Canelo Alvarez is now set to fight for a chance to regain his undisputed super-middleweight titles in May.
A huge saga has surrounded the Mexican this week, with reports first indicating that his mega-fight with Terence Crawford was complete.
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It was then claimed that the pound-for-pound superstar would no longer face ‘Bud’, and was instead pursuing a deal to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on ‘Cinco De Mayo’ weekend.
But Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh intervened to stop the fight from happening, and a deal collapsed.
Alvarez instead inked a four-fight deal with Alalshikh, which includes a bout in May before his showdown with Crawford in September which had been revived.
Jermall Charlo and Bruno Sarace were lined up as two potential rivals for the May bout, which is expected to take place in Saudi Arabia.
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But it has now emerged that Alvarez, who holds the WBC, WBA and WBO belts, will instead face current IBF world super-middleweight champion William Scull in his return.
Scull was recently crowned the IBF king after Alvarez vacated the belt, which saw him fight and beat Vladimir Shiskhin in October.
Alvarez previously elected not to take on the undefeated Cuban, to focus on potential bigger names and vacated his title.
But now he will take on his fellow 168lbs champion for a chance to become a two-time undisputed king of the division.
Alalshikh announced the news on social media, writing: “The legend Saul Alvarez Canelo will fight William Scull in undisputed fight in Riyadh on the 3rd of May.
“If he wins the fight in September, it will see him be undisputed again.”
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It comes as a huge boost for Crawford who will now receive the stunning opportunity to become a five-weight world champion, but with all four belts under his wi
