Mbilli has a chance 10 years later to elevate his name with a win over Alvarez. Mbilli will defend his WBC super middleweight title for the first time when he faces Alvarez in the main event of a Ring card September 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on DAZN PPV and as part of the DAZN Ultimate plan.

“I was a big fan of Canelo Alvarez,” Mbilli said on the latest episode of “Inside The Ring,” which premiered Monday on DAZN. “I’m still a big fan of Canelo Alvarez, and like a fan, I want to beat him. If I beat Canelo Alvarez, I become the next superstar. It is like a dream come true. In September, I’m going to beat Canelo Alvarez, and I’m going to make sure that everybody in boxing remembers my name.”

Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) and Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) will face off for the first time during a press conference Saturday in Egypt.

The Quebec-based Mbilli, a relentless pressure fighter from Yaounde, Cameroon, was elevated from interim titlist to world champion after Terence Crawford was stripped of his WBC belt early in December, following his unanimous points victory over Alvarez. He last fought to a split draw in a 10-round fight against Lester Martinez on the undercard of Crawford-Alvarez in September.

Mbilli is The Ring’s No. 3 contender super middleweight for a vacant championship. His last victory came on June 27, when he stopped former middleweight title challenger Maciej Sulecki in the first round.

Mbilli, 31, promised that a better version of himself compared to the one who faced Martinez (20-0-1, 16 KOs) will show up against Alvarez. Mbilli said he was in training camp for six months only for fights with Diego Pacheco and Kevin Lele Sadjo to fall through before he eventually fought Sulecki.

He then had to go right into preparing for Martinez, whom he fought just over two months later. As a result, Mbilli felt like he was only 60 percent of himself and was only mentally present in the ring when he faced Martinez.

“This fight will be different because I have a lot of rest,” Mbilli said. “My last fight was [eight] months ago, and now I’m ready for a big training camp and to shock the world.”

Alvarez, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, will fight for the first time since his defeat to Crawford. He underwent elbow surgery in October, which delayed his return to the ring.

Alvarez, 35, is a four-division champion. The Ring’s No. 1-ranked super middleweight last won a year ago, when he beat reluctant Cuban William Scull by unanimous decision to become a two-time undisputed 168-pound champion.

Mbilli wasn’t surprised that Alvarez agreed to face him. Ultimately, he believes the weight of the WBC belt motivated Alvarez, setting the stage for a potential all-action clash.

“Canelo needs a title,” Mbilli said. “He can’t fight without a title, and I am the only one who has the most beautiful title right now, the WBC. Many people want to see if he can take the pressure, and maybe he wants to prove he can take the pressure. We’re going to see.”