Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez He had the dream of fighting in a country that was not Mexico and the United States, and this Saturday, May 3 in Riad, Saudi Arabia, he will have the possibility of realizing it when facing the Cuban William Scullin a fight in which he will have The possibility of being an undisputed champion of the supermedian weight again (168 pounds), after the FIB removed the scepter in June 2024.
However, while the tapatío will meet that goal, Mexican fans must go back to those times in which Seeing the fights of his idols meant an odyssey. Canelo signed an impressive agreement that reaches 400 million dollars, so the investment group, headed by Sheikh Turki al-Sheikh, will try to recover his money and get benefits, which ended up being counterproductive in the country.
The world OMB, AB and WBM champion, in addition to The Ring, did everything possible to make the match during the American continent, even had to accommodate your encounter against Scull at 6 in the local morningbut that effort will be overshadowed, because the big chains like Tudn, TV Azteca and ESPN agreed to transmit it deferred in Mexico.
How does Canelo Álvarez arrive and why will it fight in Arabia?
Since he lost to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022 in what was a new advance to try to take over the semi -markers, Canelo Álvarez understood that he did not have to take unnecessary risks, so he focused on holding his undisputed in the supermedians, something that he achieved with ease when he beat Gennady Golovkin, John Ryder, Jermell Charlo and Jaime Munguía, until The FIB crossed to try not to fight – and leave Airoso – against Edgar Berlanga last September, which led to the scepter.
William Scull, who was the president of that body, had no argument to fight against Saul, but that character of classified number 1 opened the possibility of measuring the Russian Vladimir Shishkin by the vacant scepter and knew how to take advantage of winning him in a dull fight by unanimous decision in October last year. Therefore, and nothing more, that tonight appears on the billboard.
An unforgettable fight during eccentric schedule
The decision of Canelo Álvarez to fight at 6 in the morning of Riad, Saudi Arabia, is not a novel fact in the box, because formerly figures did, as happened, for example, in the fight of Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman of October 30, 1974, which was played at 4 in the morning of Zaire, a country in which the meeting was held.
Fight forecast Canelo Álvarez vs. Scull
In the mummies of Caliente.mx It is clear the favoritism to the Mexican champion, which is seen with ample possibilities even to knock out.
- Canelo -3300 draw +2800 Scull +1200
What time does Canelo Álvarez fight today?
The function will be developed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has caused confusion among Mexican fans due to time differences.
- Day: Saturday, May 3, 2024.
- Time: For the Saudis, the star fight between Canelo and Scull will begin at 6:00 local hours on the morning of May 4, but for Mexico, for the time difference, it will be at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 3.
- Site: ANB Arena, Riad, Saudi Arabia.
Where to see the fight of Canelo Álvarez?
As mentioned, one of the problems is the transmission of the fight, because although in Mexico there will be multiple options, they will all be deferred.
- Open TV transmission: Channel 5, Azteca Uno, Azteca 7, DNA 40.
- Time: The start of transmissions was announced from 10:00 p.m.
- Pay TV transmission: ESPN.
- Time: It is scheduled from 6:00 p.m. (the complete function was announced, although it will go an hour of delay).
- Streaming: Disney+ (only for Mexico, starting at 6:00 p.m.) and Dazn (the only one that goes live, but only out of Mexico in payment per event).
Anyway, Halfiempo will offer you the most complete coverage that you can find in Mexico of the Canelo vs. fight. Scull so much prior, during and after it, with the fight round by Round so that you do not miss any detail.
Complete billboard:
- Canelo Álvarez vs. William Scull for the Supermedian CMB, OMB, Amb of the Mexican and FIB of Cuban
- Jaime Munguía vs. Bruno Sureace in Revancha fight by supermedian weight
- Martin Bakole vs. Efe Ajagba en peso pesado
- Badou Jack vs. Norair Mikaeljan for the first CMB cruise title
- Green Marco vs. Michel Polina by medium weight
- Brayan León vs. Aaron Guerrero by semi -marked weight
