The undisputed super middleweight title fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will feature a terrific clash between surging and unbeaten knockout artists when Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez slug it out in a matchup that carries significant stakes in the division.

Mbilli (29-0, 24 KOs) vs. Martinez (19-0, 16 KOs) was identified as a flagship fight earlier this summer, and now they will star on one of the most anticipated events of the year when they square off Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Netflix.

With a strong showing, the winner should emerge to be on the shortlist of opponents to face the winner of Canelo-Crawford in the future.

Mbilli is coming off a masterful first-round knockout victory against Maciej Sulecki in June to win the WBC 168-pound interim title. Before the fight, Turki Alalshikh expressed his desire and intent to feature Mbilli on the Canelo-Crawford card.

Martinez, meanwhile, must remain healthy. The 29-year-old from Guatemala has a recent history of health issues that have forced him to abruptly pull out of fights.

Last month, Martinez withdrew from his fight against Pierre Hubert Dibombe five days before the matchup because of migraines.

In September 2024, Martinez successfully weighed in for his fight against Joeshon James but pulled out soon afterward with an illness. The fight was rescheduled for February, but Martinez pulled out of the bout once again during fight week with an illness.

Martinez finally fought James in March and scored a fourth-round knockout. It was his most recent fight, and he has fought twice each of the past two years.

Martinez, who is coached by Crawford’s trainer Brian McIntyre, is not ranked by The Ring in the top 10 but is very much a threat to the Cameroonian French-Canadian. Martinez is rated No. 3 (WBA), No. 7 (WBC) and No. 15 (IBF).

Mbilli is The Ring’s No. 1 fighter at 168 pounds.

In the co-main event slot, unbeaten Callum Walsh will take on Fernando Vargas Jr. in a 10-round junior middleweight bout. The Irishman has impressed throughout his 13-fight career, scoring 11 knockouts since turning pro in 2021. He's promoted by Tom Loeffler's 360 Promotions and hopes to be a main fixture of TKO Group's Zuffa Boxing over the coming years.

Elsewhere on the card, Mohammed Alakel will face John Ornelas over six rounds at lightweight.