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.

The fight between Canelo Alvarez and William Scull generated numerous reactions from both fans and experts, and the common denominator was that it was too boring. In the fight there were no surprises and it became more of a "hunt and run" spectacle,

While his latest win early Sunday from Saudi Arabia was not memorable, at least Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford made news afterwards confirming a far more compelling matchup for September.