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Canelo Álvarez hands Jaime Munguía his first career loss
The hype going into this fight was insane. So many people were convinced that Jaime Munguía was in over his head, or that David Benavidez was the true opponent that Canelo Álvarez was ducking. But in the end, two things were proven.
First, that Jaime Munguía was a worthy opponent for Canelo. And second, that Canelo Álvarez is nowhere near being on the slide.
The fight opened like gangbusters, with Munguia winning the early rounds. He came to win and stuck it on Canelo quickly. Canelo came out of it with a bruised and swelling eye, but showed that he could take Munguía's best shots. Then in the fourth round, Canelo found an uppercut that dropped Munguía to the floor for the first time in his career.
It was a sea change moment in the fight. From then on, Canelo outwaited, out boxed, and out countered Munguia, showing that the patience of experience can do much more than the aggression of youth can.
"La constancia cumple lo que el dicho no alcanza"
That is an old saying in Spanish that means sticking to a plan get you places that luck can never reach and Canelo Álvarez demonstrated it tonight in the most emphatic way possible. He stuck to his plan. He didn't get into a trading contest with Munguía, throwing enough counter punches to stop any attacks and then following it up with hurtful, spiteful shots that picked off the rounds. He surrendered a few, here and there, but never enough to seriously risk his chances.
The wise old teacher showed the student how to box tonight.
To be fair to Jaime Munguía, you could see him learning before your eyes. As the rounds wore on, you could see the change in his own attacks, how he slowly came to realize the lesson that he was being shown. He will come out the other side of this fight as a far more potent and dangerous fighter.
For those hoping for a knockout by either man, there was disappointment. Neither man was to be bowed. Both are as tough as iron, with granite chins. They deserve our applause and respect. Jaime Munguía will no doubt become a world champion again. But not tonight. Canelo Álvarez is still the undisputed king of the super middleweight division.
His son called it
Interestingly, prior to the fight, Canelo's son predicted that his dad would win by an uppercut. And that knockdown was a peach of an uppercut.
The game changer
Jaime was winning the early rounds but this was the moment it all shifted to Canelo. And that is where it stayed.
AND STILL: Canelo Álvarez wins by UD
The judges at ringside scored it:
117-110
116-111
115-112
all for Canelo Álvarez, still the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world.
Both men showed that they fear nobody, both showed that they have a solid punch, both showed that they can take a shot. The knockdown was the biggest moment, but overall, each round was close. Each man came to fight and in the end, the eager youth was taken to school by the wise old master. I scored it 115-113 to Canelo but it is the judges at ringside whose opinion counts. Let's see what they say about it all.
Munguia comes out throwing everything at Canelo. He lands a left, a hook, an uppercut. Canelo backs off and covers well then comes back with his own stiff jab, probably his most effective punch.
Canelo lands an uppercut and Munguia comes back with a solid right hand. Canelo lands a solid one two and Munguia goes in for an assault when he is stopped cold by a counter left from Canelo.
The fight ends with a solid uppercut from Canelo. Great fight from both fighters!
Canelo's jabs are snappy and precise. Munguia is not throwing the punches in bunches that he has been throwing so far in the fight. Canelo is setting him up with that jab and following it with the one two.
Munguia lands a nice right hand that pushes Canelo back and he comes in with a short burst of punches but Canelo defends them well.
Munguia comes out trying to measure the distance but Canelo is too wily to allow that. Canelo comes back with a solid left hook, but Munguia responds with a four punch combo, landiing a nice uppercut.
Canelo lands a sharp right hand that snaps Munguia's head back and follows it up with a solid one two.
Munguia lands a sneaky left hook and tries to open up with those hands again. Canelo comes back with his shots but Munguia is gaining in confidence, landing more and more shots. You can literally see Munguia learning as the fight goes on. Canelo is giving his a lesson in boxing and the young puncher is taking notes.
They stand toe to toe and now it is Canelo who pushes Munguia onto the ropes. He doesn't have that barrage of shots in his arsenal to really punish the young man, but his single shots are booming and powewrful.
Munguia throws a triple jab and Canelo parrys two of them. Munguia is encouraged and comes forward with that flurry that he loves so much, landing seven or eight shots to the ribs and head of Canelo. Canelo responds with a solid left hook that shakes Munguia to his boots.
With ten seconds left in the round, Munguia goes back to that flurry and lands several to the mid section.
Canelo comes out throwing hands and lands three shots before Munguia responds with one. Canelo lands a right hand flush and Munguia responds with a three punch combo to the body. Munguia pushes Canelo onto the ropes and opens up with his hands, but a solid right hand stops the attack. Munguia backs off and lets him off the ropes. They exchange left hooks and it is Canelo's that lands more flush.
Both fighters have tasted the strength of the other now and while they are both perhaps wary, they are going out on their shields, both are standing and throwing their best shots at the other. Canelo is more accurate, more certain with his punches, but Munguia is coming in greater numbers, landing from all kinds of angles.
The momentum is shifting, Canelo is more active now and is landing his shots. Munguia is not deperately hurt but is perhaps stunned by the power of Canelo. He has never faced anyone of this caliber before.
Canelo lands a sharp jab that snaps Munguia's head back. Jaime comes back with a flurry of jabs but each time he throws he is more and more open to the counter. Canelo takes full advantage and lands a one two flush on the chin.
Munguia is coming in strong, probing around the elbows and going hard with multi-shot combos. That is a risky move this early in the bout. Canelo is not just anyone and Munguia needs to tire him out much more than he has before he goes for the kill.
Canelo is biding his time, waiting for the error that Munguia will make sooner or later.
Munguia continues to chip away at the mid section of Canelo. He throws a huge right hand that snaps Canelo's head around! But just as predicted, Canelo counters him with a huge shot and sends Munguia to the matt! That is the first time that Munguia has been down! He gets up and finishes out the round but his is far from over!
Jaime unloads that heavy right hand for the first time and it lands on Canelo, but he eats it well. Canelo seems unbothered by the power of Munguia and Jaime is doing a lot of work here. Canelo comes back with a straight right hand.
Munguia is looking for an opening and is tempted briefly to try and open up with Canelo on the ropes. He wisely decides that it is too soon to take such a risk.
He throws a right hand that snaps Canelo's head back and Canelo is now showing a marked up left eye. It is starting to swell.
Canelo comes out of his corner and snaps out a jab. He is still very quick and difficult to hit. Munguia responds with three quick jabs, pushing Canelo back but only temporarily. Canelo goes on the march, walking Munguia back. Jaime opens up with his hands, throwing jabs, hooks, and uppercuts, catching Canelo and giving him pause.
Canelo comes back with a one two that lands flush on Munguia's head. That is something that Jaime will have trouble with, he takes a lot of shots. He is there to be hit but can he withstand the power of Canelo?
They trade in the middle of the ring as the round ends.
It is on! The time is now! They both come out and circle each other as Munguia probes out a jab, Canelo bides his time.
Munguia tries to double the jab up but is wary of that heavy right hand coming back from Canelo.
Canelo comes forward and throws a one two, and Jaime ties him up. The referee has a word with Munguia about it and when it gets going again, they trade shots in the middle of the ring.
A mariachi band plays the US national anthem before Munguia ringwalks to "Mexico Lindo y Querido"
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia [Undisputed Super Middleweight Title]
And now it is time for the main event! Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia for the Undisputed Super Middleweight Title! All the marbles are on the table.
AND STILL: Mario Barrios wins by UD
The judges at ringside saw it:
116-111
116-111
116-111
all in favor of the winner and still the Interim WBC World Welterweight Champion, Mario Barrios. They gave Maidana a couple more rounds than I did but the right man won.
That was an extremely wide win for Barrios by my card. I gave Maidana just two of the early rounds and that is it. But it is only the judges at ringside whose opinion matters.
The final round sees Maidana in need of a knockout to win and he is still working on the back foot. Finally, he comes forward but Barrios is covering with a very high guard. Maidana seems to think that a single shot will end the fight but he is going to need to get a combination going to set anything up.
The round comes to a close much as it was waged, with Barrios jabbing forward and Maidana on his heels.
