Alvarez to fight Scull in Saudi unification bout

Four-weight world champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will meet IBF super-middleweight champion William Scull in the first bout of a four-fight deal agreed with Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Season.

The 34-year-old Mexican will fight in Saudi for the first time against Scull, 32, on 3 May.

The fight was confirmed by Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's general entertainment authority, on Saturday.

Alvarez will then meet American Terence Crawford in September before two more Saudi-organised bouts in 2026 as part of the four-fight deal announced earlier this week.

Alvarez holds the WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight titles - he was stripped of the IBF belt instead of facing Scull, but will have a chance to reclaim it in May and once again be the undisputed super-middleweight champion.

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has said he was involved in talks to fight Alvarez in May and claimed the Mexican "ducked" him.