Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull Prediction: Canelo Looks For Undisputed Gold

Jay Sanin on March 6th, 2025

As per tradition, Canelo Alvarez is set to fight on the weekend before Cinco De Mayo. This year, he is taking on William Scull in a matchup that will unify the super middleweight championship. Canelo is a heavy, heavy favorite to become an undisputed super middleweight champ, but will need to fight at a high level to avoid an upset at the hands of an undefeated opponent.

In this breakdown of Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull, you will get our keys to this super middleweight championship bout. You will also be able to find our best bet for this matchup between two fighters who have had a recent history of wearing down their opponents in impressive fashion.

Canelo Alvarez Seeking Undisputed Super Middleweight Title

In 66 career fights, Canelo Alvarez has lost just twice, once to Dimitry Bivol and once to Floyd Mayweather. Canelo is on a five-fight win streak and is a -3000 favorite to extend that winning streak against William Scull, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. And with an even bigger fight against Terence Crawford already agreed to for September, a win here could send Alvarez into the Crawford fight with an undisputed title to his name.

Originally, Alvarez was expected to fight Jake Paul instead of Scull. But that Paul fight was taken off the table when Alvarez signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, resulting in this bout taking place in Saudi Arabia instead. As long as Alvarez wins this fight and goes into the Crawford fight looking strong, that decision will look like an intelligent one.

Can William Scull Shock the World?

William Scull is not nearly as big a name as Canelo Alvarez. But the Cuban-born fighter has yet to lose a professional boxing match, going 23-0 in his career. Here, the punching power of Scull will be called into question, as fewer than half of his wins have come by knockout and he is likely not to be the hardest hitter in the ring in Riyadh.

While Scull doesn’t have the long list of knockouts that Canelo does entering this fight, he can’t try to compensate by overthrowing his punches in this fight. Doing so could lead to mistakes that Canelo will take advantage of. It could also tire Scull out and allow Canelo to eat him alive in the later rounds.