Month: May 2024

LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez was masterful on Saturday in outdueling Mexican countryman Jaime Munguia in a pay-per-view clash inside T-Mobile Arena that provided an exclamation point of excitement to Cinco de Mayo weekend. 

At 33, Alvarez remained in top form among the pound-for-pound best in boxing by relying on speed and timing to connect on 50% of his power shots. Alvarez seized the momentum with a fourth-round knockdown of Munguia on a beautiful right uppercut and left hook to the body combination. 

Let’s take a closer look at what we learned from Alvarez’s fourth defense of his undisputed super middleweight championship. 

1. Giving Alvarez extra motivation to be great rarely ends well

Despite the droning criticism from those claiming he’s ducking David Benavidez to the heated verbal spats with ex-promoter Oscar De La Hoya during fight week, Alvarez once again found a way to channel his emotions into surgical focus. The Mexican icon fielded the early

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Cinco de Mayo weekend has played host to several major fights over the years. This year, the Holiday will bring the gift of a Canelo Álvarez fight as he takes on fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The 33-year-old will look to defend his undisputed super middleweight title against Munguia.

The 27-year-old wasn’t the biggest matchup that Álvarez could have taken, but he’s an intriguing opponent nonetheless. Donning a record of 43-0 with 34 knockouts, he’ll look to take the torch from Álvarez and become an instant star.

It’s a classic battle of legend vs. up-and-comer and a matchup that is sure to have the attention of the boxing world.

Here’s a look at all the info you need to catch the bout along with a preview and prediction for the fight.

Fight Odds, Info

When: Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m. ET (main event ringwalks at approximately 11 p.m. ET)

Where: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Odds: Álvarez -525 (wager $525 to win $100); Munguia 380 (wager $100 to win $380)

Preview

Álvarez is a fairly strong favorite, but it’s not a foregone conclusion he’s going to get his hand raised.

Canelo has proven he can still win as he moves to his mid-30s. He has reeled off unanimous decision wins over Gennady Golovkin, John Ryder and Jermell Charlo since losing to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022.

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LAS VEGAS — The boisterous, surprising support for Jaime Munguia was swiftly extinguished with a patented Canelo Alvarez combination on Saturday, a left hook followed by a right uppercut that planted the challenger on the canvas for the first knockdown of his 44-fight career.

Alvarez, boxing’s top star, continued to build momentum after that fourth-round knockdown and won the fight with his cleaner, sharper, harder shots to retain his undisputed super middleweight championship in an all-Mexican battle on Cinco de Mayo weekend before 17,492 at T-Mobile Arena.

Alvarez’s fourth successful defense of his four 168-pound titles was made official via scores of 115-113, 117-110 and 116-111. ESPN scored it 118-109. This was the third consecutive fight that Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) scored a knockdown. He also dropped Jermell Charlo and John Ryder in decision wins last year.

“I’m very proud that all the Mexicans are here watching us,” Alvarez, ESPN’s No. 4 pound-for-pound boxer, said. “… He’s a great fighter. He’s strong, he’s smart. … But he’s a little slow. I can see every punch. Sometimes he got me because I get so confident. … I did really good and I feel proud about it. … I’m the best fighter right now for sure.”

Munguia, the former junior middleweight titleholder, was competing on the elite level of the sport for the first time. And he no doubt acquitted himself well. The 27-year-old from Tijuana fought with passion and showed an improved jab in his second fight with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach.

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Saul “Canelo” Alvarez successfully retained his undisputed super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia on Saturday, May 4. The all-Mexican main event aired live on pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, highlighting Cinco de Mayo weekend.

The world championship clash went the full distance and produced fireworks. In the fourth round Canelo dropped Munguia with big a right uppercut, sending the l

Interim WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios came out on top on May 4, when he faced Fabian Andres Maidana at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pair squared off in the co-feature on the PPV card topped by Canelo Alvarez vs Jaime Munguia.

The scheduled for 12 rounds contest went the full distance. The native of San Antonio, Texas secured the win by decision dropping the Argentinian contender with a big right hand in the third round along the way. All three scores were 116-111.

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Brandon Figueroa successfully retained his interim WBC featherweight title against Jessie Magdaleno on May 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pair battled it out on the card headlined by Canelo Alvarez vs Jaime Munguia on Cinco de Mayo weekend.

The scheduled for 12 rounds bout didn’t go the full distance. The Weslaco, Texas native dropped and stopped former world champion of Las Vegas with a big liver shot. The official time was 2 minutes and 59 seconds into the ninth round. In the fourth round the latter went down due to an unintentional low blow.

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