Nick Parkinson ranks the most notable boxing fights of October, including the rematch between Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley and Canelo Alvarez's return against Christian Mbilli. Dubois' 11th-round TKO win over Wardley in May was ranked the best men's fight in ESPN's midyear boxing awards, and a swift rematch is just what fight fans wanted. Canelo, 36, returns after over a year away to challenge WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli, aiming to win back a world title following his decision loss to Terence Crawford last September.

Other featured bouts include Sebastian Fundora (-1100) vs. Ermal Hadribeaj (+600) on Oct. 17 in Carson, California, and Brandon Figueroa (-500) vs. Tomoki Kameda (+350) on the same date and venue. Floyd Schofield (-800) vs. Lucas Bahdi (+500) headlines Oct. 10 in Chicago for the vacant WBA lightweight title. Parkinson highlights Fundora's need to avoid a lackluster win that could hurt his 2027 bargaining power, Figueroa's path to unification fights, and Schofield's return after only 78 seconds of ring time in nearly two years.