Jaime Munguia has displayed impressive power throughout his young career. The 25-year-old Mexican has evolved as a boxer, as we saw in his fight against Gabriel Rosado on Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

But it was mostly old-fashioned hard work – both before and during the fight – that allowed him to have his hand raised.

Munguia, as fit as he could be, threw quick, hard punches in bunches almost nonstop to defeat his veteran opponent by a one-sided decision in a 12-round bout and take another step closer to a shot at a middleweight title.

The official scores were 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111. Boxing Junkie had it 119-109, 11 rounds to one.

Jaime Munguía putting some serious power behind his left hooks 💥#MunguíaRosado pic.twitter.com/wJT6MISCaU

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) November 14, 2021

Rosado (26-14-1, 15 KOs) was coming off his stunning third-round knockout of hot prospect Bektemir Melikuziev at 168 pounds in June, which gave the 35-year-old hope of finally winning a title in the twilight of his career.

Indeed, had he beaten Munguia, he would be knocking on the door of the 160-pound titleholders. Alas, it wasn’t to be.

Rosado had good moments throughout the fight, landing hard shots here and there, clinching when he had to and roughing up Munguia at times. But that’s all they were … moments. At the same time, Munguia (38-0, 30 KOs) was firing off three-, four-, five-punch combinations and landing many of his punches.

He never hurt the rugged Philadelphian, at least not to a significant extent, but he won round after round with his activity. He did the work during training camp. And he obviously is becoming a more polished boxer under trainer Erik Morales.

The former 154-pound champ also is getting more comfortable at 160, at which he fought for the fourth time.

“I feel very strong,” he said through a translator. “Each time I’m getting stronger and better. You’ll see, the next time I’ll be better.”

Munguia is ranked No. 1 by both the WBC and WBO, which means that title shot is on the horizon. Jermall Charlo holds the WBC title. The WBO champ is Demetrius Andrade, who defends his belt against Jason Quigley this coming Friday.

Munguia knows he’s close to realizing his immediate goal.

“I’m ready for a world title in the coming year, or an elimination bout. I’m ready for each of those things,” he said.

Meanwhile, Rosado saw the fight differently from the judges and presumably everyone else who watched. He thought he deserved the victory, which he suggested multiple times during his post-fight interview.

“I thought I did enough,” he said. “I boxed good. I pressured when I had to. I jabbed good. I hurt him when I had to. I’ll have to re-look at the fight and see what the judges saw. Those scores were wide. I never had a chance.”

Rosado never had a chance because Munguia didn’t give him one.

Jaime Munguia has displayed impressive power throughout his young career. The 25-year-old Mexican has evolved as a boxer, as we saw in his fight against Gabriel Rosado on Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

But it was mostly old-fashioned hard work – both before and during the fight – that allowed him to have his hand raised.

Munguia, as fit as he could be, threw quick, hard punches in bunches almost nonstop to defeat his veteran opponent by a one-sided decision in a 12-round bout and take another step closer to a shot at a middleweight title.

The official scores were 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111. Boxing Junkie had it 119-109, 11 rounds to one.

Jaime Munguía putting some serious power behind his left hooks 💥#MunguíaRosado pic.twitter.com/wJT6MISCaU

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) November 14, 2021

Rosado (26-14-1, 15 KOs) was coming off his stunning third-round knockout of hot prospect Bektemir Melikuziev at 168 pounds in June, which gave the 35-year-old hope of finally winning a title in the twilight of his career.

Indeed, had he beaten Munguia, he would be knocking on the door of the 160-pound titleholders. Alas, it wasn’t to be.

Rosado had good moments throughout the fight, landing hard shots here and there, clinching when he had to and roughing up Munguia at times. But that’s all they were … moments. At the same time, Munguia (38-0, 30 KOs) was firing off three-, four-, five-punch combinations and landing many of his punches.

He never hurt the rugged Philadelphian, at least not to a significant extent, but he won round after round with his activity. He did the work during training camp. And he obviously is becoming a more polished boxer under trainer Erik Morales.

The former 154-pound champ also is getting more comfortable at 160, at which he fought for the fourth time.

“I feel very strong,” he said through a translator. “Each time I’m getting stronger and better. You’ll see, the next time I’ll be better.”

Munguia is ranked No. 1 by both the WBC and WBO, which means that title shot is on the horizon. Jermall Charlo holds the WBC title. The WBO champ is Demetrius Andrade, who defends his belt against Jason Quigley this coming Friday.

Munguia knows he’s close to realizing his immediate goal.

“I’m ready for a world title in the coming year, or an elimination bout. I’m ready for each of those things,” he said.

Meanwhile, Rosado saw the fight differently from the judges and presumably everyone else who watched. He thought he deserved the victory, which he suggested multiple times during his post-fight interview.

“I thought I did enough,” he said. “I boxed good. I pressured when I had to. I jabbed good. I hurt him when I had to. I’ll have to re-look at the fight and see what the judges saw. Those scores were wide. I never had a chance.”

Rosado never had a chance because Munguia didn’t give him one.