Canelo Gets Help From Usyk’s Team

Canelo Alvarez is training with Oleksandr Usyk’s conditioning staff for his October 31 fight against Christian Mbilli in Riyadh.

The aim is to prepare for twelve rounds against a younger challenger who never stops pressing forward. Camp is in Gandia, Spain, where outside fitness specialists have joined Canelo while Eddy Reynoso runs the boxing work.

“In strength and conditioning, I am learning new things. I appreciate them because they put all of their energy into me and are doing everything based on what Eddy Reynoso needs for boxing,” Canelo

Mbilli’s relentless pace explains the shift. Canelo needs steady volume to win rounds, and the question is whether he can sustain it past the midway point. At 36, he returns after losing to Terence Crawford and having left elbow surgery, with more than a year out of the ring.