Canelo Alvarez Stripped of IBF Title Ahead of Berlanga Fight

The IBF mandates a title bout for top contenders William Scull and Vladimir Shiskin, sidelining Alvarez's belt defense.

Alvarez will still defend his WBA, WBC, and WBO titles against Berlanga on September 14.
The IBF stripped Alvarez due to an overdue mandatory defense against William Scull.
The vacant IBF title will be contested by Scull and Shiskin in Germany this September.
Alvarez's record stands at 61-2-2 with 39 knockouts, and he has won four straight fights.
This is the second recent high-profile IBF title stripping, following Oleksandr Usyk's case in May.