We are less than a month away until Mexicans Saúl Canelo Álvarez and Jaime Munguía face each other on May 4 in an eagerly-awaited fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Canelo, 33, will have a tough exacting fight against a younger Munguía, who at 27 years old seeks to establish himself in the sport’s elite.
Jaime Munguia comes to this fight assuredly confident that he can become the undisputed champion at 168 pounds.
Today we remember his last 5 performances that positioned him on the prelude to the biggest and most important fight of his professional career.
JOHN RYDER
The WBC super middleweight Silver champion, Mexican Jaime Munguía, obtained a resounding victory, by knocking out the brave English fighter John “Gorila” Ryder in the ninth round, whom he sent to the canvas four times. The fight took place on the night of Saturday, January 27 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
SERGEY DEVERYANCHENNKO
Jaime had to dig deep to win the WBC 168-pound silver belt in one of the most important victories of his career. In June 2023, after 12 intense rounds, he defeated the Ukrainian Sergyi Derevyanchenko, who demanded his maximum throughout the fight.
GONZALO GASTON CORIA
Jaime Munguía defeated Argentine Gonzalo Coria by KO in the third round in Guadalajara. The fight was scheduled at 160 pounds for 10 rounds.
JIMMY KELLY
Munguía defeated Jimmy Kelly by technical knockout in the fifth round, who had not been beat since 2019. The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds at a 165 pounds catchweight at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California
D’MITRIUS BALLARD
Jaime Munguía finished in the third round with D’Mitrius Ballard in the main fight of the show in the Plaza Monumental in Tijuana, on a return home match. With this result, Munguía improved to 39-0 with 31 knockouts.
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