Canelo Alvarez fights Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas on May 4

DESPITE rumours that he would struggle Jermall Charlo on Could 4, widespread sense has prevailed and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will as an alternative go up towards Jaime Munguia, a fellow Mexican, on that date.

The struggle between Alvarez and Munguia will happen on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas and can after all be a spotlight of Cinco de Mayo weekend. It’s for that purpose it most likely is smart for Alvarez to struggle a fellow Mexican, notably as he finds himself accompanied by not one however two of them up at super-middleweight. If it wasn’t going to be Munguia for this date, there was at all times the choice of David Benavidez. In the long run, you felt as if it needed to be one in every of them.

“I’m very proud and excited to have the ability to make this struggle,” stated Alvarez, 60-2-2 (39). “A Mexican versus one other Mexican is at all times an enormous struggle and it’s been some time since there’s been one like this. It’s nice to offer a chance like this to a fighter that’s earned it like Jaime has. It offers me a number of pleasure that two Mexicans shall be going through one another in such a giant struggle for the game.”

The 27-year-old Munguia, 43-0 (34), first rose to prominence in 2018 when he stopped Sadam Ali inside 4 rounds to assert the WBO super-welterweight title. This was a belt he efficiently defended a complete of 5 occasions earlier than shifting as much as middleweight and beating the likes of D’Mitrius Ballard, Gabriel Rosado, and Tureano Johnson. At super-middleweight, in the meantime, the division by which he’s presently discovered, Munguia has stepped up in school and added to his resume the names of Sergiy Derevyanchenko and John Ryder, whom he outpointed over 12 rounds in January.

Now getting into his athletic prime, Munguia is now not thought of a piece in progress or somebody who must proceed constructing. He has not too long ago connected with Freddie Roach to clean a few of his tough edges of his sport and seems to be as prepared as he’ll ever be to face somebody like Alvarez, a fighter he may have little doubt admired on the best way up.

“I’m very, very joyful and crammed with enthusiasm for this nice alternative,” stated Munguia. “I’m extremely grateful to everybody concerned who have been capable of make this struggle a actuality. We’re prepared to offer followers an amazing evening of boxing on Saturday, Could 4. I can’t wait to show to the world that I’m able to doing nice issues. Viva Tijuana and Viva México!”