By Gerardo Romero
08 Mar 2024, 15:28 PM EST
The Mexican boxer and current undisputed super middleweight champion, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, has finally reached an agreement to find a rival with whom he can enter the ring on May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. , Snowfall; The Mexican Jaime Munguía was chosen to face him after the controversy that arose after his separation from the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) when the fight with the American Jermall Charlo was not finalized.
The information about this fact was made known by the ESPN journalist, Salvador Rodríguez, through his account on the social network May and will be broadcast through prime Video PPPV and DAZN PPV.
If this news is true, Jaime Munguía would become the first Mexican to face Canelo Álvarez in several years after a long season in which he mainly faced boxers from the United States, England and Russia in order to become one of the figures most important in the pound for pound of the planet thanks to its undisputed title.
The fighter from Guadalajara will enter the fight next May with a total of three consecutive victorious fights after having been defeated by Dmitry Bivol by unanimous decision on May 7, 2022; After that he managed to easily overcome Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin, the British John Ryder and the American Jermell Charlo.
For his part, Jaime Munguía has just recorded one of the most important victories of his career by achieving a resounding knockout against John Ryder, who retired from the sport shortly after having not achieved the objectives he had set; After this, the Mexican has shown a deep desire to be able to face Canelo Álvarez in the ring.
It is important to remember that the last victory by knockout for Canelo was on November 6, 2021 when he managed to defeat Caleb Plant to become the absolute champion of the 168 pounds and thus be able to win the World Council of Weight belts. Boxing, World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and the International Boxing Federation.
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