Overview
- Turki Alalshikh confirmed Alvarez will fight on Sept. 12, 2026 in Riyadh on a card timed to Mexican Independence Day.
- Alvarez will front the inaugural show for Canelo Promotions, marking his first event under his own banner.
- Organizers say the main event will be a world title fight, with the opponent undisclosed and promised as a surprise.
- Alvarez has not fought since his September 2025 loss to Crawford and extended his return following October elbow surgery.
- The WBC, IBF and WBO titles at 168 pounds are vacant and the WBA recognizes Jose Armando Resendiz, with bouts involving contenders such as Osleys Iglesias, Pavel Silyagin, Diego Pacheco and Hamzah Sheeraz expected to shape the field.