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Canelo Alvarez next fight: Five potential opponents after victory over Mbilli in Riyadh

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Saul "Canelo" Alvarez defeated Christian Mbilli to win the WBC super-middleweight title in Riyadh on Saturday night. Alvarez, 36, was contesting the 69th fight of his career and used his experience to withstand Mbilli's attacks before landing clean punches on the French fighter with…

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