Jaime Munguia says he’s coming for undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez’s belts this Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) feels he’s ready to dethrone the King of the 168-lb division, Canelo, who has not looked his best in the last three fights. If there’s ever a time for Munguia to win, it’s now with the 34-year-old Canelo looking beatable.
It’s too bad Munguia didn’t do more trash-talking during the early portion of the promotion because there wasn’t much excitement from the boxing world in this fight compared to some of the others involving Canelo in the past.
Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs) will be defending his four 168-lb titles against the unbeaten Munguia this Saturday, May 4th on Amazon Prime Video PPV and DAZN PPV. The price is $89.99.
Comparing Canelo to John Ryder
Munguia has frequently mentioned his win over John Ryder, viewing it as a gauge of his performance against Canelo in this
fight. Using Ryder as a comparison hasn’t resonated with fans, but that’s the only common opponent that Munguia and Canelo have fought.
It would have meant more if Munguia had fought Gennadiy Golovkin years ago before he got old or if he had taken on Caleb Plant. Beating those guys would have told us something about how much of a chance Munguis has against Canelo.
Munguia’s Sketchy Victory
Many boxing fans feel that Munguia should have one defeat on his resume from his 12-round majority decision win over Dennis Hogan in April 2019 in Monterrey, Mexico. Munguia appeared to lose the fight, but the judges gave him the win. A rematch would have made sense, but Munguia moved on and has lived with that controversial victory.
The fans at ringside booed Munguia nonstop after the fight, showing that they saw him as the loser. So, in reality, Munguia’s true record is 42-1, not 43-0. I guess it doesn’t matter what Munguia’s record is. He’s been picked by Canelo as his opponent, and he’s going to make a lot of money.
“I’m undefeated and coming for my titles. As always, I say I want to fight the best in the division, and Canelo is in the division,” said Jaime Munguia to DAZN Boxing. “Maybe it was a bad night for Canelo,” said Munguia about his bout against John Ryder last year.
“Maybe it was the altitude in Guadalajara. He [Canelo] got tired in the last rounds. It was when Ryder hit Canelo harder. However, I think Canelo dominated the fight very well. He used his experience and many other things he learned along the way.
“I think it was a great fight for both of us. John Ryder was a great opponent,” said Munguia.
