Canelo Alvarez and Terrence Crawford set for September 12th in Vegas

Canelo Alvarez's super middleweight title fight against William Scull Saturday felt like the gross lamb and brussel sprout appetizer you had to digest before you get to the delicious main course. Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) became the undisputed 168-pound champion for the second time in his career, as he defeated Scull (23-1, 9 KOs) via decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With the victory, Alvarez regained the IBF title that was stripped of him last year after he declined to face Scull.

Saturday's win set up the inevitable clash between Alvarez and Terence Crawford on Sept. 12 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Crawford was in attendance Saturday and immediately entered the ring to do a faceoff with Alvarez. "I feel great. Crawford is one of the best out there, and, you know, I like to share the ring with that kind of fighter," Alvarez said. "It's my pleasure."

Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) offered little analysis of Alvarez's performance, only saying, "He did what he had to do to get the job done, for what was in front of him.” Canelo’s bout Saturday felt pretty lackluster. Alvarez and Scull both received warnings for inactivity, but that didn't stop it from being a historically slow affair. The two combined for 445 punches thrown, according to CompuBox. That is the fewest number of combined punches thrown in a 12-round fight in CompuBox's 40-year history. They each landed a low average of five punches per round.

Along with the mega match some more news captured the night Dana White will be the promoter of this fight along with Turki Alalshikh. They will also be announcing the TV platforms for the event very soon as per Turki Alalshikh’s post on X.  Canelo Alvarez will be defending his Ring Magazine Championship against Terrence Crawford. The event will also witness the launch of TKO Boxing as per Bloody Elbow.