Alvarez vs M’billi boxing bout to go ahead in Saudi Arabia despite attacks

Mexican boxer tells Turki Al-Sheikh helium ‘fears nothing’ and volition look M’billi successful Riyadh connected October 31 ‘no substance what’.

The satellite rubric combat featuring Saul “Canelo” ‌‌Alvarez and Christian M’billi volition spell up this period successful Saudi Arabia contempt attacks connected the country’s airports, which person killed astatine slightest 14 radical successful Riyadh successful 2 days, Saudi sports promoter Turki Al-Sheikh confirms.

Alvarez vs M’billi is scheduled for October 31 successful the Saudi capital, which has repeatedly travel nether onslaught from Yemen’s Houthis, but Al-Sheikh sought to allay the doubts implicit the bout connected Sunday.

One idiosyncratic was killed and 11 were injured connected Sunday erstwhile a projectile struck King Khalid International Airport successful Riyadh, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).

A Houthi onslaught connected the aforesaid airdrome connected Saturday killed 13 radical and injured much than 300, making it the deadliest onslaught connected Saudi Arabia successful much than a decade.

The Houthis claimed work for each 4 strikes connected Saudi airports earlier Sunday’s attack, which has yet to beryllium claimed by immoderate group.

Alvarez, who has held aggregate satellite titles crossed respective value classes, volition look WBC super-middleweight champion M’billi successful a highly anticipated bout.

“Canelo reached retired ⁠⁠and told maine he’ll inactive combat successful Riyadh this October, nary substance what happens,” Al-Sheikh, president of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, wrote successful a societal media post. “He [Alvarez] fears nothing.”

The ‌‌Mexican boxer, a erstwhile two-time undisputed super-middleweight champion, has not fought since helium was ‌‌beaten ‌‌by American Terence Crawford successful September 2025.