and what it taught. Boxing 4 Fitness, established 2003. NCCP boxing coach. Non-contact, one-on-one training in your home, in Toronto and York Region. No winner prediction, no betting advice.

POST-FIGHT: CANELO vs MBILLI 🥊

October 31, 2026. Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. Canelo Alvarez beat Christian Mbilli by unanimous decision over 12 rounds — 115-112, 116-111, 117-110 — to reclaim the WBC super middleweight title. No knockdowns. Mbilli lost a point in round 8 for punches to the back of the head, and suffered the first defeat of his career.

We told you what to watch. Here is what decided it:

1. GUARD. Canelo’s guard held under Mbilli’s pressure all night — head movement, high guard, shoulders rolling shots. The guard that holds under pressure is the one that was drilled, not improvised.

2. JAB. Canelo’s sharp jab set the terms: it scored, broke Mbilli’s rhythm, and opened the door for counters. The fighter whose jab is working is the one choosing where the fight happens.

3. CROSS. The straight right hand did the clean damage — feet set, shoulder and hip behind it, straight back to guard. Power from the ground up, not swinging wide.

4. COMBINATIONS. No single punch won this fight. Jab, cross, hook to head and body, finished back on guard. From round 6, Canelo took over in bunches — combinations, round after round.

That is the lesson: fundamentals held under pressure, round after round. Drill them until they are instinct, and they hold when it matters.

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Boxing 4 Fitness — Coaching since 2003. Fundamentals first. Real boxing, taught right.

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