Prime Rank promoters say “Jaime Munguia can be again” following his sixth-round upset loss to Bruno Surace final Saturday night time on the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico.
The promotional firm not too long ago signed the tremendous middleweight contender Munguia (44-2, 35 KOs) to a multi-fight contract, and his loss to the non-contender Surace (26-0-2, 5 KOs) was clearly not what they anticipated.
Promoter Bob Arum, the top of Prime Rank, hasn’t stated what the plan is to convey Munguia again from this loss. Dropping to this type of fighter places the 28-year-old Munguia in a tricky place the place he’s going to want a rebuild. That’s not why Prime Rank signed him.
They had been clearly hoping to ramp him up for an additional big-money battle, like his match towards Canelo Alvarez earlier this yr. He can neglect about that now.
Rematch Potential
Ideally, Prime Rank must arrange a rematch with Surace as a result of this isn’t the sort of loss that Jaime can stroll away from with out his profession taking a deadly hit. The Munguia-Surace rematch would entice a number of curiosity from individuals, if solely simply to see if Surace will end Jaime as soon as and for all.
Munguia is already perceived as a faux fighter created to earn cash towards mushy opposition. If he loses the rematch with Surace, that may very well be the top. It’s unclear what number of fights Munguia has left along with his multi-fight contract with Prime Rank.
No matter it’s, they should get probably the most worth they will earlier than it ends as a result of he’s not value rebuilding with extra mushy opposition after which re-signing. Munguia by no means fought anybody good throughout his 11-year skilled profession till getting the Canelo battle, which he misplaced by a one-sided 12-round unanimous determination on Could 4th.
It will take Prime Rank too lengthy to rebuild him for a second battle towards Alvarez, and if he can’t beat second-tier fighters like Surace, he can’t be protected sufficient for a rebuild job.
France’s Surace, 26, uncovered Munguia’s poor protection of their battle, repeatedly tagging him with proper arms and in the end knocking him out with a tough shot within the sixth.
Jaime Munguia can be again 🇲🇽🙏 pic.twitter.com/jur4ltbZCu
— Prime Rank Boxing (@trboxing) December 15, 2024
