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Canelo vs Mbilli moved earlier: ring walk around 8.30pm UK time

DAZN has brought forward the schedule for the Riyadh card. The main event for the WBC super middleweight title is now expected around 8.30pm GMT on Saturday.

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Riyadh skyline in the evening (symbolic image)

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The card headlined by Saúl 'Canelo' Álvarez and Christian Mbilli in Riyadh on Saturday, October 31, will start earlier than first announced. According to NY Fights, DAZN posted a new schedule late on Monday night. According to DAZN, UK coverage starts at 5pm GMT, with the main-event ring walk planned for around 8.30pm GMT – around 9.30pm in Germany.

As recently as Monday, Boxing News 24 had expected ring walks around 10pm GMT based on the running order advertised until then. In the US the main card now starts at 1pm ET, with Canelo's ring walk expected around 4.30pm ET. World Boxing News suggests the organisers want the event to finish before the early hours of Sunday in Saudi Arabia. All times are estimates and, according to Boxing News 24, may shift depending on the undercard.

Mbilli makes the first defence of his WBC super middleweight title, while Álvarez wants to win the belt back. DAZN shows the event on pay-per-view.

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