Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will finally take part in Riyadh Season this weekend when he faces William Scull.
The Mexican boxer is set to fight for the IBF, WBC and WBO super-middleweight titles, and will compete 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.
Since losing for only the second time in his career to Dmitry Bivol in 2022, Canelo has won his last five fights, taking his record to 62-2-2.
He has already signed a fight with Terence Crawford, who is set to step up in weight to face the 34-year-old 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.
Both fighters weighed comfortably under the 168 lb limit, with Canelo tipping the scales at 167.1 lbs, with Scull (23-0, 9 KO) at 166.1.
What time does Canelo fight on Saturday?
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 card is being staged with a US audience in mind, with coverage set to begin at around midnight UK time.
Main event ringwalks are currently scheduled for 4am UK time.
Scull is defending the IBF title that Canelo vacated last yearAFPCanelo vs Scull: How to follow
It will be shown in both the UK and the US on DAZN PPV.
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Canelo vs Scull: Undercard
The full undercard has been announced, with Badou Jack and Norair Mikaeljan set to battle it out for the WBC cruiserweight title.
Martin Bakole will also be involved after his unfortunate appearance against Joseph Parker on the Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol 2 card.
More to follow
MAIN EVENT: Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull – for IBF, WBC and WBO super-middleweight titles Badou Jack vs Norair Mikaeljan – for WBC cruiserweight title Jamie Munguia vs Bruno Surace Martin Bakole vs Efe Ajagba Brayan Leon vs Aaron Rocha Guerrero Marco Verde vs Michel Galvan Polina Canelo is looking to become the undisputed super-middleweight champion againEd Mulholland/MatchroomCanelo 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.”
If everything goes to plan here for Canelo, Crawford will take on the MexicanGETTYMeanwhile, 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.”
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