Round-by-Round: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. William Scull | PPV - May 3, 2025

[Ruthless-RKO]

Live from ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 3, 2025
Riyadh Season & Canelo Promotions presents: Canelo vs. Scull

DAZN PPV: 7 pm ET | 4 pm PT | 12 am BST | 2 am (local) | Price: £21.99 | $59.99

Running Order

1 am KSA | 11 pm BST | 6 pm ET

6 Round Lightweight Bout
Mohammed Alakel vs. Alexander Morales

1:34 am KSA | 11:34 pm BST | 6:34 pm ET

6 Round Middleweight Bout
Marco Verde vs. Michel Galvan Polina

2:08 am KSA | 12:08 am BST | 7:08 pm ET

10 Round Light Heavyweight Bout
Brayan Leon vs. Aaron Rocha Guerrero

2:42 am KSA | 12:42 am BST| 7:43 pm ET

? round Heavyweight Bout
Richard Riakhporhe vs. Kevin Nicola Espindola

3:26 am KSA | 1:26 am BST | 8:26 pm ET

10 Round Heavyweight Bout
Martin Bakole vs. Efe Ajagba

4:19 am KSA | 2:19 am BST | 9:29 pm ET

12 Round Super Middleweight Bout
Bruno Surace vs. Jaime Munguia

5:11 am KSA | 3:11 am BST | 10:11 pm ET

WBC Cruiserweight Championship
Badou Jack vs. Noel Mikaelian

6:24 am KSA | 4:24 am BST | 11:24 pm ET

Undisputed Super Middleweight Championship
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. William Scull

[Ruthless-RKO]

Here you go. All the times for all the fights.

No idea how Badou Jack gets penultimate match.

[handsofstone]

Here you go. All the times for all the fights.

No idea how Badou Jack gets penultimate match.

I always like to see the title fights top the bill, no way Lopez should've been 3rd down last night

[Ruthless-RKO]

Here you go. All the times for all the fights.

No idea how Badou Jack gets penultimate match.

I always like to see the title fights top the bill, no way Lopez should've been 3rd down last night

Surprised he agreed to it

[skanksta]

Alakeel up first - the Saudi Campbell Hatton...

[skanksta]

Tesco Joe with some really inspiring cornerwork for Alakel there

"Don't be like Haney last night - it's boring and you gotta entertain. Bit more power, keep the pace high..."
Kid seems to have listened too - good stuff.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Alakel seems decent.

Has a good corner

[skanksta]

Olympic Silver Debut up next - Marco Verde - has beaten Omari Jones..

[skanksta]

Great debut
2Kds and a TKO after 2 mins, but obviously opposition "not a world beater".

[skanksta]

The Midnight Train making a HW debut - Palace man could do well @ HW

[KiwiRider]

This is a real name vs no name card.
Except for the HW bout I guess.

[skanksta]

Yep - that is true, not the best.

We've been spoiled lately - this is back to the bad old day.s

[Ruthless-RKO]

Riakhporhe making his heavyweight debut with a KO

[squiggy]

Leon-Guerrero was already better than the entire card last night

[skanksta]

Riakhporhe making his heavyweight debut with a KO

What can he do @ HW you think..?
Certainly looks the part.

[skanksta]

Brayan Leon looks the part too - maybe small @ the weight, but everything else looks really good...

[KiwiRider]

Now we get to see if Bakole is half decent after a full camp ...
I'm keeping an open mind, but I expect he isn't.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Riakhporhe making his heavyweight debut with a KO

What can he do @ HW you think..?
Certainly looks the part.

Let’s not forget time is not on his side.. he’s what 34?

[skanksta]

35 and half, but he's ready now - IF he's put in regular fights 'til he's 39 ish he could have a good career.

[KiwiRider]

I gave Bakole 4, if he was fitter instead of fatter he could have edged that.

[skanksta]

Efe wins offa staying outta the way.

7-3 kinda thing - Bakole always bringing danger and looking like he'll KO anyone who stands in front of him, but Efe moved and that's kryptonite.

[skanksta]

I gave Bakole 4, if he was fitter instead of fatter he could have edged that.

yeah 6-4 or 7-3, but they're talking up the draw...

[KiwiRider]

Draw is okay I guess. The first three were close ish

[KiwiRider]

Goes to show that Parker has a bit of pop. He landed three flush power shots on Bakole and stopped him.

[skanksta]

That draw looked like a favour to Bakole for saving the show last time..?

Not terrible by any means - "only gotta see one or two close rounds differently" - a favour not a fix.
But Efe nicked a close dec.