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It wasn’t pretty, but Canelo Alvarez did what he needed to do.

On Saturday, Alvarez put his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles on the line in a unification bout with IBF champion William Scull for the undisputed super middleweight title at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bout was the last step in the path of setting up a superfight between Alvarez and Terence Crawford for the undisputed title, and though it was far from a thr

Martin Bakole and Efe Ajagba boxed to a contentious majority draw on Saturday night.

The pair met each other in an all-African heavyweight clash on the Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria’s Ajagba frustrated Bakole of Congo with a disciplined display off the back foot.

The 31-year-old was light on his feet as he stuck and moved his way through ten rounds.

Bakole boxed at a pedestrian pace for the first half of the fight but came on strong in the later rounds as he trapped Ajagba against the ropes and let his hands go.

Despite this, many felt it was too little, too late for Bakole, with the DAZN broadcast having Ajagba up by two rounds at the final bell.

One judge agreed with their assessment, scoring the fight 96-94 in Ajagba’s favour.

However, the other two judges had it 95-95 even.

The result didn’t go down well with esteemed boxing journalist Dan Rafael, who tweeted: “We go to the scorecards in #BakoleAjagba: 96-94 Ajagba, 95-95 x 2. A draw. Laughable. Ajagba won that…

“#BakoleAjagba

Despite being a massive underdog during their first outing, the man from Marseille managed to do something even Canelo had been unable to do. So, after almost five months of anticipation, Jaime Munguia and Bruno Surace are finally set to clash once again. This time, Munguia will be eagerly looking to avenge the brutal 6th-round KO loss he suffered at the hands of the Frenchman last year. The rematch is scheduled for a full 12 rounds in front of 8,000 fans at The Venue in Riyadh. For Munguia, the loss was a tough pill to swallow, coming shortly after his 10th-round KO win over Erik Bazinyan after tasting his first career defeat to Canelo Alvarez.

Meanwhile, Surace enters the ring with an unblemished 26-0 record. Both fighters weighed in at 167¾ lbs and fight out of the orthodox stance, making this rematch even more evenly matched on paper. While Surace holds the momentum, his knockout ratio sits at just 19.23%, compared to Munguia’s 79.55%. If Munguia has learned from his mistake, he might just turn the tables tonight. But before the punches fly, let’s see what both fighters are earning for this highly anticipated rematch.

What is Jaime Munguia’s Net Worth 2025?

Before facing Canelo Alvarez last year, Jaime Munguia’s net worth was estimated at around $5 million. After coming off a 9th-round TKO win over John Ryder in January last year, which reportedly earned him $800,000, while his exact earnings from the Cane

It is no exaggeration to say that Turki Alalshikh is single-handedly saving boxing. You know the “I used to dream of times like these” meme of Michael Jordan sobbing while hugging the NBA championship trophy? Yeah, that is how boxing fans feel right now. In the last two years alone, the Saudis have organized an undisputed heavyweight title clash in twenty years, as well as some of the most-awaited clashes in the boxing world.

And now, the Saudis have signed the current face of boxing, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, to a reported five-fight deal worth $400 million. The Mexican superstar is set to face IBF middleweight champ William Scull this weekend at the ANB Arena in the Saudi sports capital of Riyadh. But that fight is just the appetizer for the real fight fans want to see!

If the WBO, WBA, and WBC super-middleweight champ beats Scull, he will face former pound-for-pound king and reigning WBA super-welterweight champion, Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford, who will be moving up to face him. But the question most people have is: If ‘Canelo’ is just too big for ‘Bud’? Well, Mike Tyson doesn’t think so.

“There’ve been men that beat people like [Henry] Armstrong… these guys, they’re beating people bigger than them, two divisions bigger than him. It’s not impossible, you know. Henry Armstrong is a featherweight, and he beat the middleweight champ. At

MMA Fighting has Canelo vs. Scull results live for the Canelo Alvarez vs. William Scull event at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night.

When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET, check out our Canelo vs. Scull live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event.

Canelo Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 knockouts) will defend his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles in the contest. Alvarez has a tentative fight with Terence Crawford this fall with a victory.

William Scull (23-0, 9 knockouts) will put up his IBF middleweight title in the contest.

