Pound-for-pound nice Canelo Álvarez turned in a classic efficiency by dropping the beforehand unbeaten Jaime Munguia Saturday night time on his solution to incomes a unanimous resolution as Canelo Promotions offered the all-Mexican conflict headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View occasion on Prime Video from T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Making the fourth protection of his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO 168-pound world titles, Canelo delivered one other Cinco de Mayo weekend masterpiece as he took house the choice by scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112. Munguia fought valiantly and was extraordinarily busy within the ring, however Canelo persistently landed the cleaner pictures throughout the 12 rounds.
“This win means loads,” stated Canelo. “I’m glad that I gave him this chance. Munguia is a superb man and an ideal champion. He’s gonna have an ideal profession. I’m very proud that the entire world is watching us Mexicans.”
“I got here out robust and was profitable the early rounds,” stated Munguia. “I let my palms go, however he’s a fighter with plenty of expertise. The loss hurts as a result of it is my first loss and I felt robust.”
Munguia appeared to have the momentum after he closed spherical three with a proper hand that appeared to snap Canelo’s head again. Nonetheless, Canelo responded like the long run Corridor of Famer he’s and delivered the spotlight of the combat in spherical 4 with a left hook-uppercut that put Munguia on the mat.
“I took my time,” stated Canelo. “I’ve plenty of expertise. Munguia is a superb fighter. He is robust and sensible. However I’ve 12 rounds to win the combat and I did. I did actually good and I’m happy with it. He’s robust, however he’s a bit of sluggish. I may see each punch. That’s why I’m one of the best.”
“There’s little doubt I might have overwhelmed anybody else tonight,” stated Munguia. “He has plenty of expertise. I began properly, however he’s a fighter who creates plenty of issues.”
Canelo rode the momentum from that second to dominate the ultimate eight rounds on the best way to his unanimous resolution. Whereas Munguia threw extra punches than Canelo in keeping with CompuBox (663-536), it was Canelo who held the sting in pictures landed (234-170) and join fee (44% to 26%).
After sweeping the ultimate three rounds on all the playing cards, Canelo mentioned his place in boxing historical past and his plans for what comes subsequent.
“After I retire, my numbers will say what place I am in,” stated Canelo. “I do know there’s plenty of nice Mexican fighters prior to now, however I’m one of the best preventing proper now. I’m gonna relaxation and revel in my household. If the cash is correct, I can combat proper now. I’ve fought everybody and I can do what I would like.”
Within the co-main occasion, Interim WBC Welterweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) took house a hard-earned unanimous resolution victory over Fabian “TNT” Maidana (22-3, 16 KOs) after 12-rounds.
Barrios had his greatest second in spherical three when he landed a picture-perfect straight proper hand that despatched Maidana down emphatically. Nonetheless, Maidana, the youthful brother of former two-division champion Marcos Maidana, confirmed his grit by rising off the canvas and staying aggressive all through the remaining rounds.
“Maidana fought laborious for 12 rounds like I anticipated,” stated Barrios. “As soon as my eye began swelling up it was laborious to seek out my vary, however we caught to the basics, tried to seek out openings and got here out with the victory.”
Maidana’s success led to Barrios preventing with a swollen proper eye that hampered him all through the second half of the fights. Regardless of the constraints, Barrios out landed Maidana 139 to 84 over the 12 rounds and landed extra blows in 11 of 12 frames.
“I felt like this loss occurred due to an absence of coaching time,” stated Maidana. “No excuses although. I’m going to return again stronger and produce a world championship again to Argentina.”
On the finish of the 12 rounds, all three judges scored the combat 116-111, as Barrios retained the title and set his sights on the remainder of the vast open welterweight division.
“I would like all of the smoke at welterweight and I’m able to combat one of the best,” stated Barrios. “I’m chasing belts. Viva Mexico!”
Pay-per-view motion additionally noticed Interim WBA Featherweight Champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker (25-1-1, 19 KOs) retain his title with a vicious ninth-round knockout through physique shot over former world champion Jessie Magdaleno (29-3, 18 KOs).
A former world champion at tremendous bantamweight, Figueroa continued to point out that his energy has moved up with him to featherweight, scoring his second knockout in three fights on the weight. Figueroa obtained off to a sluggish begin nevertheless, as Magdaleno was forward on two of the three playing cards by way of 4 rounds.
“I simply needed to be affected person,” stated Figueroa. “He was blocking the physique shot along with his arm, however I needed to put on him right down to get the opening. I waited and I obtained it.”
