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‘Another Boxing Match No One Cares About’ – Fans React As Canelo Álvarez Has First Riyadh Season Fight Announced After Canceling Jake Paul Talks

After a period of time where things appeared to be uncertain, it looks like Canelo Álvarez does have his plan laid out for Riyadh Season after all. With a fight against Terence Crawford seemingly on the horizon for later this year, the WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion will defend his titles against William Scull on May […]

After a period of time where things appeared to be uncertain, it looks like Canelo Álvarez does have his plan laid out for Riyadh Season after all.

With a fight against Terence Crawford seemingly on the horizon for later this year, the WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion will defend his titles against William Scull on May 3 in Saudi Arabia.

This will mark the first time Álvarez is not in either Las Vegas or Mexico for a fight during Cinco de Mayo weekend since a bout in Texas in 2015 — with the exception of his suspension during 2018.

There seemed to be a time, however, where in spite of plenty of reports announcing a deal between Álvarez and Crawford was being finalized, Álvarez looked to be switching plans to a May encounter with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

In a span of hours, Canelo went from finalizing a deal with Crawford, to finalizing with Paul, to going back to Crawford and finalizing plans to face Scull prior to that.

Canelo To Face William Scull In May, Prior To Facing Terence Crawford

Paul has been vocal in the aftermath of the news, verbally attacking Canelo and claiming the Mexican boxing legend has done nothing for the sport.

Álvarez last fought in September, retaining his championships in a decision over Edgar Berlanga.

Paul, meanwhile, defeated Mike Tyson in an eight-round bout in November that was broadcasted on Netflix. The streaming platform would also have broadcasted a bout between him and Álvarez.

Crawford has not been seen since his lackluster decision win over Israil Madrimov to win the WBA and vacant WBO interim light middleweight titles. A fight with Álvarez would reportedly be at 168 pounds.

MMA Community Reacts To Canelo’s Decision Victory Over GGG

One of the greatest rivalries in modern boxing history came to a rather anticlimactic end this weekend when Saul “Canelo” Álvarez defeated Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin via unanimous decision. The pair first met on September 16, 2017, in a bout that still in…

One of the greatest rivalries in modern boxing history came to a rather anticlimactic end this weekend when Saul “Canelo” Álvarez defeated Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin via unanimous decision. The pair first met on September 16, 2017, in a bout that still inspires debate among fight fans. That initial meeting ended in an unsatisfying split decision…

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Canelo vs. GGG 3 Results & Highlights

The highly anticipated trilogy between Saul “Canelo” Álvarez and Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin went down on Sep.17, and MMA News is here to provide the live results. Canelo vs. GGG 3 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Neva…

The highly anticipated trilogy between Saul “Canelo” Álvarez and Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin went down on Sep.17, and MMA News is here to provide the live results. Canelo vs. GGG 3 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The entire card streamed live on DAZN. While having a subscription to DAZN, boxing fans…

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Canelo Alvarez To Appear In Creed III Film

From real life boxer to one on the silver screen, Canelo Álvarez is stepping a little out of his comfort zone and making his cinematic debut. Widely considered one of the greatest boxers of the modern generation, Canelo is currently gearing up to face …

From real life boxer to one on the silver screen, Canelo Álvarez is stepping a little out of his comfort zone and making his cinematic debut. Widely considered one of the greatest boxers of the modern generation, Canelo is currently gearing up to face GGG, Gennady Golovkin, in a third fight that will look to…

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“GGG” Gennady Golovkin Signs with DAZN

Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) is the latest high profile boxer to sign with DAZN. The no longer free agent has signed on with the same video streaming service as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for a six-fight deal and the speculation of having a GGG vs. Can…

Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) is the latest high profile boxer to sign with DAZN. The no longer free agent has signed on with the same video streaming service as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for a six-fight deal and the speculation of having a GGG vs. Canelo for the third time should come easier to fans […]

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Canelo Alvarez Set To Challenge For Super Middleweight Title

Canelo Alvarez continues his attempts to collect as many belts as possible.

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Canelo Alvarez will jump up to super middleweight to challenge for a new divisional title.

Last month (Sat. September 15, 2018) Canelo defeated Gennady Golovkin via majority decision to become the unified middleweight champion of the world. As promised, he will fight once more before the year’s end.

The Mexican star will make his Madison Square Garden debut on December 15th. He will take on Rocky Fielding (27-1, 15 KOs) for the super middleweight championship. Fielding won the title back in July via fifth-round TKO over Tyron Zeuge.

Canelo took to social media to make the news official:

“I’m very excited to announce my next fight. Next December 15th at the New York MSG,” Alvarez said. “Taking a big challenge. I will fight for the world title at 168 pounds versus Rocky Fielding, the current WBA champion!”

Alvarez had been eying a December 15th bout even before he fought GGG in September. The 28-year-old only suffered a bad cut during his fight with the knockout artist, but his doctor has said he’ll be fine to fight come December. Alvarez also has a big business decision to make.

His fight with GGG was the last of his contract with HBO. HBO recently announced that they will be leaving the boxing business after 45 years. Golden Boy Promotions’ Oscar De La Hoya had said following the GGG fight that HBO would get the first crack at negotiations to sign Canelo.

With news that HBO is leaving boxing behind, it should be interesting to see who, arguably, the biggest star in boxing signs with next.

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