The heart told us, but it is more than confirmed: Saúl Álvarez returns as the undisputed supermedian champion (168 pounds) After beating in the fight ‘Canelo’ vs. Scull of this May 3 to his Cuban opponent.
After more than seven months outside the quadrilateral, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez returned strongly and a single goal: to recover his belt from the International Boxing Federation (FIB), a title he lost in 2024.
The Tapatío champion measured against Cuban William Scull in The Venue, Riad, Saudi Arabiaas part of the stellar billboard of the Riyadh seasona Saudi initiative that transforms the country into a new epicenter of global sport.
Who won the ‘Canelo’ vs Scull fight? Saúl Álvarez beat William by unanimous decision
Throughout 12 rounds, also the businessman ‘Canelo’ Álvarez showed why he was the undisputed pound by pound in different boxing institutions worldwide.
Álvarez became undisputed supermedian weight champion for the second time this May 3, when the judges gave him the Unanimous decision victory With 115-113 cards, 116-112, 119-109.
The fight against Scull, FIB champion, was not up to expectations. The one born in Cuba came undefeated in 23 professional fights. He continued moving, dodging and moving, frustrating Álvarez, who later said he hated fighting that boxer style.
‘Canelo’ vs. Crawford: They announce next fight by Saúl Álvarez
Moments after the decision was declared, the promotion of Saúl Álvarez’s next fight began. Now, he will face Terence Crawford as part of the contract he has with the Arab sheikh Turki Alalshikh.
This meeting already has a date: on September 12, within the framework of the celebrations for Independence Day in Mexico.
In his next appointment, Álvarez will defend the title of undisputed champion in the 168 pounds, which as of this Saturday returned to him.
round A Round Summary of the fight: What happened in ‘Canelo’ vs. Scull?
The fight began in Mexico around 10:20 hours, but not before making the respective walk next to his friend Luis R. Conriquez; Majo Aguilar sang the Mexican national anthem.
The first assaults were slow, with both boxers looking for scope and intensity gradually increased with Scull throwing many more blows but barely connecting some. Álvarez, on the contrary, remained patient and was connecting blows to the body.
We share the Round A summary of the fight, in case you want to revive it.
Round 12
The last chance for both! And with her, the blows of ‘Canelo’ are heard here, while Scull tries to defend and throw some defensive blows that are not effective.
Round 11
Come on, William, if you are not in a rave! The Cuban does not stop getting back and dodging the blows of Álvarez, who attacks forcefully, with jump and hands up; Wow, it seems that he is dancing.
‘Canelo’ received a scolding from Réferi after heavy blows to his rival, who complained.
Round 10
By Fiiin! After seeing the persecution of Álvarez to Scull in the first 9 rounds, in this the Cuban connected a couple of blows that were enough to ‘heat’ his rival.
Round 9
The Cuban in times wakes up and intelligently dodges Canelo’s blows, although in the last seconds Saul connected a couple of fists that excited the sand in which batons are heard to the ‘Canelo’.
Round 8
‘Canelo’ stopped a couple of important blows thrown by his rival, who remains more attached to the strings than to the center of the quadrilateral.
Round 7
Start the second half of the fight (if not there is knockout before), and both look slightly more locks, but what does not change is that Scull flees to Emily Cinnamon’s father.
Round 6
The tension returned to the chat in this round, because both attack in a more aggressive way, while they refuse; The Cuban is the one who escapes the most of the Mexican. The referee intervened to separate them by a hug of several seconds.
Round 5
Scull woke up! The Cuban is more awake and launches more solid blows, while Álvarez Barragán approaches and moves slowly, to measure his distance. Each one threw 4 blows.
Round 4
Saúl Álvarez advances while Williams ‘runs’ of the Mexican to dodge his hooks and blows, which seeks to nail with more force.
Round 3
In this third round, Álvarez looked a little more slow, but throwing precise blows against his rival, which helped him maintain the preference of the judges, although Scull threw more blows.
Round 2
Ajale! In this second assault, Canelo is more ‘wild’, throwing hooks that ‘disconnected’ to his rival, and not precisely to harm him; They took him out of wave, as the kid would say.
Round 1
In this first round, both boxers are firm, although the Cuban Willian Scull ‘hid’ more to avoid the blue gloves of the ‘cane’.
