Canelo Alvarez Wins Fight Against William Scull; Looking Forward To Terence Crawford In September
The time is 6:30 am in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Canelo Alvarez and William Scull are facing off at this unique time to cater to fans in North America. Alvarez is trying to become a two-time undisputed super middleweight champion, and Scull is trying to shock the world. Canelo made an incredible entrance honoring the Cinco De Mayo holiday. The ring walk and post-fight interview were more exciting than the fight itself.
Alvarez vs. Scull Round-By-Round Breakdown
Round 1
Scull is clearly the bigger man, and Alvarez threw the first power punch of the fight. Not much action in the first round as Canelo walked Scull down.
10-9 Alvarez
Round 2
Alvarez threw a low right hand and high left hook combination, then a right to the body. Scull was throwing jabs, but nothing effective. Canelo is more active in this round.
10-9 Alvarez
20-18 Alvarez
Round 3
Alvarez threw a left hook, and Scull countered with a right hand to the chin. Scull blocked a left hook from Canelo. Scull threw more punches, including a long right hand that connected.
10-9 Scull
29-28 Alvarez
Round 4
Alvarez threw a couple of body shots early in the round and Scull moved away. Scull countered as he was on the ropes. Canelo did enough to take this round.
10-9 Alvarez
39-37 Alvarez
Round 5
Scull threw a right uppercut and tried to be more on the attack. Canelo connected with a left hand after Scull threw straight punches. Scull avoided a right-hand-left hook combo from Canelo, but Alvarez connected with a body shot. Scull got a backhand counter in.
10-9 Scull
48-47 Alvarez
Round 6
Scull landed a hard right hand. Alvarez worked the body and Scull countered. Scull established his left hand.
10-9 Alvarez
58-56 Alvarez
Round 7
Alvarez threw more body shots early in the round. Scull was not throwing many punches. Canelo was throwing more combinations at this point. There was not a bunch of action. Maybe the local time was having an impact. Scull smiled as he walked back to his corner.
10-9 Alvarez
68-65 Alvarez
Round 8
Another uneventful round. Alvarez connected with a lead left hook to the chin as he walked forward. Canelo then threw a left hand as Scull moved away from the ropes.
10-9 Alvarez
78-74 Alvarez
Round 9
Scull was told by the referee at the beginning of the round to start fighting and stop running. This has been lackluster, to say the least. Alvarez received a warning for a low blow. Alvarez put his defense on display as Scull missed with straight punches. Canelo connected with hooks to the body, including one at the bell.
10-9 Alvarez
88-83 Alvarez
Round 10
Scull continued to just move laterally. Canelo had not thrown or landed much in the last few rounds. I will give this round to Scull since this has been his best one in a while.
10-9 Scull
97-93 Alvarez
Round 11
The referee told Canelo between rounds to start fighting. Canelo responded by telling him to instruct Scull instead. He threw a right hand to the body of Scull that was partially blocked. Scull complained that it was a low blow. Scull threw a two-punch combination in response to a left hook from Alvarez. Canelo showed his frustration as he lifted Scull and turned him around before punching him.
10-9 Alvarez
107-102 Alvarez
Round 12
Alvarez connected with a left hook, and Scull threw some lefts. The crowd wants to see some action as the fight is coming to an end. Alvarez threw another body shot as Scull threw a combination. Canelo got Scull to the ropes and unleashed a three-punch combination.
10-9 Alvarez
117-111 Alvarez
Canelo Wins
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated William Scull by unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia. The judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112, 119-109. Canelo became the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world for the second time. He was gifted a belt made up of 100% gold.
Look Ahead
Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford is set for September 12 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. They faced off in the ring following the fight. Their upcoming bout is already being promoted as “the fight of the century.” We can expect that to be much more entertaining.
Final Thoughts
Overall, this was a disappointing weekend in boxing. This was not exciting and neither was Garcia vs. Romero on Friday. We can only hope for more fireworks as we move on this year.
