Fight between Canelo Álvarez and William Scull: billboard, previous, schedules and how to see live

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The Mexican multi -champion Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez will have his first 2025 fight on Saturday, in which he will face another champion, Cuban William Scull, during the star function of Box in the ANB Arena Arena in Saudi Arabia.

This is the first time in which both pugilists face in the quadrilatero.

It will be a fight between champions with a juicy prize in between: the title of undisputed champion of the supermedian weight.

On the one hand, Canelo will exhibit its supermedian weight titles of the world Boxing Council (CMB), the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and the World Boxing Association (AMB).

On the other, Scull will put into play the supermedian weight title of the International Boxing Federation (FIB).

Recall: in September 2024, after not facing Scull at that time, Canelo lost the FIB title that is now in the hands of the Cuban.

Being a fight for the title of undisputed champion, Saturday’s winner takes everything.

In the pre -fight, Canelo told CNN that his training has been thinking of Scull and one of the keys was to get practice rivals or “sparrings” with a style similar to that of the Cuban challenger.

“As we are always training here at the heights of Nevada, training obviously different, because the rival’s style is different, trying to have the sparrings a little similar to style, but practically equal to 100 percent, as we have always been doing it,” said the Mexican boxer.

Meanwhile, fighting Canelo is Scull’s dream opportunity to know him around the world by the media of his rival.

“I was in shock like two or three days that I didn’t believe it. Social networks burst everywhere and the truth that I didn’t believe it. My mother, my family, everyone happy. But I had not yet fallen, until a moment came that I said: ‘We succeeded,’” said Scull to CNN.

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The fight between Canelo and Scull will take place on Saturday, May 3 in Riad, capital of Saudi Arabia. This combat is the first of a historic Canelo agreement to have fights in Saudi territory.

The schedule will be atypical for a boxing fight: it is scheduled for 6 am on Sunday, May 4, Riad time.

This means that the Canelo fighting schedule against Scull will be the following in these cities:

The Canelo vs. championship fight Scull is a payment fight per event that can be followed live in Dazn in multiple countries.

In this streaming service, you can hire the fight for US $ 59.99.

In Mexico, the free TV transmission of the boxing night begins at 8:45 pm on Channel 5 and 10 PM in Azteca 7. Another option is the Vix Streaming Service.

The fight between Mexican and Cuban pugilists is the last of the night. Before, the event at the ANB Arena de Riad will have five more fights on the billboard: