The pre-sale has already begun for the great Mexican fight between Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and Jaime Munguía and, as reported by ESPN’s Salvador Rodríguez, the ticket prices for the May 4 confrontation They vary between $300 dollars and $5,000 dollars.
OK with a publication by the journalist on his account X (formerly Twitter), More than 20 thousand seats will be available at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to enjoy the dispute between Canelo Álvarez and Munguía for the undisputed super middleweight championship.
“20,006 tickets will be available for Canelo-Munguía on May 4. The prices vary) from $305 dollars and up to $5,005 dollars“, wrote.
According to the predictions of several sports experts, Canelo Álvarez He is the favorite to win due to his experience, but they also agree that Jaime Munguía will give the Guadalajara a tough fight and that he could surprise on May 4. According to Fernando Beltrán, promoter of the challenger, the confrontation does not have a rehydration clause, but it does have an immediate revenge clause if the Tijuana native wins.
Last Friday, the man from Guadalajara officially announced that Munguía would be his next rival after having resumed negotiations with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC). This will be the first fight between Mexicans where the four belts of boxing’s governing bodies are disputed. The last time the undisputed champion fought another Aztec rival was in 2017 when he defeated Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision.
It should be noted that Jaime Munguía comes from knocking out and retiring John Ryder in January, something that Canelo Álvarez could not achieve, in his second fight at 168 pounds. In his debut, the Tijuana native defeated the Ukrainian Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a close battle, a fight that was decided by a knockdown by the Mexican in the last round. Thanks to these two great performances, he earned the opportunity with the Guadalajara team.
Instead, the champion of four weight divisions added another victory by beating Jermell Charlo, former undisputed 154-pound monarch, in September 2023. Although he easily dominated the American, the man from Guadalajara was criticized for choosing a lower-category fighter and not fighting someone of his weight.
Record of Jaime Munguía and Canelo Álvarez
Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, showed that He is still at the top and increased his legacy in the sport after beating Jermall Charlo’s twin. 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 the English fighter in the eighth round. The Mexican has a record of 43 victories and 34 of them came via fast track.
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