Canelo Alvarez beat William Scull by unanimous decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 3, 2025, and won back the undisputed super middleweight championship. The judges scored it 115-113, 116-112 and 119-109.
Canelo’s next fight is against Christian Mbilli for Mbilli’s WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh on October 31, 2026, according to ESPN’s boxing schedule. In between, he lost the undisputed title to Terence Crawford in September 2025.
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How Canelo vs. Scull went
ESPN called it a forgettable fight. Canelo came in holding the WBC, WBO and WBA belts and was fighting outside Mexico and the United States for the first time in his career. Scull, the IBF champion, was very mobile, and ESPN reported that Canelo could not land any significant punches on him.
The IBF title was the missing piece. ESPN reported that Canelo had unified all four belts with an 11th-round stoppage of Caleb Plant in November 2021, made four defenses, and was then stripped by the IBF when he chose to fight Edgar Berlanga instead of Scull, the mandatory challenger. Scull won the vacant IBF title against Vladimir Shishkin in October 2024, and Canelo was his first defense.
| Fighter | Record after the fight | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Canelo Alvarez | 63-2-2, 39 KOs | WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF super middleweight |
| William Scull | 23-1, 9 KOs | Lost the IBF title |
What came next
Canelo fought Crawford on September 13, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and lost a unanimous decision, 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. ESPN reported that Crawford, who had moved up from 154 pounds, outlanded him 115-99 in total punches and became the first man in the four-belt era to be undisputed champion in three weight classes. Canelo’s record went to 63-3-2.
Mbilli, in Riyadh on October 31, 2026, is next on ESPN’s schedule, with Mbilli’s WBC super middleweight title at stake. ESPN’s schedule lists no fight for Scull.
Betting Canelo’s next fight
This page names no price for Canelo vs. Mbilli. When a line is posted, turn it into a chance first: -250 implies 71.4% and +200 implies 33.3%. Our boxing odds and predictions cover the big fall cards, and our sportsbook reviews compare the books that price boxing.