Jaime Munguía pointed out that the mistake that made him lose his undefeated record against Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez was desperate after being knocked down in the fourth round of combat and falling into the Guadalajara game, since he was winning the first rounds.
In the post-fight press conference, Munguía explained that the uppercut surprised him rather than hurt him, but he admits that Canelo Álvarez He used his experience to make him fall into the trap and dominate the confrontation to his liking.
“When the uppercut hit me I never felt hurt. More than anything I was surprised, but I wasn’t hurt. I started the fight very well. I started winning I think the first three rounds. After I started to get into his fight, I started to push him, I started to fall into his game and I think that was what led me to that result. I think he had great condition and closed the fight very well,” he said.
“Maybe I feel like I got a little desperate wanting to recover those points, go look for the fight, go push, and that’s when he took advantage., he started tapping and started walking backwards, and started grabbing me. I don’t think he is an invincible fighter, because he has two defeats, but he is a great fighter,” Munguía said.
The Mexicans Canelo Álvarez and Jaime Munguía staged a great confrontation with the public present in Las Vegas. The man from Guadalajara began losing the first three rounds, but In the fourth he sent the Tijuana native to the canvas with an uppercut and began to dictate the pace of the fight from that moment on.
Munguía was bravely able to connect the four-division champion on some occasions with good combinations of blows, but Canelo Álvarez’s experience was decisive. In the end, the man from Guadalajara gave the young man from Tijuana his first defeat of his career by unanimous decision of the judges (117-110, 116-111, 115-112).
For now it is unknown what the next plans will be for Jaime Munguía, but His good performance against the Guadalajara will surely open the doors to great confrontations at 168 pounds.
Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, was able to recover from a bad start and He beat his compatriot Jaime Munguía on the judges’ cards In Las Vegas. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 61 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his professional career.
For his part, Jaime Munguía, 27, for the first time in his career experienced what it is like to be defeated and admitted that he felt very bad. The Tijuana native has a record of 43 wins of which, 34 of them came via fast track, and one setback.
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