Maidana has landed enough jabs to set Barrios' eye to swelling, but they are all on the counter and usually after taking multiple shots himself. It is a bit of a trap to fall into, thinking that with Barrios' face marked up, it must be Maidana who is winning. It is in fact the opposite.
Barrios lands four, five, six shots at a time and Maidana responds in single blows. That simply won't cut it.
Barrios lands a nice right hand and Maidana counters it nicely with a hook over the top. Maidana has been a counter puncher and has a ton of skill, plus blazing speed on his side, but this negative style is not going to do him any favors with the judges. He needs a knockout to win by my card and that is not out of the question.
Barrios lands another nice one two.
Barrios lands a nice one two to start the round and steadily marches forward. Maidana is moving well, as he has the entire bout, but is throwing very little back.
Maidana is quick, with his hands and his feet, but he is just not throwing any shots. It is ipossible to win a round without punching. Even jabs can do it, but you have to land something.
Barrios walks around him and chips away, landing jabs and hooks to take the points.
Barrios stays on the press, landing a three shot combo, jab hook overhand right. Maidana is refusing to engage with him so Barrios is trying to find that opening and keeps on the offense. Barrios is a sniper in this round, staying at distance but keeping the ring cut off. Picking his shots and landing when he throws.
Barrios is the more aggressive fighter here, even though Maidana's speed is impressive, his negative stance, choosing to walk around the outside rather than engage is looking less like strategy and more like he has no taste for this fight.
Barrios lands a five punch combo and Maidana responds with a three punch combo of his own.
Maidana is back to moving around the edge of the ring, trying to turn Barrios, who has taken the center of the matt. Barrios lands a nice body shot and Maidana comes back with a great right hand over the top. Barrios is back to jabbing and probing as Maidana stays mobile, walking around the outside.
Barrios comes forward looking to draw blood and Maidana lands a lightning fast left hook that rocks Barrios back onto his heels. Wow! Those hands are so quick!
Barrios composes himself and stalks Maidana for the remainder of the round, landing a few shots, eating a few.
Barrios throws a lazy jab and Maidana counters it with a great right. As Maidana looks to be in full control, Barrios lands a huge right hand and Maidana crumples to the floor! That was a huge shot! Maidana gets back up but this is now a completely different fight! Maidana is now with an uphill fight ahead. Barrios lands another big right hand. Maidana answers back with a flurry of shots with both hand, just to show that he is in the fight still.
Barrios comes forward, looking to work on the front foot, but Maidana is patient, happy to fight off the back foot and has lightning fast hands. Barrios plods on, coming forward and sticking out his paw but Maidana is so fast, he is catching Barrios so cleanly with each snap of that jab.
Both men come out working orthodox and Barrios lands a nice right corss to catch Maidana's attention. Maidana comes back with a lovely, snappy on two and they trade in the middle of the ring.
Mario Barrios vs. Fabian Maidana [Interim WBC World Welterweight Title]
Now the battlefor the Interim WBC World Welterweight Title between Mario Barrios and Fabian Maidana.
It looks like Magdaleno felt that was a low blow, because he didn't even try to get up, just face down and kicking his feet. But the replay shows that it was a great shot, right on the liver. What a KO! And right on the bell!
Brandon Figueroa wins by KO!
Madgaleno is still backing away but is more positive with it as he throws a series of shots off the back foot. Figueroa pushes his head down and draws another stern warning from the ref for that.
Figueroa is still trying to chip away at Magdaleno but is not able to do much real damage with his shots. The longer this goes on, the better Magdaleno is looking in the exchanges.
They trade on the ropes and both are landing heavy shots, but at the bell Magdaleno goes down and is counted out!
Magdaleno is almost directly back onto the ropes as Figueroa tries to come in close and tap away with those uppercuts and jabs.
The two fighters clench on the ropes and begin to grapple, Figueroa is managing to tap away with little short shots, but Magdaleno is keeping the distance extremely close.
Magdaleno is moving well, dancing and landing jabs on Figueroa. A good right hand stops his movement and Figueroa pushes him back onto the ropes, bullying him around and landing heavy hands to both sides.
