By Gerardo Romero
May 4, 2024, 1:53 PM EDT
This Saturday the long-awaited fight will take place between Mexicans Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and Jaime Munguía for the undisputed super middleweight title held by the man from Guadalajara; The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be the setting for this important meeting in which they hope to provide a formidable show to determine if Canelo will keep his crown and if there will be a new monarch of the category.
The fight has attracted the attention of the main figures in world boxing and the most recent to speak on the subject was the legendary Mexican champion Julio César Chávez Sr.; In his statements to the media, the ‘Caesar of boxing’ spoke about Jaime Munguía’s career and how far he has come at only 27 years old due to his great physical performance and punch in the ring.
For this reason, the multiple world champion assured that he would like to see him in many more fights at 168 pounds to be able to determine what his true competitive potential is and thus see if he really earned the role of facing Canelo Álvarez.
“Munguía is a fighter who is growing. In his last fight he showed that he is fit to fight with Canelo, with Benavidez. I would like him to do about two more fights at 168 pounds to really see his potential (…). I think (Munguía) should do one or two more fights and then fight the big guys,” said Chávez.
To conclude, Julio César Chávez also spoke about how difficult a fight against David Benavídez would be for the Chihuahuan due to the physical characteristics of the American of Mexican descent; He also maintained that this fight would be quite difficult even for Canelo, who despite the insistence of Benavídez’s team and being the mandatory rival by the World Boxing Council (WBC) has not accepted his fight.
“Yes (he fights Benavidez), but it is very hard for Munguía (…) Benavidez is a very tall fighter, very strong for this division and whoever he fights with, even for Canelo it is difficult and tough,” concluded the historic Mexican fighter who He is currently enjoying his retirement and has become quite the boxing analyst.
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