Terence Crawford confronted the victor in the ring, and that brought the announcement he and Álvarez will face off on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas: This battle is a long time coming given Crawford and Canelo's respective places within the sport. Bleacher Report's Lyle Fitzsimmons ranked them as the No. 3 and 6 pound-for-pound boxers in the world.

Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 3. The undisputed super middleweight title was on the line for the contest. The fight began slow as Scull failed to do anything significant while Alvarez measured the Cuban's offerings.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez trudged past William Scull in a sluggish affair to become a two-time undisputed super middleweight champion and set up the Terence Crawford mega-fight.