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‘Canelo’ Alvarez He touched his opponent’s shoulder Jaime Munguia during the face to face at the weigh-in and this gesture has begun to be talked about as a way of belittling his power to defeat him. The fight begins before entering the ring and although both have maintained the line of cordiality since the conference that Óscar de la Hoya ‘stole’the expectation is a heated duel of around eight rounds in Las Vegas, according to ‘Canelo’, but it remains to be seen.
The Tijuana native comes to this fight without knowing defeat in his career, with only two previous fights in this category. However, his last victory was by knockout against the British John Ryderwhom Saúl previously defeated but by unanimous decision.
For his part, ‘Canelo’ Álvarez has reiterated that he has nothing to prove, in response to questions about not agreeing once and for all to fight against David Benavidezhe WBC interim champion. “I’m the best”he said a few months ago and at the weigh-in ceremony he assured that he is in his best moment.
‘Canelo’ vs. Munguía: Round by round of the fight
The history of ‘Canelo’ and Munguía prior to this fight
Saul Alvarez: 60-2-2-39 KO
Jaime Munguía: 43-0-34 KO
Last round of the co-star!
‘Canelo’ and Munguía are the next to enter the ring
They ‘warm up’ the enthusiasm!
In the ring the co-main event Barrios (MEX) vs. Maidana (ARG), but the public gets excited when they see ‘Canelo’ on the screens. The Mexican already has his gloves on.
Benavidez goes with Álvarez
In a pre-fight interview, Benavidez predicts that ‘Canelo’ will win the fight by knockout in six rounds
Make no mistake!
Manuel Mijares will perform the Mexican anthem
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When and at what time does ‘Canelo’ fight?
As is Saúl Álvarez’s custom on representative dates, this fight will take place in Las Vegas within the framework of the ‘Fifth of May’, which is always a reason for celebration for the Mexican community in the United States.
The event starts on Saturday May 4 with the previous card and it is expected that the stellar start around 9:30 p.m.. However, the precise time depends on the rest of the fights.
Where can I watch the fight ‘Canelo’ vs. Munguia?
After marking 167.4 pounds on the scale, Munguía was bold to say that tonight there will be a new king of 168 pounds and in the previous days he has made it clear that his youth is no excuse to place him as the ‘perfect victim’ of Álvarez, who weighed 166.8 pounds.
These are the transmission options to follow every detail of the first fight between Mexicans for a super middleweight title:
- Channel 5
- Azteca One, Azteca 7, DNA 40
- ESPN and Star+
How many fights does Jaime Munguía have?
The Tijuana boxer Jaime Munguía is 27 years oldsix less than his rival tonight, however, he has said that physical strength and precisely his youth will be advantages in this fight.
Munguía has a long history of 43 fights, debuted as a professional at the age of 16. Until now he does not know defeat and 34 of those fights were won by knockout.
After being intercontinental champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) at middleweight, moved up to super middleweight in the middle of last year. These are the results of his fights in this category:
- vs. John RyderJanuary 2024: TKO in 9 rounds
- vs. Sergiy DerevyanchenkoJune 2023: Unanimous decision after 12 rounds
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Achievements in boxing: What has ‘Canelo’ Álvarez done?
In front of him he will have ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, the undisputed world super middleweight champion. Saúl debuted as a professional at the age of 15 in his native Jalisco, specifically in Tonalá and since then he has won 11 world crowns in four categories.
It has a impressive record of 64 fights fought60 wins (39 of them by knockout), in addition to two draws, against the Mexican Jorge Juárez (2006) and Gennady Golovkin (2017) and two defeats, both by decision against Floyd Mayweather (2013) and Dmitry Bivol (2022).
These have been his last three fights, in defense of the super middleweight titles of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the World Boxing Association (WBA), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO). ):
- Vs. Jermell Charlo, September 2023: Unanimous decision in 12 rounds
- vs. John RyderMay 2023: Unanimous decision in 12 rounds
- vs. Gennadiy GolovkinSeptember 2022: Unanimous decision in 12 rounds
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