Pound-for-pound great Canelo Álvarez turned in a vintage performance by dropping the previously unbeaten Jaime Munguia Saturday night on his way to earning a unanimous decision as Canelo Promotions presented the all-Mexican clash headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Making the fourth defense of his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO 168-pound world titles, Canelo delivered another Cinco de Mayo weekend masterpiece as he took home the decision by scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112. Munguia fought valiantly and was extremely busy in the ring, but Canelo consistently landed the cleaner shots across the 12 rounds.
“This win means a lot,” said Canelo. “I’m glad that I gave him this opportunity. Munguia is a great guy and a great champion. He’s gonna have a great career. I’m very proud that the whole world is watching us Mexicans.”
“I came out strong and was winning the early rounds,” said Munguia. “I let my hands go, but he’s a fighter with a lot of experience. The loss hurts because it’s my first loss and I felt strong.”
Munguia appeared to have the momentum after he closed round three with a right hand that appeared to snap Canelo’s head back. However, Canelo responded like the future Hall of Famer he is and delivered the highlight of the fight in round four with a left hook-uppercut that put Munguia on the mat.
“I took my time,” said Canelo. “I have a lot of experience. Munguia is a great fighter. He’s strong and smart. But I have 12 rounds to win the fight and I did. I did really good and I’m proud of it. He’s strong, but he’s a little slow. I could see every punch. That’s why I’m the best.”
“There’s no doubt I would have beaten anyone else tonight,” said Munguia. “He has a lot of experience. I started well, but he’s a fighter who creates a lot of problems.”
Canelo rode the momentum from that moment to dominate the final eight rounds on the way to his unanimous decision. While Munguia threw more punches than Canelo according to CompuBox (663-536), it was Canelo who held the edge in shots landed (234-170) and connect rate (44% to 26%).
After sweeping the final three rounds on all of the cards, Canelo discussed his place in boxing history and his plans for what comes next.
“When I retire, my numbers will say what position I’m in,” said Canelo. “I know there’s a lot of great Mexican fighters in the past, but I’m the best fighting right now. I’m gonna rest and enjoy my family. If the money is right, I can fight right now. I’ve fought everyone and I can do what I want.”
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25 comments
Munguia beats David, Crawford and every other top 168s.
All these losers talking about Oscar doing coke, and all his past shit. Their pathetic little lives are stuck in the past and hate on someone who couldn't give two shits about what they say or write. Oscar is still one of the best boxers and currently a great promoter. Y'all stay walking on his shadow tho.
Height don’t matter in a fight
Muchas cosas poeden pasar en el boxeo ya ves que en las luchas libre como actúan y se caen yo pienso que en el boxeo Ace los mismo
Exactly what Oscar gets for talking too much smack.😂
No Diddy
Floyd would beat both of these guys on the same day😂
Lo que se ha comprobado que Canelo aguante, han llegado golpes potentes claros a la cabeza y no ha flaqueado, eso es importante y por eso es el campeón. Por cierto, Munguía es un buen boxeador, pero le falta aún para llegar, pero aún tiene margen de mejora.
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All these female bots writing some genuine comments. These scammers just get wiser and sneakier 😂
In a few years, Munguia is going to be what Canelo is now. If I were him, I’d buy out of my contract with golden boy promotions.
Todas las peleas del canelo están arregladas
Munguia’ got a participation ribbon lol 😂
Viva Mexico!!!!!!
The Refs took this From Munguia
Bro the fight was 12 rounds and we only get 3 minutes of replay 😅
The King reborn again 👑 Berlanga next! 💀
canelo has the power and experience. jaime will get his time later not so soon.
Canelo es mediocre por eso le pusieron un paquete,obvio que iba a ganar
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Canelo big brother mungia he could of finish him or hurt him bad porb drop him 4 more times if He wanted to but That he's fellow country man he wanted his Career too last long and be good getting knockout wouldn't of help him with that.
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Canelo always takes the fights he knows he can win David is waiting