We’re underway in Riyadh with the Fatal Fury Saturday edition event underway. Canelo Alvarez, the reigning Ring, WBC, IBF, and WBA champion, will put his titles on the line against WBO champion William Scull in the main event on Saturday night.

The card takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where it will already be Sunday morning, but this event kicks off in primetime in the United States and Mexico.

Keep refreshing for the latest results from the card. I’ll be following along with updates after each fight on the card.

Round 10 - Ajagba ran to stay out of trouble. I believe it cost him the round and I have it as a draw. We’ll see.

Round 9 - Bakole is coming on down the stretch. He pushed Ajagba around in that round and is doing his best to secure the knockdown or knockout he needs. We’re headed to the final round and I have it as a close fight.

Round 8 - Ajagba got a little tired and he paid for it. Bakole caught up with him and made him pay on the ropes. For the last 50 seconds of the round, Bakole was in control and seemingly hurting Ajagba. That was enough to stop Ajagba’s streak of winning rounds.

Round 7 - Bakole started trying to apply the pressure he needs to win, but he is still having trouble locating Ajagba. This one is a little closer than the last two, but still an Ajagba round.

Round 6 - Ajagba’s fitness advantage may be taking over in this one. Bakole is visibly frustrated because he can’t get a bead on Ajagba. The result, another round for Ajagba behind his movement and jab.

Round 5 - Bakole inexplicably tried to turn himself into a speed and counter fighter in that round. That was a bad idea. He gave back the momentum he established in the fourth and was potshotted the entire round by Ajagba. Easily, this one went to Ajagba.

Round 4 - Heck of a round overall. Bakole marched forward and decided to make himself the bully. He walked Ajagba down, landed huge power shots and appeared to hurt Ajagba. However, like Bakole in the previous round, Ajagba came back in the last 30 seconds. Still, this was Bakole’s round.

Round 3 - Ajagba really took control in the third frame. His quickness and 1-2 combinations were consistently finding a home. However, Bakole came on late, but not enough to take the round back.

Round 2 - Bakole came back solidly in this frame. His jab was the predominant punch as he stood his ground

Round 1 - Ajagba controlled it with his jab and movement. In the latter seconds, he put his stamp on the round with a few power shots. 10-9, Ajagba

Thus far, Leon is the most impressive fighter who has taken the ring tonight. The Cuban fighter who is a part of Team Canelo battered a game, but overmatched Guerrero.

Leon’s head movement, punching accuracy and overall crispness really stands out. He is one to watch moving forward as he looks like a potential contender. The win pushed him to 7-0 and Guerrero was the first opponent to go the distance with him.

Riakphore looked strong in his heavyweight debut. It’s amazing to think that this hulk of a human being once made cruiserweight. His physique looks like Frank Bruno up top, and perhaps like a slightly bigger lower base than what you see with Deontay Wilder.

He’s 35, so he needs to move fast, but Riakphore could position himself for a serious fight at heavyweight in the next year. Espindola was game, but body shots did him in as he didn’t come out for the fifth round after being dropped in the fourth.

Verde made his pro debut with a splash. He eradicated Polina with a series of body shots that resulted in two knockdowns. Finally the referee stopped the fight with Polina taking a pounding in the corner.

Canelo told me Verde is the next face of Mexican bopxing. While Polina was clearly out of his league, Verde looked about as impressive as possible.

Alakel coasted through all six rounds. He’s clearly well above the level of his opponent.

The 20-year-old Riyadh native made it look easy in a fight clearly set up to be showcase for the homestanding fighter. He has a chance to become the face of Riyadh boxing.

Here is a look at the card that is on tap:

The Fatal Fury boxing weekend began as a spectacle with little substance on Friday night. A much-hyped tripleheader in Times Square failed to deliver. I was there on the ground, and the atmosphere was buzzing for the made-for-TV event.

However, the three headliners fell short of delivering the performances many fans wanted to see. It’s possible I’m being a little too hard on Teofimo Lopez. He put on a pretty masterful performance in nearly shutting out Arnold Barboza in the first of the three featured fights.

Lopez was in excellent shape. He looked fast and sharp and capable of competing with any of the top fighters in his weight region. Unfortunately, his one-sided scrap was the highlight of the night. Devin Haney outpointed a slow and overly methodical Jose Ramirez in the sandwich bout that set a CompuBox low for fewest punches landed over a 12-round fight in 2025 with 110.

According to Bob Canobbio of CompuBox, “Haney (229) & Ramirez (274) combined to throw 503 punches. Fourth fewest in a 12-round fight in CompuBox history. Ironically, Haney (214) & Tyan Garcia (285) combined to throw 499 punches—third fewest in a 12-round fight in CompuBox’s 40-year history.”

Ryan Garcia and Rolly Romero followed, and both men should have entered the ring wearing “hold my beer” t-shirts rather than the beautiful garb they wore as they stepped out of the signature vehicles that transported them to the ring.

Romero upset Garcia, dropping him in the second with a powerful left hook. Unfortunately, we didn’t see much in the way of action after the second frame, as Garcia and Romero broke Haney and Ramirez’s record for timidity by throwing a combined 490 punches—the third fewest in CompuBox history for a 12-round fight.

Let’s see if Canelo and Scull can come to the rescue.