Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will finally take part in Riyadh Season later this year when he faces William Scull.
The Mexican boxing legend is set to fight for the IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA super-middleweight titles, and he will be competing in Saudi Arabia for the first time.
Canelo has defended his place as the undisputed king of the 168lbs division for years but had his IBF belt stripped for initially refusing to face Scull, who was the mandatory challenger.
Instead, he beat Edgar Berlanga last September, and Scull claimed the IBF title in full, so Canelo is seeking to unify the division once more.
He has already signed a fight with Terence Crawford, who is set to step up in weight to face Canelo later this year, as long as he beats Scull.
Meanwhile, this is a massive opportunity for his American opponent, who can become just the third person to beat Canelo in his illustrious career.
The full undercard has also been announced, with Martin Bakole involved after his unfortunate appearance against Joseph Parker on the Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol 2 card.
Canelo vs Scull: Date and how to follow
This 12-round super-middleweight title fight is set to take place on Saturday, May 3, which is ‘Cinco De Mayo’ weekend in Mexico.
It is being held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The main event ringwalks are currently scheduled for around 10pm UK time.
It will be shown in the UK and US on DAZN PPV.
The price for the event has yet to be confirmed, and you can find out more information about DAZN here.
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Canelo vs Scull: Undercard
More to follow
- MAIN EVENT: Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull – for IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA super-middleweight titles
- Jamie Munguia vs Bruno Surace
- Martin Bakole vs Efe Ajagba
- Badou Jack vs Ryan Rozicki
- Marco Verde vs Michel Polina
- Brayan Leon vs Aaron Guerrero
Canelo vs Scull: What has been said?
Crawford has no intention of not fighting Canelo later this year.
Bud is approaching his 38th birthday, but he still feels more than able to compete.
Speaking about his future, he said: “I’m going to retire from boxing before I let boxing retire me.
“I always said that. I’m going to retire on my own terms and I’m going to feel good because everything that I did, I did it my way.
“Whether it took me however many years to get to the point where I am at; I did it my way.”
Meanwhile, Eddie Hearn thinks he’s worked out why Canelo picked Scull.
He said: “I think one of the problems around the whole situation was that the fight with Crawford was agreed, but there wasn’t one agreed for May, and Canelo wanted to fight in May.
“There weren’t many options, but by beating Scull you can become undisputed.”
