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Jaime Munguia and opponent Bruno Surace weighed in at 169.1 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for their 10-round catchweight fight this Saturday, December 14, at the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico. The event will be displayed live on ESPN+ at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT.
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Saturday’s Fight Card: ESPN+ Preview
Recently defeated former WBO Junior Middleweight Champion Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) looks to pick up an easy win in his showcase against non-top-tier French fighter Surace (20-0- 2, 4 KOs).
This is a step back for the 28-year-old Munguia since his last match against Erik Bazinyan on September 20. It’s possible that given the short amount of time, Munguia’s promoters didn’t want to put him up against a fighter at or better than Bazinyan for fear of getting beaten.
In the co-feature weights, super bantamweight contender Alan Picasso (30-0-1, 16 KOs) weighed in at 125.9 pounds, and his opponent Yehison Cuello (13-2-1, 11 KOs) weigh 124.6 pounds for their 10-round contests.
Weigh-ins for Saturday’s event on ESPN+ at 9pm ET.
– Jaime Munguia 169.1 vs. Bruno Surace 169.1
– Alan Picasso 125.9 vs. Yehison Coll 124.6
– Jorge García Pérez 154.3 vs. Kudratillo Abdukakhorov 158.2
– Sebastian Hernández 123.6 against Sergio Martín Sosa 123.2
– Christian Islands Roldán 130.7; Joan Anacona 129.5
Munguia lost for the first time in his 11-year professional career on May 4 against Canelo Alvarez. The defeat was long overdue, but Munguia hadn’t been fighting high-level opposition, who was protecting him. Fans believe that Munguia was protected all these years to get a cash fight against Canelo.
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Now that it’s passed, the process begins again, with Munguia facing lesser fighters, hoping to rank in the top spot for a lucrative win against Canelo. If that’s the gambit, it’s nasty, but when you see Munguia go up against Surace and Bazinyan in back-to-back fights, you can only draw that conclusion.
“He’s a strong fighter. He throws a lot of combinations. We’ve got to be careful with that. I’ve studied him and I’m confident in the work we’ve done. I’ll walk away with my hand up in victory,” Munguia said.
“If I knew in what round I could knock him out, I’d bet all my money on it. But I don’t know. It’s uncertain. I can tell you now with absolute certainty that I’m going for the knockout.”
