Jaime Munguia takes on France’s Bruno Surac tonight in a 10-round 169-pound main event. live on ESPN+ at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico. The event begins at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
Munguia vs Surace live updates
The 28-year-old Munguia (44-1, 28 KOs) is looking for a quick rematch with Canelo Alvarez after losing to him on May 4. Munguia has fought once since then, stopping fringe opponent Erik Bazinyan in the tenth round on September 20.
Today’s ESPN+ Main Card
– Jaime Munguia vs. Bruno Sarace
– Alan Picasso vs. Yehison Cuello
Picasso (30-1, 16 KOs) is expected to be the next challenger for undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue if she defeats Cuello (13-2-2, 11 KOs) in their 10-round co-main event tonight.
Munguia has an easy fight tonight against Surace (25-0-2, 4 KOs). None of the four sanctioning bodies rank Surace in the top 15. The reason is obvious: Surace’s opposition is bad.
It is unclear why Top Rank chose this opponent for Munguia rather than the top contender. In terms of making Munguia look great and making sure no one beats him to ruin his chances of a rematch with Canelo, comparing him to fighters like Surace and Bazinyan makes sense.
Ideally, Munguia should show some courage by taking on the top contenders at 168 to speed up the process of getting a rematch with Canelo, but he’s too vulnerable for that. Munguia didn’t look good in his last match against Bazinyan either.
If Munguia was ambitious and willing to take risks, he would fight these guys to earn a rematch with Alvarez:
– Osleys Iglesias
– Christian Mbilli
– Diego Pacheco
– Caleb Plant
Munguia is not expected to fight any of those fighters. It’s a business. His next fight is likely to be against Edgar Berlango, who he has said he is interested in fighting. Berlanga is on the same talent level as Bazinyan and is an easy point for Munguia or any of the fighters on the roster.
