William
Scull

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Сауль
Альварес

He had his first nine pro fights in Argentina. Nine of his last 10 fights have been in Germany. He had nearly 400 amateur fights before turning pro. It took 27 months from when Scull became number one until he got his shot at the belt. Scull has a record of 67 pro fights with 39 knockouts. Scull is in his early 30s. He has a good right hand that is solid and strong with timing and accuracy behind it. Scull is a spoiler who doesn't commit to punches. Scull spent a lot of time running backwards on a treadmill in preparation and is in phenomenal shape. Scull came prepared and ready physically, better shape than he was in the Vladimir Bike fight where he seemed to fade in later rounds.

He said it took him until about Monday to fully acclimate to his new surrounding. His professional record is 62 victories, 39 wins by knockout, only two defeats with two draws. He is a former junior middleweight world champion. He is a former light heavyweight world champion. He is the reigning defending WBC (Всемирный боксёрский совет), WBA, WBO (Всемирная боксёрская организация) super middleweight champion of the world. He has beaten four reigning super middleweight champions: Rocky Fielding, Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders, and Caleb Plant. As a super middleweight, he is 9 and 0 and has barely been threatened in this weight class. Canelo has had success against big fighters and tall fighters in the division, with Rocky Fielding and Callum Smith coming to mind. Canelo fought Eris Landila in 2014, a highly competitive fight that was close on the scorecards. Canelo is the first four belt undisputed champion in the super middleweight division's history. Canelo is now 10 and 0 at super middleweight. He starts off slow, starts ripping the body, makes the ring smaller and smaller until he breaks down opponents.

The referee is Kieran McCann. The three judges are Pablo Gonzalez, Dandrex Tapdawson, and Ron McNair. Judge Pablo Gonzalez scored the fight 115-113. The IBF (Международная боксёрская федерация) made William Scull its mandatory challenger to Canelo last year with no quality wins on his resume. The bout is for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world. This is for the undisputed super middleweight title. Canelo wants to get the IBF belt back so he can become a two-time undisputed champion in the super middleweight division.