Saul “Canelo” Alvarez faces William Scull this evening in a bid to become a two-time undisputed super-middleweight champion, yet there is even more on the line in Riyadh.
As Canelo makes his Saudi debut, he must secure a victory to preserve his planned clash with Terence Crawford in September. That admittedly contrived super-fight, which will see Crawford go higher in weight than ever before, is part of Alvarez’s four-bout deal with the Saudis.
