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Canelo vs Mbilli: Alalshikh posts fight-week schedule for Riyadh

Arrivals on the 28th, press conferences on the 29th, weigh-in on October 30: Turki Alalshikh has posted the schedule for Canelo vs Mbilli. An investment summit in Riyadh, however, has been postponed.

Canelo Álvarez in the ring, 2017 (archive image)

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Turki Alalshikh has posted the fight-week schedule for Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez vs Christian Mbilli on X, Boxing Insider reports. All events start at 9pm Riyadh time: grand arrivals on Wednesday, October 28, press conferences on Thursday, October 29, the ceremonial weigh-in on Friday, October 30, and fight night on Saturday, October 31.

According to Boxing Insider, the 9pm listing for Saturday marks the start of the card. Earlier reports put the main event at around 3am local time to reach US and Mexican prime time.

While the fight night stays on the calendar, the FII Institute has postponed the tenth Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, originally set for October 26-29, to 2027. New dates are to be announced "very soon".

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