Canelo Alvarez vs. William Skull: An indisputable title fight in Riyadh on May 3rd

Unified three-belt super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KO) will be taking part in the IBF Champion for the 168-pound 168-pound championship held at Kingdom Arena, Riada on May 3rd. William Skull (23-0, 9 KOs) will face off. Saudi Arabia.

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This will be the first battle of Canelo’s Turkial Sikh’s four lucrative contracts against the Riyadh season. It will also set Canelo’s next match against 154 pound Terence Crawford on September 13th.

An uncontroversial championship

Cuban-born Skull, 29, is a fighter that Canelo recently chose not to fight, and sacrificed his IBF belt. Scull then won the IBF title and Beating Vladimir Sishkin In Germany last October. Currently, Alvarez is considering regaining his IBF belt and entering the Crawford match with not just one but four titles.

Skull’s victory was questionable as he looked different and lost in that fight. Even if you’re one of the fans you thought Skull deserved a victory, avoid the fact that he looked like a sub-average fighter who lost to Canelo’s recent enemies, Edgar Berlanga and Jaime Munguira. It cannot be done.

It’s superficial that only super hardcore boxing fans pay attention to. The average fan doesn’t mind how many titles Canelo owns for the Battle of Crawford. Those fighting Kanelov, 38, from Nebraska, will be happy to see them fight, even without a belt.

If Canelo used the first fight of four battles with Turki, he’s heard, respected and pushed him to fight, it’s better for the average fan around the world Sho. Fans want David Benavides as their next opponent, not the lesser-known skull that only those who have heard of boxing in depth have heard. Skulls are completely unknown to everyone else in the world.

The legendary Saul Alvarez Canelo will fight William Skull in an indisputable battle in Riyadh on May 3… No more debate once he wins the battle in September

-TurkiAlalshikh (@turki_alshikh) February 8, 2025