Figueroa lands one, two, three, four, and five shots in a row to Magdaleno. That was a nice run!
Magdaleno is covered up and on the ropes as Figueroa opens up with his hands. Magdaleno lands a huge counter left hook and Figueroa is rocked! The round ends with no damage, but what a shot!
Figueroa wants to continue on his successes quickly, coming out with a flurry of shots. Magdaleno stops him by grabbing on, but this is now a round where Figueroa is trying to go hell for leather to end this.
Magdaleno is jabbing nicely but Figueroa catches him cleanly with a left hook that ends any offense that Magdaleno was planning. The ref calls time and gives Figueroa a final stern warning for leading with the head.
The fight gets back underway and Magdaleno lands a nice double right hook to the body and the head.
Magdaleno throws a beautiful one two, landing that left hand nicely. Figueroa is off balance and Magdaleno lands a sharp jab to follow it up. They come together and Figueroa opens up with his shots now, landing from both hands, and pushing Magdaleno onto the ropes. Magdaleno snaps Figueroa's head back with a nice uppercut. Figueroa answers back with a pair of hooks to the body that stop Magdaleno in his tracks. Figueroa throws a very low shot and Magdaleno crumples to the floor.
Time is called and the ref is trying to get Magdaleno to get back into the bout. Officially he has up to five minutes to gather himself, but the referee wants this fight to continue quickly.
When the fight gets underway, the bell goes without another shot being thrown.
Figueroa is back to switching stances and trying to confuse Magdaleno but it isn't working really. Magdaleno is able to hit him effectively from either side. Figueroa's best work is when he just sticks his jab and tries to let his hands do the talking.
Rather than do that however, Figueroa is waiting, looking for that one big shot and is coming up empty so far.
Magdaleno's corner work on that cut, and it is pretty open there. Figueroa will work on that from now on.
Back to the southpaw side, Figueroa is trying to jab at that injured eye of Magdaleno. They both get their shots in but the round ends with a flurry from Magdaleno that is notable.
Magdaleno comes out working from the southpaw side with Figueroa working orthodox. After the first exchange, Figueroa switches to southpaw and is happy to switch hit all night.
They are both slightly cagey, waiting to find an opening. Figueroa switches back to orthodox and they clash heads on an exchange wtih Magdalena getting a cut on the right eye in the process. The referee calls time and allows it to be looked at. The fight continues but this is always the danger with mixed stances.
Brandon Figueroa vs. Jessie Magdaleno [Interim WBC Featherweight Title]
We now move on to a battle for the Interim WBC Featherweight Title between Brandon Figueroa and Jessie Magdaleno.
AND STILL: Eimantas Stanionis wins by UD
The judges at ringside saw it as I did, scoring it
117-111
118-110
119-109
all three in favor of Eimantas Stanionis who remains undefeated and is still the WBA Regular Welterweight Champion.
I have Stanionis winning that fight comfortably, but it is all in the hands of the judges. Maestre certainly is acting confident in his corner. It will all come down to what the judges saw, and that can sometimes be wildly different to what I saw.
Stanionis stands and trades with Maestre. That says a lot about the type of fighter that he is. There is no need, he is way up on the cards, surely, and only needs to stay out of trouble in this final round. But the heart of a lion, Stanionis stands and trades with Maestre, offering the Venezuelan every opportunity in the world to rip the title from his hands.
As the round winds down, Maestre pushes Stanionis to the matt, not a knockdown, but he raises his hands as if it were. Perhaps he is hoping that pure bravado will sway the judges.
Both men stand in the center of the ring and trade big shots. They both land with left hooks and it is hard to see who comes out the better of that exchange. Stanionis lands a huge overhand right and that could be the shot that breaks Maestre's heart.
Maestre is more conservative here, covering more than usual. Stanionis lands another one two. As the round ends, Stanionis is pounding away.
Stanionis starts the round with a solid left hook that lands cleanly, and follows it up with a great right hand. Maestre responds with a flurry of shots, but they land on the gloves of Stanionis' guard. Stanionis tries to open up with his hands a bit more but he just leaves himself open to Maestre's counter right, which lands nicely as the round ends.
