Tag: Gonzalo Coria

Jaime Munguia stops overmatched Gonzalo Coria in third round, calls out Triple-G

Jaime Munguia stopped overmatched Gonzalo Coria in the third round Saturday and then called out Gennadiy Golovkin.

Jaime Munguia is waiting to take part in a meaningful 160-pound fight. In the meantime, he’ll have to be satisfied beating up opponents like Gonzalo Coria.

Munguia (41-0, 33 KOs) put the overmatched Argentine down twice en route to a third-round knockout Saturday night in Guadalajara, the former 154-pound champion’s third consecutive victory over a second-tier foe.

The 26-year-old Mexican had expected to face contender John Ryder last month, which would’ve been a significant matchup.

However, that fight fell through. And he ended up facing the overmatched Coria, who was stopped in two rounds by current titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly in October 2020.

Munguia took a round-plus to size up Coria … and then lowered the boom.

A right hand to the face put the underdog onto his behind about two minutes into Round 2. Coria wasn’t hurt badly but he seemed skittish after the unfortunate moment, as he mostly held and moved to avoid Munguia’s heavy blows after that.

Then, late in the third and final round, Munguia landed a series of punishing body shots followed by a several more hard shots, which forced Coria to take a knee. In that position, during the count, he shook his head to indicate that he didn’t intend to get up.

The official time of the stoppage was 2:32 of Round 3.

Munguia, who has fought seven times at 160 or above, now hopes to put what amounts to tune-up fights behind him. He wants a title shot.

He has called out titleholders Gennadiy Golovkin (IBF and WBA) and Jermall Charlo (WBC). Munguia and Charlo have talked in the past but Triple-G seems to be a more likely opponent because both he and Munguia are affiliated with DAZN, which streamed the fight on Saturday.

Indeed, the 40-year-old Kazakh seems to be the primary target.

“This year we couldn’t do Charlo, but hopefully we can do it next year,” Munguia said. “But I also know that Gennadiy Golovkin has no compromises and isn’t signed with anyone. We really want to make that fight happen in May.

“Golovkin, see you in May!”

Jaime Munguia stops overmatched Gonzalo Coria in third round, calls out Triple-G

Jaime Munguia stopped overmatched Gonzalo Coria in the third round Saturday and then called out Gennadiy Golovkin.

Jaime Munguia is waiting to take part in a meaningful 160-pound fight. In the meantime, he’ll have to be satisfied beating up opponents like Gonzalo Coria.

Munguia (41-0, 33 KOs) put the overmatched Argentine down twice en route to a third-round knockout Saturday night in Guadalajara, the former 154-pound champion’s third consecutive victory over a second-tier foe.

The 26-year-old Mexican had expected to face contender John Ryder last month, which would’ve been a significant matchup.

However, that fight fell through. And he ended up facing the overmatched Coria, who was stopped in two rounds by current titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly in October 2020.

Munguia took a round-plus to size up Coria … and then lowered the boom.

A right hand to the face put the underdog onto his behind about two minutes into Round 2. Coria wasn’t hurt badly but he seemed skittish after the unfortunate moment, as he mostly held and moved to avoid Munguia’s heavy blows after that.

Then, late in the third and final round, Munguia landed a series of punishing body shots followed by a several more hard shots, which forced Coria to take a knee. In that position, during the count, he shook his head to indicate that he didn’t intend to get up.

The official time of the stoppage was 2:32 of Round 3.

Munguia, who has fought seven times at 160 or above, now hopes to put what amounts to tune-up fights behind him. He wants a title shot.

He has called out titleholders Gennadiy Golovkin (IBF and WBA) and Jermall Charlo (WBC). Munguia and Charlo have talked in the past but Triple-G seems to be a more likely opponent because both he and Munguia are affiliated with DAZN, which streamed the fight on Saturday.

Indeed, the 40-year-old Kazakh seems to be the primary target.

“This year we couldn’t do Charlo, but hopefully we can do it next year,” Munguia said. “But I also know that Gennadiy Golovkin has no compromises and isn’t signed with anyone. We really want to make that fight happen in May.

“Golovkin, see you in May!”

Jaime Munguia vs. Gonzalo Coria: date, time, how to watch, background

Jaime Munguia vs. Gonzalo Coria: date, time, how to watch, background.

