Munguia vs. Ryder

Jaime Munguia vs. John Ryder: Munguia by TKO in the 9th round.

Oscar Collazo vs. Reyneris Gutierrez: Collazo by KO in the 3rd round.

Gabriela Fundora vs. Christina Cruz: Fundora by TKO in the 10th round.

Alan Picasso Romero vs. Erik Ruiz: Picasso Romero by unanimous decision.

Jaime Munguia, the former WBO junior middleweight titlist and current super middleweight contender, is set to face England’s John Ryder, a former title challenger of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. This fight, scheduled to headline a DAZN show on January 27 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is seen as a step for Munguia in his campaign to challenge the division’s top fighters.

Munguia’s ultimate goal is to face Saul Alvarez for the undisputed championship in an all-Mexico clash. However, the WBO has informed Golden Boy, Munguia’s promoter, that such a fight won’t be ordered until the end of 2024 at the earliest. In the meantime, Munguia is advised to stay active, and Ryder, who fought Alvarez once in 2023 and lost by unanimous decision, is his next opponent.

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Munguia’s only fight in 2023 was a significant victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko, where a 12th-round knockdown helped him secure a unanimous decision win. This match was a notable step up in competition for Munguia, who had faced less challenging opponents in 2022.

Munguia has also been linked to a potential showdown with Edgar Berlanga, another unbeaten super middleweight. However, talks for this match didn’t progress enough for a fight in the last quarter of this year. Both Munguia and Berlanga have been advised to either fight each other or be prepared to remain inactive. Berlanga is now set to face Padraig McCrory in February, suggesting a possible future clash with Munguia, though it is not yet guaranteed.

Main card:

▪️Jaime Munguia vs John Ryder, 12 rounds, super middleweight ▪️Oscar Collazo vs. Reyneris Gutierrez, 12 rounds, for Collazo’s WBO minimumweight title ▪️Darius Fulghum vs. Alantez Fox, 10 rounds, for Fulghum’s WBA Continental USA super middleweight title ▪️Gabriela Fundora vs. Christina Cruz, 10 rounds, for Fundora’s IBF flyweight title ▪️Alan Picasso Romero vs. Erik Ruiz, 10 rounds, super bantamweight

Prelims (begins at 5:30 p.m ET):

▪️Daniel Garcia vs. Daniel Lugo, 6 rounds, lightweight ▪️Gregory Morales vs. Ronal Ron, 8 rounds, super bantamweight ▪️Gael Cabrera vs. Miguel Ceballos, 4 rounds, bantamweight ▪️Johnny Canas vs. Kameeko Hall, 4 rounds, bantamweight

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