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Jaime Munguía announces date for fight back in Mexico

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By Kleberly Mendoza

06 Nov 2024, 18:00 PM EST

Jaime Munguia He officially announced on his social networks that on December 14 he will return to Mexico for a dispute at the Caliente Stadium, in his hometown Tijuana, but it is still unknown against whom.

According to the promoter Zanfer, Munguía will hold a press conference this Friday, November 8 to clear up doubts and reveal the name of your next opponent on the quadrilateral.

“Tijuana native Jaime Munguía will return to the ring on December 14 at the emblematic Caliente Stadium. The name of the rival will be announced on November 8”the company reported.

According to reports from Salvador Rodríguez, ESPN journalist, Ronald Gavril and Bruno Surace are the most popular so far to face the Mexican fighter. The Romanian has seven consecutive victories since he was defeated twice by David Benavídez and has not fought since May, while the undefeated Frenchman has not seen action for almost a year.

On the other hand, Jaime Munguía comes from a tough fight with Erik Bazinyan, who kept him at a distance in the first rounds with his jab. But it was in the tenth when the Tijuana native landed a left hook that sent the Canadian to the canvas and, after not being able to stand up before the count ended, he tasted victory again after losing his undefeated record against Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez .

Regardless of who his next opponent is, this fight will be his fourth of the year for Munguia. In January the Mexican defeated John Ryder, in May he was defeated for the first time in his career by the super middleweight champion and a month ago he knocked out Erik Bazinyan.

Jaime Munguía and Erik Bazinyan
Jaime Munguía knocked out Erik Bazinyan in the tenth round of the fight.
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Jaime Munguía, 27, recovered from the defeat suffered against the man from Guadalajara by knocking out Erik Bazinyan in Arizona. The fighter born in Tijuana has a record of 43 wins of which, 34 of them came via fast track, and one setback.

Ronald Gavril, 38, He has 25 wins (20 by knockout) and three losses in his career. For his part, Bruno Surace, 26, is undefeated after 25 fights (4 on the fast track) and two draws in his career.

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