CANELO’S previous IBF super-middleweight title has been put again available on the market and two top-rated challengers are actually 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 best 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 kind of house benefit over Russia’s Shishkin, who has transplanted himself to Florida. Scull waited patiently for a compulsory shot at Canelo, even collaborating in a keep-busy eight-rounder on a Las Vegas undercard in Could.
Deemed an unattractive opponent in title and standing, Scull 22-0 (9) finally put enough stress on the sanctioning physique to pressure Canelo to decide about his future. Canelo selected Berlanga, and the belt floated all the way down to the following obtainable 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 kind at a stage just under the very prime.
Shishkin seems to be the puncher of the pair. Scull’s finest win is a 12-round factors win over Evgeny Shvedenko in 2022. Undefeated in 15 fights on the time, Shvedenko was lately erased in a single spherical by prospect Osleys Iglesias. That kind information might be telling when assessing Scull’s general ceiling.
