Promoter Bob Arum backs one of his Top Rank champions to hand Canelo Alvarez the first stoppage defeat of his illustrious career.
In over 100 fights between the professional and amateur codes, Canelo has never even been dropped, let alone defeated in the manner that Arum is seemingly anticipating.
As it happens, the Mexican has only ever suffered three losses in the paid ranks, coming against Floyd Mayweather, Dmitry Bivol and Terence Crawford.
On none of those occasions did Alvarez seem close to hitting the canvas, or getting seriously hurt, as he was instead given a comprehensive boxing lesson by each masterful technician.
Even against Gennady Golovkin, with whom he shared 36 rounds, Canelo never appeared in any critical danger while facing the hard-hitting Kazakh.
Yet somehow, veteran promoter Arum believes WBC super-middleweight champion Christian Mbilli is the man to finally stop the 35-year-old in his tracks.
The pair are set to collide in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this coming October, with Canelo looking to reclaim a quarter of the undisputed crown he lost to Crawford last September.
Arum, however, has told FightHype that he envisions Mbilli winning by knockout and perhaps ending Alvarez’s Hall of Fame-worthy career.
“We co-promote Mbilli with a Canadian company [Eye of the Tiger], and I [favour] Mbilli to not only beat Canelo but to knock him out.
“I know [Canelo has never been stopped], but Mbilli has the punching power to stop him.”
While the undefeated Mbilli boasts an impressive knockout-to-win ratio, he was unable to put a dent in Lester Martinez when they boxed to a 10-round draw in September.