Unbeaten middleweight contender Jaime Munguia will return to the ring against Gonzalo Coria on Saturday in Mexico.

JAIME MUNGUIA (40-0, 32 KOs) VS. GONZALO CORIA (21-5, 8 KOs)

  • Date: Saturday, Nov. 19
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Arena Astros, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Middleweights (160 pounds)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: NA
  • Prediction: Munguia KO 6
  • Background: Munguia is ranked in the Top 3 by all four major sanctioning bodies, No. 1 by the WBO. That sanctioning body has ordered champion Janibek Alimkhanuly to defend against the unbeaten Mexican slugger, although no deal is in place. Meanwhile, Munguia will face the limited Coria. The 26-year-old former junior middleweight titleholder, a potential star, is 6-0 (5 KOs) as a middleweight. He last fought in June, when he stopped Jimmy Kelly in five rounds. Coria was knocked out in two rounds by Alimkhanuly in 2020. The 25-year-old Argentine is 5-1 since, including victories over journeymen in his last three fights in his home country. He last fought in July, when he narrowly outpointed Emiliano Exequiel Pucheta in Cordoba. His loss during that stretch came against Fiodor Czerkaszyn, a rising 160-pound contender who recently outpointed Nathaniel Gallimore.

[lawrence-related id=30846]

Jaime Munguia vs. Gonzalo Coria: date, time, how to watch, background

Jaime Munguia vs. Gonzalo Coria: date, time, how to watch, background.

Unbeaten middleweight contender Jaime Munguia will return to the ring against Gonzalo Coria on Saturday in Mexico.

JAIME MUNGUIA (40-0, 32 KOs) VS. GONZALO CORIA (21-5, 8 KOs)

  • Date: Saturday, Nov. 19
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Arena Astros, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Middleweights (160 pounds)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: NA
  • Prediction: Munguia KO 6
  • Background: Munguia is ranked in the Top 3 by all four major sanctioning bodies, No. 1 by the WBO. That sanctioning body has ordered champion Janibek Alimkhanuly to defend against the unbeaten Mexican slugger, although no deal is in place. Meanwhile, Munguia will face the limited Coria. The 26-year-old former junior middleweight titleholder, a potential star, is 6-0 (5 KOs) as a middleweight. He last fought in June, when he stopped Jimmy Kelly in five rounds. Coria was knocked out in two rounds by Alimkhanuly in 2020. The 25-year-old Argentine is 5-1 since, including victories over journeymen in his last three fights in his home country. He last fought in July, when he narrowly outpointed Emiliano Exequiel Pucheta in Cordoba. His loss during that stretch came against Fiodor Czerkaszyn, a rising 160-pound contender who recently outpointed Nathaniel Gallimore.

[lawrence-related id=30846]

Fight Week: Middleweight slugger Jaime Munguia to do battle in Mexico

Fight Week: Middleweight slugger Jaime Munguia to do battle in Mexico.

FIGHT WEEK

Unbeaten middleweight contender Jaime Munguia will return to the ring against Gonzalo Coria on Saturday in Mexico.

JAIME MUNGUIA (40-0, 32 KOs) VS. GONZALO CORIA (21-5, 8 KOs)

  • When: Saturday, Nov. 19
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Arena Astros, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Middleweights (160 pounds)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: NA
  • Prediction: Munguia KO 6
  • Background: Munguia is ranked in the Top 3 by all four major sanctioning bodies, No. 1 by the WBO. That sanctioning body has ordered champion Janibek Alimkhanuly to defend against the unbeaten Mexican slugger, although no deal is in place. Meanwhile, Munguia will face the limited Coria. The 26-year-old former junior middleweight titleholder, a potential star, is 6-0 (5 KOs) as a middleweight. He last fought in June, when he stopped Jimmy Kelly in five rounds. Coria was knocked out in two rounds by Alimkhanuly in 2020. The 25-year-old Argentine is 5-1 since, including victories over journeymen in his last three fights in his home country. He last fought in July, when he narrowly outpointed Emiliano Exequiel Pucheta in Cordoba. His loss during that stretch came against Fiodor Czerkaszyn, a rising 160-pound contender who recently outpointed Nathaniel Gallimore.

 

ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK

FRIDAY

  • Louie Lopez vs. Adrian Gutierrez, welterweights, Ontario, California (Thompson Boxing Facebook and YouTube).

