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Canelo Alvarez fight sets embarrassing record

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated May 4, 2025 9:26 AM ET

Canelo Alvarez may have won his fight on Saturday night on the scorecard, but he didn’t win over many fans with the way matters went down. He also combined to set an embarrassing record in the process.

Alvarez defeated William Scull via unanimous decision in their fight at Anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Alvarez retained his four super middleweight titles plus he captured Scull’s IBF super middleweight title with the victory.

The thing is, the fight was not all that entertainining. In fact, it set a CompuBox record for least punches thrown in a 12-round fight with just 445.

Canelo-Scull combine to throw just 445 punches — breaking the all-time @CompuBox record for least punches thrown in a 12-round fight
— Dan Canobbio (@DanCanobbio) May 4, 2025

This was part of a bad trend from boxing matches this weekend as three of the top five fights on that list occurred this weekend. Scull got paid a lot of money to make the fight happen, and he seemed content to take his loss and just run around to avoid being hit, all while cashing a big paycheck.

Of course, the reason why the fight was so boring and why they played it so cautiously is all due to what was announced next. Following the fight, it was announced that Alvarez would be fighting Terence Crawford in September.

First defense @terencecrawford @Canelo on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas #CaneloScull | #RiyadhSeason | Powered by @FATALFURY_PR City of Wolves | @SNKPofficial | @ringmagazine pic.twitter.com/pEz2LQUaKT
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) May 4, 2025