Austin Trout, former rival of Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, expressed that the Guadalajara fight with Jaime Munguía It will be exciting and that the undisputed super middleweight champion should knock out to the Tijuana native on May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In statements collected by Boxing Scene, Trout indicated that Canelo Álvarez should dominate without problems to Munguía, but acknowledged that this is not the confrontation he expected, since he wanted to see the man from Guadalajara against David Benavídez.
“He (Canelo) should probably knock out Munguía. It’s going to be an exciting fight while it lasts, but I think Canelo should probably exploit Munguia. But still, that’s not the fight we want to see. We are trying to see Benavídez and Canelo. Nobody asked for Munguía vs. Canelo,” he said.
According to some of the predictions of sports experts, Canelo Álvarez He is the favorite to win for your experience, but they also agree that Jaime Munguía will give the Guadalajara a tough fight. Although others think that the Tijuana native could surprise on May 4 and knock out the champion of four weight divisions.
According to Fernando Beltrán, promoter of the challenger, the confrontation It does not have a rehydration clause, but it does have an immediate revenge clause if the Tijuana native wins. It should be noted that the man from Guadalajara officially announced that Munguía, who is coming off an excellent performance against John Ryder, would be his next rival after having resumed negotiations with the promoter Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
In addition, this will be the first fight between Mexicans where the four belts are disputed. The last time the undisputed 168-pound champion fought another Aztec rival was in 2017 when he defeated Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision on the scorecards.
Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, showed that He is still at the top and increased his legacy in the sport after beating Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 60 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his career.
For his part, Jaime Munguía, 27, retained the super middleweight silver belt of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) after knocking out retired John Ryder in the eighth round. The Tijuana native has a record of 43 victories of which 34 of them came via the fast track.
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