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.

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.