Mexican Álvarez efficiently defended his WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA tremendous middleweight titles in opposition to his compatriot Munguía.
Mexico’s undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez retained his titles with a unanimous victory over compatriot Jaime Munguía in Las Vegas.
Álvarez, who obtained scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 from all three judges to seal the victory, despatched his opponent to the canvas within the fourth spherical, the primary knockdown of Munguía’s profession.
“Jaime Munguía is a superb fighter. He’s sturdy, he’s sensible. However I take my time. I’ve 12 rounds to win the struggle and I did it. I did very effectively and I really feel happy with it,” mentioned Álvarez after handing Munguía the primary defeat of his skilled profession.
“He is sturdy however I believe he is a little bit sluggish. I may see each shot… That is why I am one of the best. “I am one of the best fighter proper now, undoubtedly.”
Saturday’s struggle, which improved Alvarez’s report to 61-2-2, was the 33-year-old’s first since beating American Jermell Charlo final yr.
It was the fourth time that Álvarez defended his WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA tremendous middleweight titles.
Munguia, whose 34 knockouts included wins inside the space in 4 of his earlier 5 fights, went on the assault in opposition to the vastly skilled Alvarez, pushing him again along with his jab and rocking the champion within the third spherical with a proper to the jaw.
However Álvarez responded within the fourth. After Munguía linked with a pair of stable rights, Álvarez adopted a left hook with an enormous uppercut that despatched Munguía to the canvas.
The fifth spherical opened with chants of “Canelo!” ringing on the T-Cellular Enviornment, the place assist was evenly divided among the many Mexican fighters in a struggle that coincided with Mexico’s Cinco de Mayo festivities.
A jab from Álvarez despatched Munguía’s head flying again, and within the sixth, a left hook from Álvarez briefly brought about Munguía’s knees to buckle.
In a struggle billed as a doable altering of the guard, Munguia, who has honed his aggressive fashion underneath the tutelage of Manny Pacquiao’s veteran coach Freddie Roach, continued to press.
However his vaunted energy not often bothered Álvarez, who repeatedly discovered a well beyond Munguía’s guard to land probably the most damaging blows.
