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Canelo Alvarez cruises, locks up Sept. 12 clash with Crawford - ESPN

Canelo Alvarez's super middleweight title fight against William Scull felt like something of a formality going into Saturday. And a formality is exactly how it played out.

Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) became the undisputed 168-pound champion for the second time in his career, as he defeated Scull (23-1, 9 KOs) via decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With the victory, Alvarez regained the IBF title that was stripped of him last year after he declined to face Scull.

Saturday's win set up a highly anticipated matchup between Alvarez and Terence Crawford on Sept. 12 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Crawford was in attendance Saturday and immediately entered the ring to do a faceoff with Alvarez.

The end result was what the sport of boxing expected — and wanted — but it took a painful 12-round bout Saturday to make it official. Scull, a 32-year-old from Cuba, spent most of the championship bout dancing around the perimeter, throwing half-hearted jabs with little weight behind them. Alvarez pursued Scull from bell to bell, but refused to aggressively open up more than necessary.

It turned into a very easy fight to score in Alvarez's favor, but a difficult one to watch. Alvarez won via scores of 119-109, 116-112 and 115-113.

«I don't like to fight those kinds of guys,» Alvarez said. «They came to just survive to the final round. That's why I don't like to fight them. It won't be that kind of fight [against Crawford]. I hate that kind of fight. He moved even more than we thought. But it's OK. We won. We're here.»

By contrast, Alvarez said it will be his «pleasure» to square off against an action fighter like Crawford.

«I feel great. Crawford is one of the best out there, and, you know, I like to share the ring with that kind of

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