Canelo Álvarez to Challenge Christian Mbilli for World Title
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Canelo Álvarez is a famous boxer from Mexico.
He will fight Christian Mbilli soon.
The fight is in Riyadh.
Mbilli has the WBC super-middleweight title.
This means Mbilli fights at 168 pounds.
Álvarez wants to win the title from Mbilli.
This is a championship fight.
The winner gets a special belt.
Álvarez lost his last fight.
He lost to Terence Crawford.
Now he wants to fight again.
This will be his first fight since that loss.
Many fans want to watch this fight.
Boxing fans know Canelo very well.
He is a big star in boxing.
Vocabulary15 words
- boxer
- a person who fights with their hands as a sport
- super-middleweight
- a boxing weight group; fighters near 168 pounds
- championship
- a fight to decide who is the best
- belt
- a special prize for winning a big fight
- title
- the name given to the best fighter in a group
- challenge
- to try to take something from another person
- fan
- a person who loves watching a sport
- loss
- when you do not win
- star
- a very famous and popular person
- match
- a sports game between two people or teams
- pound
- a way to measure how heavy something is
- win
- to be the best and get first place
- famous
- known by many people
- opponent
- the person you fight or play against
- sport
- a physical activity people play as a game
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1. Riyadh 2. WBC super-middleweight title 3. Terence Crawford
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Canelo Álvarez is a famous _____ from Mexico.
He will fight Christian _____ soon.
The fight is in _____.
Mbilli has the WBC super-middleweight _____.
This means Mbilli fights at 168 _____.
Álvarez wants to win the title from _____.
This is a _____ fight.
The winner gets a special _____.
Álvarez lost his last fight to Terence _____.
This will be his first fight since that _____.
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