Canelo Alvarez is scheduled to defend the WBC super middleweight championship against Christian M’billi on Saturday, Oct. 31, at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 12-round main event is set to stream on DAZN, with the wider event scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT and the principal ringwalks expected at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT.
The matchup puts Alvarez, listed with a 63-3-2 record, opposite M’billi, listed at 29-0-1. Alvarez enters as the favorite, while the unbeaten M’billi arrives with the opportunity to claim a major championship in the super middleweight division.
For viewers, the important distinction is between the event’s opening broadcast time and the main-event ringwalk estimate. The first marks when the card begins; the second is a projected arrival time for the featured fighters. Boxing cards can move faster or slower than planned depending on the lengths of earlier bouts, so anyone only interested in Alvarez-M’billi should treat the 4:30 p.m. ET estimate as a guide rather than an exact appointment.
How to watch Alvarez vs. M’billi
The event is listed as a DAZN pay-per-view costing $79.99 for subscribers. DAZN access is separately listed as beginning at $24.99 per month, reduced from $34.99 per month, with an eight-day free trial mentioned for new subscribers.
That means prospective viewers should read the checkout details closely before committing: the stated pay-per-view cost applies to the fight event, while the monthly DAZN plan is its own access arrangement. The supplied information identifies both figures but does not establish that a subscription by itself includes the pay-per-view.
It is also a useful reminder of a broader practical issue with live digital events: access depends on an active account and the terms attached to that event, rather than on possessing a permanent copy. That distinction is part of why digital access and preservation are increasingly separate conversations, as explored in this look at DRM-free game preservation. A live boxing broadcast is obviously not an old game, but both examples underline the difference between being able to watch or use something now and owning it indefinitely.
What is at stake in the main event?
The bout is identified as a WBC title fight at super middleweight. In simple terms, a title fight is a contest in which a reigning champion puts a recognized championship on the line against a challenger. The supplied card describes Alvarez as champion and frames M’billi as the challenger.
Super middleweight is the weight-class designation for the contest. The key point for casual viewers is not the full landscape of boxing’s sanctioning bodies, but that the WBC belt gives this fight championship stakes beyond the two fighters’ records. A win for Alvarez would mean a successful defense of the title listed for the bout. A win for M’billi would be an upset over the established champion and favorite.
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M’billi’s record is notable in the immediate context: he is listed without a loss at 29-0-1. The final number is a draw, meaning one previous contest was scored even rather than a victory or defeat. Alvarez’s 63-3-2 record reflects substantially more documented professional bouts in the figures supplied, though records alone do not settle how any specific fight will unfold.
The available preview characterizes M’billi as well-rounded and suggests the championship encounter could last the distance. That is an assessment, not a guarantee. “Going the distance” means the fighters complete all scheduled rounds and the result is decided by the judges’ scorecards, rather than ending early by knockout, technical knockout, disqualification or another stoppage. Because this main event is scheduled for 12 rounds, a distance fight would require all 12 to be completed.
Start-time checklist for viewers
- Event begins: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Saturday, Oct. 31.
- Expected main-event ringwalks: about 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT.
- Venue: ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The venue is also identified as formerly being called The Venue.
- Platform: DAZN pay-per-view.
- Listed pay-per-view price: $79.99 for DAZN subscribers.
- Listed DAZN entry price: from $24.99 per month, with an eight-day free trial noted.
The time gap is significant. Viewers who want the complete presentation and undercard can start with the 1 p.m. ET broadcast. Those focused solely on the championship headliner may choose to tune in nearer the announced ringwalk window, while keeping in mind that estimates can change as the card progresses.
The listed undercard
Several additional championship bouts are listed before Alvarez and M’billi. The card includes Jaime Munguia against Nikita Zon for a WBA title at super middleweight, Rafael Espinoza against Lorenzo Parra for a WBO featherweight title, and Lindolfo Delgado against Arthur Biyarslanov for a vacant IBF junior welterweight title.
A vacant title is one without a reigning champion at the time of the contest. In the listed Delgado-Biyarslanov fight, the belt is described as vacant, so the matchup is presented as a chance to fill that vacancy rather than to defeat a current titleholder.
- Super middleweight: Jaime Munguia (champion) vs. Nikita Zon — WBA title fight
- Featherweight: Rafael Espinoza (champion) vs. Lorenzo Parra — WBO title fight
- Junior welterweight: Lindolfo Delgado vs. Arthur Biyarslanov — vacant IBF title fight
- Junior featherweight: David Picasso vs. Carl Jammes Martin
A card-listing issue worth noting
The supplied fight-card information also contains an internal discrepancy. It lists Raymond Rojas Garcia vs. Reito Tsutsumi as a super featherweight bout, then later lists Reito Tsutsumi vs. Raymundo Rojas Garcia as a junior lightweight bout. The same two names appear in reversed order, while “Raymond” and “Raymundo” are spelled differently and the weight-class labels do not match.
Without further confirmation, it would be inappropriate to treat those as two separate bouts or to declare one version definitive. The safest reading is that the published card information may contain a duplicate or editorial inconsistency involving Tsutsumi and Rojas Garcia. Fans planning to watch a specific undercard matchup should check the event presentation or their DAZN listing on fight day for the final order and official weight designation.
This kind of caution matters because boxing event details can be especially sensitive to late changes. A card can be reordered, a scheduled bout can be altered, and names or divisions can be corrected in final promotional materials. None of that establishes that a change has occurred here; it simply explains why the conflicting entries should not be repeated as settled fact.
Why the Riyadh setting matters to the viewing plan
The event takes place in Riyadh, yet the supplied viewing information is framed in U.S. Eastern and Pacific times. That makes the ET/PT schedule the clearest reference point for the audience using the DAZN details provided. Rather than attempting to infer other regional start times from incomplete information, viewers outside those zones should convert from the listed 1 p.m. ET event start and account for the fact that the main-event walkout remains an estimate.
The preview also anticipates the possibility of celebrity attendance, pointing to prominent figures who have attended previous fights in Saudi Arabia. That is peripheral to the sporting stakes, though. The confirmed focus of this card is the WBC super middleweight title defense: Alvarez’s championship and M’billi’s unbeaten record are the factors that define the main event.
Bottom line
Alvarez vs. M’billi is scheduled for Oct. 31 from ANB Arena in Riyadh, with DAZN’s event coverage beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT and the main-event ringwalks projected for roughly 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT. The listed pay-per-view price is $79.99 for DAZN subscribers. Alvarez defends the WBC super middleweight title against M’billi in a 12-round contest, while the undercard includes additional title fights.
The one detail to approach carefully is the Tsutsumi-Rojas Garcia listing, which appears twice with conflicting divisions and name formatting. Everything else in the supplied schedule points to a championship-focused card led by Alvarez’s defense against an unbeaten challenger.
