Canelo Alvarez Targets William Scull or Christian Mbilli for Cinco de Mayo Bout
Canelo Alvarez’s two leading candidates for his next fight are William Scull and Christian Mbilli for May on Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Canelo Alvarez’s two leading candidates for his next fight are William Scull and Christian Mbilli for May on Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Team Canelo Alvarez has reportedly approached IBF super middleweight champion William Scull (23-0, 9 KOs) for a fight in May on the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday weekend.
Last night in Brandenberg, Germany, William Scull picked up the vacant IBF super middleweight belt courtesy of a largely dull, fun right at the end, 12 rounder that he won via close unanimous decision, this over Vladimir Shishkin.
Unbeaten #1 ranked William Scull (23-0, 9 KOs) outdueled #2 Vladimir Shishkin (16-1, 10 KOs), winning a questionable 12-round unanimous decision to capture the vacant IBF super middleweight title on Saturday night at the Stadthalle in Falkensee, Germany.
Canelo Alvarez could face Edgar Berlanga next in September, not his IBF mandatory William Scull, as previously believed.
Earlier today, William Scull’s team reported agreeing with undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo’s team to avert a purse bid.
According to multiple tweets from those in the know, Canelo Alvarez and William Scull have agreed terms to fight later this year.
Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez still hasn’t made up his mind whether he’ll vacate his IBF belt or go ahead with a defense against his mandatory William Scull.
Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez will be vacating his IBF title after the sanctioning body ordered him to defend against their mandatory William Scull.
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has ordered Canelo Alvarez to defend his super middleweight title against #1 mandatory William Scull next.