SCHEDULE AND DAY: When, where what time to see live the boxing fight ‘Canelo’ Álvarez vs. William Scull in Mexico today?
Surely at some point ‘you made balls’ when I understood What time is the Fight of ‘Canelo’ in Saudi Arabia, as in Formula 1, the time difference is wide; Mexico and Riad are 9 hours apart.
Another particularities of this confrontation is that it will not be on Saturday night, at least for the Arabs. Saúl Álvarez fights on Sunday, May 4, and his fight with Scull is scheduled for 6:00 hours, local time of Saudi Arabia.
But don’t worry! Here in Mexico the fight will be on Saturday night. We share the details.
- Date in Mexico: Saturday, May 3, 2025.
- Start time of the billboard: 17:00 hours (time of central Mexico).
- Stellar fighting schedule ‘Canelo’ vs. Scull: 21:00 hours (time of central Mexico). In Mexico it will be seen around 10:00 p.m..
- Site: The Venue, Riad, Saudi Arabia.
This schedule was established as a condition of ‘Canelo’, with a taco business, so that fans in America can enjoy the fight at an accessible schedule, despite the time difference with Saudi Arabia.
Live and deferred transmission in Mexico: What TV and streaming channels pass the ‘Canelo’ fight?
Despite the global expectation, The fight will not be seen live in Mexico. Instead, it is transmitted at a deferred time of approximately one hour. That is, the transmission of the starfight will be available around 10:00 p.m.
But within the ‘bad’, the good news is that there are different options for See the ‘Canelo’ fight in Mexicofrom open TV channels and platforms streaming as Disney+ that will have the complete billboard available.
Drinks, snack, food and everything necessary to enjoy this night in which the Mexican boxing champion exposes his three belts of the 168 pounds. It will be available for the following channels and platforms:
- TV Azteca (Azteca 7, Azteca Uno and DNA40)
- Televisa (Canal 5 y ViX)
- ESPN Knockout (By Disney+)
You can also follow the fight completely live from the financial sports, where we offer you the most relevant updates Round to Round, as well as everything that happens in the sand.
It is important to note that the platform DAZNwhich has the global rights of the event, will not offer the fight live in Mexicowhich marks a precedent in ‘Canelo”s career, being the first time that one of his fights cannot be followed in real time in his native country.
Complete billboard of ‘Canelo’ function in Saudi Arabia
In addition to the main fight, the evening of May 3 at the ANB Aren Professional Boxing.
The Mexican boxer Jaime Munguía, who fought with Saúl Álvarez a year ago, is also within this billboard, so there are three Mexicans representing us in Saudi Arabia. The Complete billboard of the ‘Canelo’ fight Álvarez is:
- Canelo Álvarez vs. William Scull – Supermedian undisputed champion title (FIB)
- Jaime Munguía vs. Bruno Sureace – Expected rematch with redemption
- Badou Jack vs. Noel Mikaelyan – world CMB Cruise Title.
- Martin Bale vs. Ephrace Ajagba – Duel of heavyweights.
- Green Marco vs. Michel Polina – Professional debut of the Mexican Olympic medalist.
- Brayan León vs. Aaron Guerrero – Shock between young national talents.
Preparation of ‘Canelo’ for May 2025 and combat keys
The fight against Scull represents more than a defense: it is a reaffirmation of its status as one of the greatest modern boxing.
‘Canelo’ prepared intensely in Big Bear, California, and arrived in advance to Saudi Arabia to adapt to the weather and time difference. This care in its preparation is a key factor to recover the belt that you consider.
Combat is part of the initiative Riyadh seasona series of international events that seek to position Saudi Arabia as a global sports power.
The ‘Canelo’ fight is one of the culminating moments of this season, at the level of other high profile events such as WWE exhibitions, Formula 1 and international football.
William Scull, the undefeated who threatens Canelo’s legacy: who is the Cuban boxer?
William Scullof Cuban origin and based in Germany, it is a rising boxer who has impressed the world with his record undefeated 23 victories (9 by knockout).
Recall that Álvarez rejected the match against William Scull in 2024 and instead chose the fight against Edgar Berlanga. The FIB removed his belt and, in the absence of an owner, the agency faced Scull and Russian Vladimir Shishkin.
His most recent victory was precisely against Shishkinwhere the FIB title was made. This fight represents his hardest test to date, and the Cuban is determined to make history in front of the Mexican idol.
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