Boxing tonight: What time is Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull, fight card and how to watch

Canelo Alvarez will take to the ring in Saudi Arabia for the first time on Saturday, and he faces off against the undefeated William Scull in an undisputed super-middleweight bout

08:30, 03 May 2025

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Canelo Alvarez will clash with William Scull on Saturday(Image: Getty Images)

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will put his WBA, WBC, and WBO super-middleweight titles on the line in Riyadh when he squares off against undefeated Cuban fighter William Scull.

The iconic Mexican, who has held a plethora of world championships across four weight divisions during his reign at the sport's summit, was ranked by Ring as the world's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter from 2019 until 2022.

Since a crushing loss three years ago to Dmitry Bivol - his first defeat coming at the hands of legend Floyd Mayweather - Canelo has retained his belts across five clashes. However, the IBF title was stripped from him last year after a failure to defend it. Cuban star Scull fought Vladimir Shishkin for the honour, and claimed it last October, and now Canelo is on the prowl, with regaining the unanimous moniker on his mind.

We bring you all you need to know ahead of the Mexican's fancied attempt at holding all four super-middleweight titles aloft again, including what time the bout begins, where to watch it, and who will star on the undercard.

What time does Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull start?

Canelo will square off against Scull on Saturday, 3 May, at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in front of 20,000 eager spectators. The undercard is expected to get underway at approximately 6:00pm.

Main event ring walk times are estimated to occur at around 10:30pm. However, these are subject to change depending on how the undercard fights develop.

Canelo will fight in Saudi Arabia for the first time(Image: Getty Images)

How to watch Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull

The fight is available to watch via DAZN on pay-per-view in the UK, and it will cost fans £21.99 to purchase the individual event. Options also include a DAZN subscription.

Fans wishing to subscribe can pay an annual fee of £119.99 or choose a monthly flexible pass priced at £24.99. Both options include access to every live event and all on-demand programming on DAZN.

The full fight card

Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull at Super middleweight
Bruno Surace vs Jaime Munguia at Super middleweight
Martin Bakole vs Efe Ajagba at Heavyweight
Badou Jack vs Norair Mikaeljan at Cruiserweight
Marco Verde vs Michel Polina at Middleweight
Brayan Leon vs Aaron Guerrero at Middleweight

Scull is looking to cause a huge upset(Image: Getty Images)

Quotes corner

Canelo Alvarez: "He's a good fighter," the Mexican told DAZN. "He's a good fighter. He knows how to use his reach. He's fast, and he knows how to use the ring. But I have already fought everybody.

"It's going to be difficult at the beginning of the fight, and then I need to figure it out. Every fighter brings you a challenge and I'm going to find out that day.

"He's fast, he moves a lot, he's very difficult. I think he's going to be a challenge for me. But no disrespect to him, I don't take anything easy. I've fought everybody and I'm ready for everything. I feel confident because of my training and I feel ready for anything."

William Scull: "I'm thrilled to be here. And I'm ready to show the world that yes, we can." the Cuban told Queensbury Promotions. "Nothing comes easy in boxing, everyone knows that.

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"Everything I've earned has been through shutting doubters up. I feel firm and sure of myself, and the winner on May 3 won't be decided until the final round."

"I rely on my fundamentals, and I've sacrificed a lot to be here. I want people to know that anything is possible. I'm a humble warrior that's proud to represent my fellow Cubans and I'm ready to shock the world with an upset."