On May 3, 2025, the 32-year-old IBF super-middleweight champion, William Scull (23-0, 9 KOs), and the 34-year-old WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Scull came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days. Canelo was on a 5-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 19 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated William Scull via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Canelo improves his record to 63-2-2, while Scull adds a loss to his record at 23-1.