world boxing will have a new stellar day of action with the Mexican presentation on Saturday Saul Canelo Álvarez for the first time outside your country or the United States. One of the figures of the pugilism scene will seek to be a complete champion of the weight supermediano against the Cuban William Scull in it The Venue Riyadh season from the city of Riad in Saudi Arabia.
The Mexican of 34 years It has become one of the undisputed stars of world boxing during the last years, with a record of 62 wins (39ko), 2 draws and 2 losses. Since he started professionally in 2005, Canelo He raised world crowns in the categories welter, superwelter, medium And now you will pursue absolute coronation between Supermedians.
Since he first presented among the Supermedians in December 2018 with knockout on the British Rocky Fielding, El Tapatío managed to raise the world crowns of the World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Association (AMB), World Box Organization (WBO) y International Boxing Federation (FIB).
However, this last FIB belt was removed in the middle of last year for not attending the fight imposed precisely against Scull. The crown was vacant, the agency organized a fight between the Cuban and the Russian Vladimir Shishkin in Germany who saw Scull winner by unanimous decision.
In this context, Canelo will have your 11th appearance among the supermedians In Saudi Arabia exposing its CMB, Amb and OM crowns to recover the FIB title that makes it an absolute champion of the division again.
Beyond that between the end of 2018 and this fight in 2025 he had a few events in medium and semi -marked weight, he beat the aforementioned Fielding as a first appearance of the Supermedians and then chained successes against Callum Smith, Avni Yildirim, Billy Joe Saunders, Caleb Plant, Gennady Golovkin, John Ryder, Jermell Charlo, Jermell Charlo, Jermell Charlo, Jermell Charlo, Jermell Charlo. Edgar Berlanga.
Keep in mind that the only two falls of Canelo In his history they were against Floyd Mayweather Jr. In 2013 by the divisional Superwelter and before the Russian Dmitry Bivol in May 2022 in the semi -marked.
On the other side of the quadrilateral will now have a 32 -year -old Cuban fighter who began his career in Argentina until two years later made the leap to Germany where he settled. His first fight outside those two places had been in the T-Mobile of Las Vegas against Sean Hempill a year ago and now he will appear again in an unpublished place for him. After winning the FIB title, it will be his first defense against Canelobut it will also expose a undefeated 23 victorious presentations (9ko).
According to the Mexican media KnowÁlvarez agreed to receive 400 million dollars for five presentations sponsored by the Arab sheikh Turki Alalshikh, although it is officially known that the agreement with the company Riyadh season It is for four fights with two in 2025 (May and September) and two others next year. Three of those fighting will be in Saudi Arabia, but the second of this season is expected to Terence Crawford is defined between Las Vegas or Riad headquarters.
Taking into account the aforementioned agreement, the aforementioned portal indicates that Álvarez could pocket more than 100 million dollars in this presentation against Scull between the fixed bag, plus PPV and sponsorship revenues.
The weighing marked that Álvarez, 1.71m, accused 167.1 pounds (75.7 kilos) on the balance. His 1.82M opponent stopped the scale in 166.1 pounds (75.3 kilos).
“We all know the boxer we face. Very strong, which has many skills. But I have a little more range. I don’t look for the knockout. In my fights it has come out without looking for it. With Canelo I don’t have to have that pressure on the head of knocking it out. I also want to go out to enjoy and see what happens. They have never worn it, the best is the best. The Cuban warned before the chain DAZN.
The Mexican also explained what his struggle plan will be this Saturday: “It will be a complicated fight, the first assaults for their style, soap, moves, then hugs a lot too. It will be a complicated fight in the first assaults, but as soon as it begins to grab my rhythm, the difference will be seen there.”
Estadio: The Venue Riyadh Season (Riad, Saudi Arabia)
START START SCHEDULE: 21.00 (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) / 20.00 (Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia and Miami, United States) / 19.00 (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) / 18.00 (Mexico)
Approximate schedule Start of the fight: 00.00 (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) / 23.00 (Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia and Miami, United States) / 22.00 (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) / 21.00 (Mexico)
Television: DAZN (Platform) / Azteca 7-TV Azteca, Channel 5-UDN y ESPN (Mexico)
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