Check out the Canelo vs. Scull results below:

Main card

Canelo Alvarez def. William Scull via unanimous decision (115-113, 116-112, 119-109) (live blog) | Highlights

Badou Jack def. Noel Mikaelian via majority decision (114-114, 115-113×2)

Jaime Munguia def. Bruno Surace via unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111×2)

Efe Ajagba vs. Martin Bakole ends in majority draw (96-94, 95-95×2)

Brayan Leon def. Aaron Guerrero via unanimous decision

Richard Riakporhe def. Kevin Espindola via TKO (retirement) — 3:00, Round 4

Marco Verde def. Michel Galvan Polina via TKO — 1:34, Round 1

Mohammed Alakel def. Alexander Morales via unanimous decision

Check out the Canelo vs. Scull undercard live blog for the top two fights below:

Badou Jack vs Norair Mikaelian

PREFIGHT: Mikaelian in a white robe with black trim and matching gloves. Jack is out in a white robe with gold trim and matching gloves.

Round 1: Both men out in orthodox and Mikaelian lands a stiff jab right away. Mikaelian looks quite large compared to Jack. Neither man committing to much early, just feeling things out. Both men leaning heavily into their jabs. Jack put his to the body a couple times. Mikaelian also tests the midsection. Jack looks much quicker in there and he’s bouncy, moving around Mikaelian with ease right now. Mikaelian looks stiff. But neither man landing anything meaningful so far. Jack doing almost nothing offensive down the stretch so I guess Mikaelian takes the opening round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Mikaelian.

Round 2: Mikaelian back to the jab, high and low. He’s not the most dynamic boxer but he’s going to work technically. Jack starting to jab back. Jack puts a pair of hooks to the body when they get in close. Jack a little more active right now as he circles in the center of the ring. He’s clearly so much quicker with his feet than Mikaelian, despite being 41. Sneaky right hand from Jack as Mikaelian now looking to counter. And Mikaelian lands a good right hand! Jack is fine but the counter came in clean and is the best punch of the fight so far.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Jack, 19-19 overall.

Round 3: Mikaelian with a nice right hand to kick this round off. And he gets Jack against the ropes for a minute and unleashes a flurry of body shots. Mikaelian opening up his offense now. Jack coming forward more now and lands to the body. Mikaelian fires back. Both men picking up their pace as they settle into this fight. Jack with a big right hand over the top that gets Mikaelian to clinch. Mikaelian tries to get it back before the end of the round but can’t.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Jack, 29-28 Jack overall.

Round 4: Both men settling in. Jabs still the primary weapons but more power shots are flowing now. Mikaelian with a nice right hand over the top. Lands a body shot into a right hand as they get in close. Mikaelian punching in combination and landing much more now. Jack’s offense fell off here as Mikaelian locks in. Jack loops a big right hand. Exchange of punches. Jack’s footwork has fallen off and Mikaelian is now finding the mark much more. Jack digging into the body.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Mikaelian, 38-38 overall.

Round 5: Mikaelian works the body again. Jack coming forward now, changing the energy. Jack needs to dig himself back into this because Mikaelian throwing in combination constantly now. Jack getting out-worked now. Mikaelian throwing freely and Jack returning one or two at most. Jack lands a left. Then a big right. His best punch in a minute. NICE right hand from Jack. And another. Real offense from Jack now which he desperately needed. Mikaelian looks a little uncomfortable in there after that.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Jack, 48-47 Jack overall.

Round 6: Mikaelian comes out firing. Digging in after a bad finish to the last round. But Jack triples up the right hand and big shot gets Mikaelian’s attention. He’s still much faster when he commits. And Mikaelian looking a little more wary right now. And Jack walks Mikaelian into another short snappy right hand. Mikaelian getting touched up a little bit but he keeps throwing back. Both men dig the body.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Jack, 58-56 Jack overall.

Round 7: Jack might be taking over now. He comes out stalking as Mikael

MMA Fighting has Canelo Alvarez vs. William Scull live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night.

The main event is expected to begin around 11 p.m. ET on DAZN pay-per-view. Check out our Canelo vs. Scull results page to find out what happened on the undercard.

Canelo Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 knockouts) will defend his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles in the contest. Alvarez has a tentative fight with Terence Crawford this fall with a victory.

