CANELO’S previous IBF super-middleweight title has been put again available on the market and two top-rated challengers at the moment are in line to contest the vacant strap. On October 19, William Scull and Vladimir Shishkin are reportedly all set to conflict in Germany for the appropriate to be topped as a world champion after the Mexican maestro was unceremoniously stripped.
Initially from Cuba, Scull is now based mostly in Germany, so he has some type of residence benefit over Russia’s Shishkin, who has transplanted himself to Florida. Scull waited patiently for a compulsory shot at Canelo, even taking part in a keep-busy eight-rounder on a Las Vegas undercard in Might.
Deemed an unattractive opponent in title and standing, Scull 22-0 (9) finally put adequate stress on the sanctioning physique to drive Canelo to decide about his future. Canelo selected Berlanga, and the belt floated right down to the subsequent out there challengers.
The second challenger is 33-year-old Shishkin, 16-0 (10), who isn’t a family title both however has loved a bit extra Stateside publicity. Wins over the likes of DeAndre Ware, Sena Agbeko and Jose Uzcategui show stable type at a stage just under the very prime.
Shishkin seems to be the puncher of the pair. Scull’s greatest win is a 12-round factors win over Evgeny Shvedenko in 2022. Undefeated in 15 fights on the time, Shvedenko was just lately erased in a single spherical by prospect Osleys Iglesias. That type information could possibly be telling when assessing Scull’s total ceiling.
