Jaime Munguia reportedly plans to face veteran Ronald Gavril on December 14th on the Stadium Sizzling in Tijuana, Mexico. This will probably be a fast turnaround for the previous WBO junior middleweight champion Munguia, who stopped Erik Bazinyan within the tenth spherical on September twentieth.
Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN Knockout reviews that Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) is lining up a combat towards Gavril (25-3, 20 KOs) for December 14th.
Followers had hoped that Munguia would face Edgar Berlanga or Caleb Plant subsequent as a result of these have been rather more interesting fights. The response on social media to the information of Munguia probably combating Gavril subsequent has been detrimental.
Individuals see this combat as Munguia returning to his outdated sample of combating lower-level opposition in record-padding fights. Most of Munguia’s previous wins have come towards weaker fighters and never the stellar competitors that one would assume when taking a look at his 44-1 file.
On a optimistic be aware. Munguia is staying busy as a result of that is his third combat in 2024, and that might assist him stand up the rankings. He misplaced to undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez by a 12-round unanimous resolution on Might 4th and made life-changing cash in that combat. Munguia would love a rematch to get a second payday.
To get a second combat towards Canelo, Munguia might want to beat at the very least two good contenders, like Christian Mbilli and Caleb Plant. Prime Rank promotes Munguia now, and so they could play it secure with him, selecting to match him towards weaker opoisition, hoping that Canelo will ultimately select him for a rematch.
Gavril has gained his final seven fights since shedding to David Benavidez by a twelve-round unanimous resolution of their rematch in February 2018.
Of their earlier combat, Benavidez edged Gavril, profitable a 12-round cut up resolution in September 2017. In that combat, an exhausted Benavidez was knocked down within the twelfth spherical.
Gavril gave Benavidez plenty of hassle within the contest, however that was seven years in the past, and he’s not the identical fighter. None of Gavril’s final seven wins have come towards notable opposition, and he’s not younger at 38.
