Mexican Champion Regains IBF Title in Lackluster Bout – Crawford Fight Announced for September
Canelo Álvarez reclaimed the IBF super middleweight title with a unanimous decision win over William Scull in Saudi Arabia. Judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112, and 119-109 for the Mexican superstar.
The ANB Arena in Riyadh felt unusually empty, lacking the electric atmosphere of Canelo’s typical Las Vegas fights. CompuBox recorded just 445 total punches thrown – the lowest ever in a 12-round title fight.
Scull appeared hesitant throughout the bout, failing to pressure the champion. DAZN commentators revealed Canelo earned 80millionforthefight,withSculltakinghome80millionforthefight,withSculltakinghome9 million.
Canelo now looks ahead to a September mega-fight against Terence Crawford. The 34-year-old champion improves to 61-2-2 in his 67th professional bout.
