Reigning undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) gears up for another defense against Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) this weekend. This bout will see two of the top three fighters at 168 pounds clashing for the multiple world titles.
Main card coverage starts Saturday evening at 8 p.m. ET on DAZN and Prime Video. Ringwalks for the Canelo-Munguia undisputed super welterweight title fight are expected around 11 p.m. ET.
Munguia has unfortunately been overshadowed by pre-fight antics of his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, but brings in precision and power. In January he stopped John Ryder in the 9th round to secure a late TKO win. At 27, Munguia previously held the WBO light middleweight title and comes in with tons of big fight experience.
Alvarez is one of the biggest names in boxing today, coming into this bout after another successful title defense against Jermell Charlo last September. The four weight world champion got into a couple of heated arguments with his former promoter De La Hoya at this week’s press conference. That, combined with many pundits claiming he’s avoiding other top super middleweight David Benavidez, gives Canelo plenty of motivation for a masterclass performance.
Fight Odds
Canelo is a -500 favorite to win and Munguia has +360 underdog odds. The favored method of victory is Canelo by decision (-105), per Draftkings Sportsbook.
Canelo-Munguia undisputed super middleweight title bout prediction
For the first time in years, boxing fans finally saw the Canelo-De La Hoya feud come full circle. Quite frankly, Alvarez snapped back at De La Hoya and spoke down upon the Golden Boy Promotions CEO. However, De La Hoya seemed to strike a nerve by bringing up Canelo’s failed drug tests and calling out his career.
While he is still riding the wave of Ryan Garcia’s “upset” win over Devin Haney, De La Hoya might’ve made Munguia’s job a lot harder. Look, Munguia is no slouch and will provide a few challenges to the chin of Alvarez. With Freddie Roach in his corner, Munguia presents power and is six years younger than Canelo.
Turning pro at 16 in 2013, expect Munguia to put together the fight of his life come Saturday. However, a motivated Alvarez is any opponents nightmare. Whether it was the verbal sparring with De La Hoya or not, the 33-year-old himself predicted a KO of Munguia by round 8.
What better way to rub it in the face of your former promoter than by stopping a young talented fighter on his roster? Canelo dropped Jermell Charlo in the 7th round and I think he does the same to Munguia. Alvarez wins this by TKO, stoppage coming late by the 10th round.