William Scull (23-0, 9 knockouts) will put up his IBF middleweight title in the contest.

Get Canelo Alvarez vs. William Scull round-by-round live blog below.

PREFIGHT: This has been quite the weekend of boxing. First the Times Square Fatal Fury on Friday night and now this. The fights have been better tonight than yesterday and we’ve only got one left. It’s time for Canelo Alvarez.

Canelo in white and blue, with matching gloves.

Oh and Bud Crawford is here in attendance. They got to him for a brief interview where he reiterates that he wants a fight against Canelo and calls it “the biggest fight in the last decade.”

Michael Buffer in the ring now and it’s time for the walks. There’s a brief light show and then Scull hits the arena. He’s draped in the Cuban flag and wearing the biggest smile you’ve ever seen.

Now Canelo is up. He’s in the aforementioned blue and white and accompanied by his musical act. Man looks completely unbothered. It’s almost time.

I lied. I forgot we’ve gotta do anthems and all the announcements. But that shouldn’t take too long. Buffer incorrectly says the German national anthem is coming up, but it’s the Cuban one for Scull. And then Latin Grammy winner Majo Aguilar sings the Mexican national anthem.

Buffer finally gets to the announcements and Scull even gets some applause from the crowd. Obviously, Canelo gets more, but that’s to be expected. And NOW it’s go time!

Round 1: Both men out in orthodox. Scull looks much bigger in there and he starts with a sharp jab. Canelo, historically, takes the first few rounds off as he figures out timing and tendencies. Canelo cutting the ring early and pops a right hand over the guard. Scull moving laterally as Canelo keeps cutting the ring. Cull comes forward with his own right hand but comes up short. Canelo easily advancing without even punching. He’s just staying in range for the power and he’s closing Scull down with relative ease. Scull moving and shooting a jab in, then moving again. Very little action in this first round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-10 overall.

Round 2: So little offense happened that round, I’m comfortable calling it a 10-10. Canelo threw like four punches and Scull didn’t do much better.

Canelo right back on the march as Scull gets retreating to the ropes and then shifting off. Scull waiting to counter but Canelo hasn’t given him anything to counter yet. Nice right hook to the body from Canelo, finishes with a left up top that was blocked. Canelo with a body shot then a looping right hand that connected. Canelo’s power showing through there as Scull had to scoot away. Canelo so patient as he marches Scull down. Scull shooting the jab now but not landing. This is untenable for Scull. Canelo is freely walking him down and Scull isn’t even winning cleanly at range. Canelo with combo to th

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Canelo Alvarez wants to add Chris Eubank Jr to his list of British scalps, and would be willing to come to the UK to do so.

Turki Alalshikh told Sky Sports in February that the winner of Eubank Jr against Conor Benn would be in line to secure a shot at Canelo in 2026.

Eubank won Saturday’s Tottenham showdown by unanimous decision to keep that dream alive, though is contracted to face Benn in a rematch later this year.

Canelo is meanwhile gearing up to face William Scull in Saudi Arabia this weekend, but has opened the door to a meeting with Eubank.

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“I have beaten eight Brits so far?” Canelo said in an interview with The Ring Magazine. “Well it’s going to be nine then.

“I want to fight in the UK and I promise I will do it. I don’t know exactly where yet but I am going to do it.

“Would people like to see me against Chris Eubank Jr? Maybe that’s the fight. That’s a fight I’d consider but we don’t know what is going to happen.”

Canelo is meanwhile reportedly set to face undefeated pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford in Las Vegas in September in what is set to be one of the biggest fights in modern boxing history.

The Mexican last fought a British opponent in 2023 when he beat John Ryder by unanimous decision, having also previously overcome Billy Joe Saunders, Callum Smith, Rocky Fielding, Liam Smith, Amir Khan, Ryan Rhodes and Matthew Hatton.

“We will see what will happen but I think the fight between me and Eubank is big, no?” Canelo added.

“I think doing big fights is all I want. I want to enjoy everything I do now. I’ve accomplished everything in boxing. Maybe I could beat more world champions but I want to be in more big fights and big events.”

Speaking exclusively to Sky Sports for the first time since his win over Benn, Eubank insisted “watch this space”