“I am extra aggravated as a result of it was such a detailed combat,” stated Magdaleno. “I attempted to rise up with all my may, however when you’re hit in the suitable spot, it is laborious to rise up.”
Magdaleno appeared to have success touchdown counter left palms, whereas Figueroa smothered a lot of his work within the early frames. Because the combat wore on nevertheless, Figueroa started to seek out his offense and surged forward. This included a giant ninth spherical by which he out landed Magdaleno 32 to 13.
Proper earlier than the ultimate bell rang in spherical 9, Figueroa landed the decisive punch, a blistering left hook to the physique that left Magdaleno in a heap on the ground. Magdaleno was unable to succeed in his ft as referee Allen Huggins counted him out, with the official stoppage coming at 2:59 into the spherical.
“I heard the ten second sound and I needed to create some area and proper once I prolonged my proper arm, he threw the left hook to the physique and caught me proper within the liver,” stated Magdaleno. “It simply took my legs out.”
“I may need been a bit of rusty not preventing for 14 months, however hats off to Jessie, it was an ideal combat,” stated Figueroa. “I felt very relaxed within the ring. I knew I needed to jab my approach in, break him down and get that opening.”
Opening up the pay-per-view, WBA Welterweight Champion Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) returned from an prolonged layoff to attain a unanimous resolution victory over two-time Olympian Gabriel Maestre (6-1-1, 5 KOs) after 12 rounds of toe-to-toe dueling.
“I do know I stated there can be no ring rust, however after all it is completely different when you’re within the ring with all of the lights,” stated Stanionis. “It was very emotional to be again within the ring after such a protracted and irritating time. It wasn’t my greatest efficiency. I will be again subsequent time and higher for positive.”
“I felt Stanionis revered me, it was a tricky combat,” stated Maestre. “It didn’t end up the best way I needed with the world title, however we gave the followers a present and, like I stated on the press convention, it was a present stealer.”
In a rematch of an beginner duel from practically 10 years in the past, Stanionis once more emerged victorious by touchdown a powerful 41% of his pictures. Though Maestre threw over 100 extra energy punches than his opponent, Stanionis landed 180 energy pictures in comparison with Maestre’s 152.
“The ability pictures have been the distinction,” stated Stanionis. “He was simply touching me and I used to be hitting him with large pictures and placing strain on him all the time. It was a do-or-die combat for him and I believe he had efficiency and I used to be simply okay.”
Maestre’s exercise was not sufficient to maintain Stanionis from coming ahead, because the 2016 Lithuanian Olympian used a powerful array of left hooks and uppercuts to persistently push again his charging opponent. Stanionis was capable of out-land Maestre in all however three of the 12 rounds.
After 12 rounds, all three judges noticed a large victory for Stanionis, with the ultimate tallies studying 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.
“My nook gave me good recommendation and encouragement all through the combat,” stated Maestre. “I’m very appreciative of Coach Salas and my total staff. I’m going to return again stronger. Little doubt about it. I’m desirous to see what’s subsequent.”
“I simply need to be lively,” stated Stanionis. “That is the primary precedence. I used to be off for 2 years and in my nation of Lithuania, the place there is not one of the best sparring. Subsequent camp the whole lot goes to be higher.”
Previous to the pay-per-view, PBC on Prime Video motion was topped by power-punching tremendous welterweight contender Jesus “Mono” Ramos (21-1, 16 KOs) delivering a ninth-round TKO of Johan Gonzalez (34-3, 33 KOs).
Ramos attacked Gonzalez’s physique all through the bout, with physique blows accounting for 51% of his landed energy pictures. Gonzalez was capable of keep on his ft for a lot of the combat, till Ramos was lastly capable of put him on the canvas late in spherical 9 with a pinpoint left hook.
Losing no time, Ramos jumped on his wounded opponent with a flurry of energy pictures that once more despatched Gonzalez to the mat, simply as referee Harvey Dock jumped in to wave off the bout. The official stoppage got here at 2:56 of spherical 9.
Opening up the dwell streaming presentation, rising tremendous welterweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. (18-1, 12 KOs) dropped Ronald Cruz (19-4-1, 12 KOs) twice on his solution to a unanimous resolution after 10 rounds.
The 21-year-old Mielnicki scored his first knockdown with a left hand nearly concurrently with the bell to finish spherical three, and once more put Cruz down with a left late in spherical 4. All three judges noticed the combat in Mielnicki’s favor, by scores of 99-89, 98-90 and 96-92.
The occasion is promoted by Canelo Promotions and TGB Promotions, in affiliation with Golden Boy Promotions and Zanfer Boxing Promotions.
