The title fight between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Christian M'billi will still take place this month in Saudi Arabia despite attacks on the country's airports that killed at least 14 people in Riyadh over two days, according to confirmation from Saudi sports organizer Turki Al-Sheikh.
The Alvarez vs M'billi bout is scheduled for October 31 in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, which has been repeatedly targeted by attacks from Yemen's Houthi forces. On Sunday, Al-Sheikh spoke out to reassure that the fight would go ahead as planned.
According to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), one person was killed and 11 were injured on Sunday when a flying object struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
A day earlier, a Houthi attack on the same airport killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, making it the deadliest attack on Saudi Arabia in more than a decade.
The Houthis claimed responsibility for all four attacks on Saudi airports before Sunday's incident; no group has so far claimed responsibility for that strike.
Alvarez, a former world champion across multiple weight classes, will face WBC super middleweight champion M'billi in the highly anticipated bout.
"Canelo contacted me and told me he will still fight in Riyadh this October, no matter what happens," Al-Sheikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, wrote on social media. "He [Alvarez] is afraid of nothing."
The Mexican fighter, a two-time undisputed super middleweight champion, has not fought since losing to American Terence Crawford in September 2025.
