It was not his best performance, which was not helped by Scull's reluctance to engage, as the fight had the lowest number of punches recorded. Meanwhile, Crawford jumps up from 154, having beaten Israil Madrimov in his last bout.

Canelo Alvarez shoved Terence Crawford during a tense faceoff on Sunday with UFC CEO Dana White getting between the boxers while trying to prevent a melee from erupting on stage.

After several anticlimactic Turki Alalshikh events, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford on Sept. 13 will be the first fight financed by the Saudi magnate to have a knockout bonus.