SATURDAY

  • Hasim Rahman Jr. vs. TBA, heavyweights, Austin, Texas (DAZN).
  • Liam Davies vs. Ionut Baluta, junior featherweights, Telford, England (ESPN+).
  • Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Jose Humberto Corral, cruiserweights, Washington, D.C. (BXNGTV).
  • Arsen Goulamirian vs. Aleksei Egorov, cruiserweights (for Goulamirian’s WBA title), France (no U.S. TV).

[lawrence-related id=30846]

Fight Week: Middleweight slugger Jaime Munguia to do battle in Mexico

Fight Week: Middleweight slugger Jaime Munguia to do battle in Mexico.

FIGHT WEEK

Unbeaten middleweight contender Jaime Munguia will return to the ring against Gonzalo Coria on Saturday in Mexico.

JAIME MUNGUIA (40-0, 32 KOs) VS. GONZALO CORIA (21-5, 8 KOs)

  • When: Saturday, Nov. 19
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Arena Astros, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Middleweights (160 pounds)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: NA
  • Prediction: Munguia KO 6
  • Background: Munguia is ranked in the Top 3 by all four major sanctioning bodies, No. 1 by the WBO. That sanctioning body has ordered champion Janibek Alimkhanuly to defend against the unbeaten Mexican slugger, although no deal is in place. Meanwhile, Munguia will face the limited Coria. The 26-year-old former junior middleweight titleholder, a potential star, is 6-0 (5 KOs) as a middleweight. He last fought in June, when he stopped Jimmy Kelly in five rounds. Coria was knocked out in two rounds by Alimkhanuly in 2020. The 25-year-old Argentine is 5-1 since, including victories over journeymen in his last three fights in his home country. He last fought in July, when he narrowly outpointed Emiliano Exequiel Pucheta in Cordoba. His loss during that stretch came against Fiodor Czerkaszyn, a rising 160-pound contender who recently outpointed Nathaniel Gallimore.

 

ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK

FRIDAY

  • Louie Lopez vs. Adrian Gutierrez, welterweights, Ontario, California (Thompson Boxing Facebook and YouTube).

SATURDAY

  • Hasim Rahman Jr. vs. TBA, heavyweights, Austin, Texas (DAZN).
  • Liam Davies vs. Ionut Baluta, junior featherweights, Telford, England (ESPN+).
  • Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Jose Humberto Corral, cruiserweights, Washington, D.C. (BXNGTV).
  • Arsen Goulamirian vs. Aleksei Egorov, cruiserweights (for Goulamirian’s WBA title), France (no U.S. TV).

[lawrence-related id=30846]

Emanuel Navarrete, Ruben Villa make weight for title fight

Emanuel Navarrete and Ruben Villa made weight for their featherweight title fight Friday in Las Vegas.

Emanuel Navarrete and Ruben Villa made weight for their featherweight title fight Friday inside the MGM Grand “bubble” in Las Vegas.

Navarrete weighed 126.2 pounds on his first try — . 2 over the limit — but registered exactly 126 after stripping down. Villa weighed 125 the first time he stepped onto the scale.

They are fighting for the vacant WBO title.

The big-punching Navarrete (31-1, 27 KOs) is a former junior featherweight titleholder. This will be the Mexican’s second fight as a full-fledged featherweight.

Villa (18-0, 5 KOs) will be fighting for a major title for the first time. He’s from Salinas, Calif.

The main event and a middleweight bout between Janibek Alimkhanuly and Gonzalo Coria will be televised on ESPN. The remainder of the card will be streamed on ESPN+.

Emanuel Navarrete (left) made weight on his second try for his title fight against Ruben Villa. Mikey Williams / Top Rank

Here are the weights for the other fights on the card:

  • Janibek Alimkhanuly (159.6) vs. Gonzalo Coria (158.6), middleweights.
  • Elvis Rodriguez (141.5) vs. Cameron Krael (141.2), junior welterweights.
  • Lorenzo Simpson (156) vs. Sonny Duversonne (154.8), middleweights.
  • Bryan Lua (131.6) vs. Nelson Colon (131.6), lightweights.
  • Rashiem Jefferson (123.8) vs. Steven Garagarza (123.5), junior featherweights.
  • Kahshad Elliott (152.8) vs. Akeem Jackson (151.5), junior middleweights.

[lawrence-related id=14475,14418,13443]