Canelo Alvarez reflects on lessons learned from Terence Crawford loss ahead of Christian Mbilli fight

Key points

• Canelo Alvarez returns to the ring on October 31 against Christian Mbilli in Riyadh. It is his first fight since losing a unanimous decision to Terence Crawford last September in Las Vegas.
• Crawford landed a higher percentage of his punches and controlled the tempo for most of that bout. Alvarez says he will apply the lessons from that defeat.
• Mbilli, who has 24 knockout wins, is the WBC champion after Crawford retired.