DESPITE rumours that he would combat Jermall Charlo on Might 4, frequent sense has prevailed and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will as a substitute go up in opposition to Jaime Munguia, a fellow Mexican, on that date.
The combat between Alvarez and Munguia will happen on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas and can after all be a spotlight of Cinco de Mayo weekend. It’s for that purpose it in all probability is sensible for Alvarez to combat a fellow Mexican, significantly as he finds himself accompanied by not one however two of them up at super-middleweight. If it wasn’t going to be Munguia for this date, there was all the time the choice of David Benavidez. Ultimately, you felt as if it needed to be one among them.
“I’m very proud and excited to have the ability to make this combat,” mentioned Alvarez, 60-2-2 (39). “A Mexican versus one other Mexican is all the time an enormous combat and it’s been some time since there’s been one like this. It’s nice to provide a possibility like this to a fighter that’s earned it like Jaime has. It provides me numerous pleasure that two Mexicans will likely be going through one another in such a giant combat for the game.”
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (Sarah Stier/Getty Photos)
The 27-year-old Munguia, 43-0 (34), first rose to prominence in 2018 when he stopped Sadam Ali inside 4 rounds to say the WBO super-welterweight title. This was a belt he efficiently defended a complete of 5 instances earlier than transferring as much as middleweight and beating the likes of D’Mitrius Ballard, Gabriel Rosado, and Tureano Johnson. At super-middleweight, in the meantime, the division during which he’s at present discovered, Munguia has stepped up in school and added to his resume the names of Sergiy Derevyanchenko and John Ryder, whom he outpointed over 12 rounds in January.
Now getting into his athletic prime, Munguia is now not thought-about a piece in progress or somebody who must proceed constructing. He has just lately connected with Freddie Roach to easy a few of his tough edges of his sport and seems to be as prepared as he’ll ever be to face somebody like Alvarez, a fighter he could have little doubt admired on the best way up.
“I’m very, very comfortable and crammed with enthusiasm for this nice alternative,” mentioned Munguia. “I’m extremely grateful to everybody concerned who had been capable of make this combat a actuality. We’re prepared to provide followers a terrific night time of boxing on Saturday, Might 4. I can’t wait to reveal to the world that I’m able to doing nice issues. Viva Tijuana and Viva México!”
