By Allan Fox: Unbeaten former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (37-0, 30 KOs) weighed in at 160 kilos on Friday for his essential 12 spherical foremost occasion on DAZN in opposition to the extremely skilled former two-time world title challenger Gabe Rosado (26-13-1, 15 KOs).
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Rosado weighed barely much less at 159.4 lbs, however he appeared greater than Munguia, oddly sufficient. The 2 shall be combating in a Golden Boy Promotions on the Honda Heart in Anaheim, California.
Rosado is coming off an enormous win over Bektemir Melikuziev final June, and he’s going to be attempting to get the same gorgeous victory on Saturday in opposition to Munguia.
Ranked #1 WBC, #1 WBO, Munguia is able to get a title shot in opposition to Jermall Charlo or Demetrius Andrade in 2022. Nonetheless, the champion that Munguia seems to be concentrating on is Gennadiy Golovkin for his IBF belt.
Sadly for Munguia, he’s not ranked excessive with the IBF, so he’ll want Golovkin to present him a title shot as a voluntary challenger. If Golovkin does make that transfer, he’ll do it afterward down the road.
Proper now, Golovkin isn’t taking any possibilities with dangerous fights as a result of he’s attempting to get a big-money trilogy combat with Canelo in 2022.
Till Golovkin will get that combat, he’s not going to take a dangerous match with somebody like Munguia. It’s probably that even when Golovkin will get the trilogy match with Canelo and loses, he’ll nonetheless maintain out hope for a fourth combat.
Munguia is best off going within the route of WBC champion Jermall Charlo or WBO champion Demetrius Andrade.
De La Hoya expects Munguia – Rosado to conflict
“When you have got a fighter like Rosado from Puerto Rico and a fighter like Munguia, it’s apparent the kinds are going to conflict,” stated Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya to Fighthype.
“It’s going to be a terrific combat, however the truth that you have got the delight behind it, Mexico vs. Puerto Rico, they have a tendency to combat even tougher,” stated De La Hoya.
“So, kinds are going to conflict. I do know boxing, and I’m a promoter that has been within the ring, and I’m most likely the one promoters which have been within the ring. So I do know the kinds, and I do know what this combat goes to be all about.
“I like the way in which he did it. He didn’t steamroll earlier than the knockout clearly of Plant,” stated De La Hoya on Canelo Alvarez’s latest eleventh spherical knockout win over Caleb Plant. “I used to be very impressed with Plant, however Canelo is the pound-for-pound champion of the world.
“What he did that night time was historical past, and I’m very pleased with him and really blissful for him,” stated De La Hoya of Canelo. “In boxing, there’s at all times competitors, there’s at all times matches you may make,” stated Oscar when advised that Canelo now not has competitors.
Oscar is prepared to work with Canelo
“There are fighters like Benavidez; there are fighters just like the Charlos,” stated De La Hoya. “You recognize, guys that may probably go up in opposition to Canelo, however Canelo retains knocking them out, so we’ll see.
“We’re the most effective that we do, and the doorways are at all times open on our finish,” stated De La Hoya about his willingness to work with Canelo.
“We’re going to have potential future opponents which might be going to be very to see what occurs. However look, no laborious emotions, that is boxing, and that is the combat recreation. My coronary heart and my door are at all times large open.
“It’s going to be an thrilling finish of the 12 months for us, and I can’t anticipate the beginning of subsequent 12 months. I received a number of tips up my sleeves, and I’m going to be very enthusiastic about it,” stated De La Hoya.
