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05/03 23:40 CDT Canelo Alvarez beats William Scull to become undisputed super
middleweight champion again
Canelo Alvarez beats William Scull to become undisputed super middleweight
champion again
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) --- Canelo Alvarez beat William Scull in a unanimous
points decision Sunday to become undisputed super middleweight champion again.
The 34-year-old Alvarez is a four-weight world champion and entered the fight
with the WBA, WBC and WBO titles at 168 pounds.
He was stripped of the IBF belt last July when he declined to make a mandatory
defense against Scull. Alvarez became a two-time undisputed champion in the
division for the second time when the judges scored it 115-113, 116-112,
119-109.
The fight against IBF champion Scull didn't live up to the hype. Moments after
the decision was declared, the promotion for a proposed Sept. 12 fight between
Alvarez and Terence Crawford began.
Alvarez was fighting outside the U.S. or Mexico for the first time and had to
make plenty of adjustments, including adjusting to the time zone. The fighters
walked into the ring and the anthems started around 6:20 a.m. local time (11:20
p.m. ET Saturday) in Riyadh, timed so it was in prime time on the U.S. West
Coast.
The opening rounds were slow with both boxers feeling for range and the
intensity gradually lifted with Scull throwing many more punches but barely
landing any. Alvarez, by contrast, stayed patient and was landing powerful body
punches.
Scull kept moving around, dodging and shuffling, frustrating Alvarez, who later
said he hated fighting that style of boxer.
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