Jaime Munguia and his opponent Bruno Surace weighed 169.1 kilos at Friday’s weigh-in for his or her 10-round catchweight struggle this Saturday, December 14th, on the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico. The occasion will probably be proven stay on ESPN+ at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
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The lately overwhelmed former WBO junior middleweight champion Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) is trying to decide up a simple win in his showcase in opposition to France’s non-top tier fighter Surace (20-0-2, 4 KOs).
This can be a step backward for the 28-year-old Munguia from his final contest in opposition to Erik Bazinyan on September twentieth. It’s doable that given the brief time-frame, Munguia’s promoters didn’t need to match him in opposition to a fighter on the degree or higher than Bazinyan for worry of him getting overwhelmed.
Within the co-feature weights, tremendous bantamweight contender Alan Picasso (30-0-1, 16 KOs) weighed in at 125.9 lbs, and his opponent Yehison Cuello (13-2-1, 11 KOs) weighed in at 124.6 lbs for his or her 10-round contest.
Weights for Saturday’s Occasion on ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET.
– Jaime Munguia 169.1 vs. Bruno Surace 169.1
– Alan Picasso 125.9 vs. Yehison Cuello 124.6
– Jorge Garcia Perez 154.3 vs. Kudratillo Abdukakhorov 158.2
– Sebastian Hernandez 123.6 vs. Sergio Martin Sosa 123.2
– Christian Islas Roldan 130.7 vs. Juan Anacona 129.5
Munguia misplaced for the primary time in his 11-year skilled profession on Could 4th in opposition to Canelo Alvarez. The defeat was lengthy overdue, however Munguia hadn’t been combating high-level opposition, which protected him. Followers imagine Munguia was protected all these years to get a big-money cash-out struggle in opposition to Canelo.
Rebuilding Munguia: The Highway to Rematch?
Now that it’s occurred, the method begins once more, with Munguia matched in opposition to lesser fighters, hoping to get ranked to the #1 spot for a profitable rematch in opposition to Canelo. If that’s the gambet, it’s off-putting, however if you see Munguia matched in opposition to Surace and Bazinyan in back-to-back fights, you possibly can solely draw that conclusion.
“He’s a robust fighter. He throws lots of combos. We’ve to watch out with that. I’ve studied him, and I’m assured of the work that we’ve completed. I’ll stroll away with my hand raised in victory,” mentioned Munguia.
“If I knew in what spherical I might knock him out, I might wager all of my cash on that. However I don’t know. It’s unsure. I can inform you now with full certainty that I will probably be in search of the knockout.”
