Canelo Alvarez has beaten William Scull in a unanimous points decision to become undisputed super middleweight champion again.

Canelo Alvarez won the decision. William Scull acted indignant. But the real winner after 12 stupefyingly dull rounds between the two guys holding claims to elite status at 168 pounds was neither the Mexican superstar nor the Cuban runner. It was Terence Crawford, presuming he stayed awake at ringside.

Canelo Alvarez faced off with Terence Crawford on Saturday night after an uneventful decision victory against William Scull at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The several seconds of that photo opportunity felt like the longest Alvarez had another fighter directly in front of him in the ring Saturday night.