Maestre seems to have some energy back this round. Perhaps he needs to take a round off from time to time. A terrible state of affairs, particularly when he is down on the cards, as he is on mine. But here Maestre is having a good round, landing shots with both hands.
With fifteen seconds to go, Maestre lands a lovely left hook that wobbles Stanionis. That was good work for Maestre that round.
The pace has slowed markedly, which tends to favor Stanionis, who is able to pick and choose his shots. He lands that marvellous double jab that has been working all night. Maestre is sluggish here, perhaps running low on energy. His high early work rate was never going to be sustainable.
Maestre lands a nice jab and moves nicely both ways, left and right, looking better this round than last. Stanionis is having trouble finding his target with his jab, evidence that Maestre is moving better than before.
Stanionis lands a huge right cross and Maestre stumbles as the round starts. Maestre is throwing back and trying to punch his way out of trouble, but Stanionis is making him miss often and landing cleanly nearly every time. Trading is not a good plan for the Venezuelan.
Stanionis lands a great one two, and then follows it up with an uppercut that rocks Maestre's head, snapping it back. Another left hook - overhand right lands for Stanionis.
Maestre seems to have gotten his legs back under him in the fifth, moving well, jabbing with confidence and purpose once again, but Stanionis is handling him well, coming back with his own shots and keeping the challenger at distance.
But Maestre has perhaps his best round so far, jabbing away and chipping at the champ.
Both men come out trading punches, with Maestre perhaps needing to land something big here. In fact it is Stanionis who lands first, stopping Maestre's attack with a left hook. Maestre is clearly exhausted here, you can see him clearly puffing for breath. Stanionis lands another big right hand and Maestre is flagging badly here.
Stanionis stakes out the center of the ring, forcing Maestre to work outside. The champ is a little more free with his hands this round, opening up a bit more and letting his hands go. Maestre takes advantage and lands perhaps the best pair of jabs in the fight, forcing Stanionis to revert to covering up.
Stanionis lands an overhand right that stuns Maestre! He is stock still and Stanionis lands another right behind it. This seems to shake Maestre from his torpor but he is in trouble.
Maestre is sticking with his game plan of maintaining a high work rate with his jab, landing lots of shots, not all cleanly but enough to keep the judges guessing. Stanionis keeps his guard extremely tight and very little is getting through, and is content to come back with his own counter punches that are for the most part landing cleanly.
Stanionis lands a three punch combo to the head of Maestre, shoving the challenger to one side and forcing him to come in a bit wild. Stanionis makes him pay with a peach of a right hook to the jaw. Another strong round for the champ.
Both fighters come out working from the orthodox stance and Maestre is busy with that jab early. Stanionis is walking him down and working the body with a low left hook around the elbow, forcing Maestre to cover up.
Maestre throws numbers at the champ but Stanions lands a beautiful counter right cleanly.
Eimantas Stanionis vs. Gabriel Maestre [WBA Regular Welterweight Title]
The first title fight of the evening will see Venezuelan challenger Gabriel Maestre take on Lithuanian champion Eimantas Stanionis for his WBA Regular Welterweight title.
We now move onto the main card and the next bout will be Eimantas Stanionis vs. Gabriel Maestre for the WBA Regular Welterweight Title.
Preliminary bouts
Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. Ronald Cruz [super welterweight]
Vito Mielnicki comprehensively outboxed Ronald Cruz in this ten round opening bout. It isn’t like Cruz did nothing, he actually got his shots in and managed to make Mielnicki work for his money tonight, giving him a deep cut on his eyelid, but after being down twice in the early rounds, it was only going one way. Mielnicki moves to 18-1 with a unanimous points win.
Jesus Ramos vs. Johan Gonzalez [super welterweight]
These two supremely experienced fighters went to war, trading thumping shots through the first two rounds, until Ramos landed one that rattled Gonzales to his toes. He managed to survive the round but the tide had turned and Ramos just steadily continued to bully Gonzales, stunning him again in the fifth and sixth before a head clash cut Ramos over his left eye. Gonzales edged his way back into the bout but Ramos had Gonzales so hurt that he got the stoppage with ten seconds left to go in the ninth round. With this Jesus Ramos moves to 21-1 with this win.
