Canelo Alvarez tells Turki Alalshikh world title fight can go ahead despite safety fears

Canelo Alvarez is happy to fight in Riyadh despite escalating violence in the Middle East. The Mexican is scheduled to fight Christian Mbilli for the WBC super-middleweight world title in the Saudi Arabian capital on October 31 . But security and safety fears have grown in recent days, with Yemen’s Houti Rebels killing 13 and injuring over 300 people in an assault on the main King Khalid International Airport. Naturally this led to the boxing community questioning whether the bout will go ahead at all.