Adrian Torres vs. Arsen Poghosyan [catchweight]
Adrian Torres went to 8-0 with a six-round unanimous decision over Arsen Poghosyan.
Jabin Chollet vs. Julian Bridges [lightweight]
Julian Bridges moved to 5-0 with a six-round unanimous decision win over Jabin Chollet.
Damien Vazquez vs. David Picasso [super bantamweight]
David Picasso moves to 28-0-1 with a fifth-round stoppage of Damien Vazquez.
The preliminary bouts are now underway and I will be bringing you periodic updates to the fights as they progress.
The undisputed super middleweight champion insists he is in his prime and has a three to four years at least left in the profession, but a big shot by Jaime Munguia could shift the landscape. Read it all right here!
The Full Card
Main Card
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia [Undisputed Super Middleweight Title]
Mario Barrios vs. Fabian Maidana [Interim WBC World Welterweight Title]
Brandon Figueroa vs. Jessie Magdaleno [Interim WBC Featherweight Title]
Eimantas Stanionis vs. Gabriel Maestre [WBA Regular Welterweight Title]
Preliminary Card
Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. Ronald Cruz [super welterweight]
William Scull vs. Sean Hemphill [super middleweight]
Jesus Ramos vs. Johan Gonzalez [super welterweight]
Gabriel Valenzuela vs. Jose Angulo [super lightweight]
Damien Vazquez vs. David Picasso [super bantamweight]
Jabin Chollet vs. Julian Bridges [lightweight]
Adrian Torres vs. Arsen Poghosyan [catchweight]
The main undercard is set to get underway at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.
Tale of the tape
Canelo Álvarez
Age: 33
Country: Mexico
Height: 5ft 8in
Reach: 70.5”
Record: 60-2-2
Jaime Munguia
Age: 27
Country: Mexico
Height: 6ft 0in
Reach: 72”
Record: 43-0-0
WELCOME!!!
Welcome to Diario AS USA’s live coverage of the All-Mexican Cinco de Mayo weekend gala as Canelo Álvarez puts all his super middleweight titles on the line against knockout artist Jaime Munguia from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This is a scintillating fight! Muguia is bigger, stronger, and younger, but has not faced anyone of Canelo’s caliber yet. Canelo is a strong tactician, the undisputed king of the super middleweight division, who can stylistically outbox his young countryman.
Two giant factors are at play here. First is that Munguia is very hittable. He is right there to be hit, and he takes a lot of shots. Up until now, he has munched up everything that has come his way and marched through it, like Pac-man. Forget about being hurt, he hasn’t really ever been troubled. But he has never been hit by anyone who can punch as hard as Canelo.
The second factor is Canelo’s age. He is still at the top of his game, without doubt, but the last few bouts have lacked the same dazzling skill that he is known for. John Ryder is not at this level and while Jermell Charlo is extremely talented, he stepped up two weight divisions to face Canelo. In both of those fights, Álvarez held all the cards. Here they are more evenly dealt. Yes, Canelo is still quick, but is he quick enough to stay away from Munguia’s devastating left hook? Does he still have the speed and reflexes to compete with a fighter six years younger than he is?
Coming as it does on Cinco de Mayo weekend, the appetite for this fight is immense. Las Vegas is boiling with anticipation, and the antics between Canelo and Oscar de la Hoya have been a huge part of that.
Canelo was promoted by Golden Boy for much of his career and Munguia is currently being promoted by them. Twisting and grinding the knife in this affair has been Oscar de la Hoya, who has entered into and in some cases instigated it. Under fire for taking some of the spotlight away from Jaime Munguia, perhaps de la Hoya is simply playing a game; trying to get under Canelo’s skin. After all, it worked like a charm for Ryan Garcia, who dazzled Devin Haney and took his mind out of the fight. Perhaps by antagonizing his ex-stable mate, de la Hoya is in fact trying to give his fighter a leg up.