Canelo vs Munguia LIVE: Latest fight updates, results and score
Re-live the action as Canelo Alvarez fought Jaime Munguia in an all-Mexican, undisputed title fight
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez retained the undisputed super-middleweight titles on Saturday, dropping and outpointing Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas.
The Mexicans clashed on Cinco de Mayo weekend, with Alvarez, 33, refusing to pass the torch to the younger challenger, 27. Instead, Canelo sealed a unanimous-decision win (117-110, 116-111, 115-112), having troubled Munguia throughout the bout and having dropped the previously unbeaten fighter in round four.
It was a perfect right uppercut that put down Munguia, who had never before hit the canvas, and Canelo pulled ahead from there, after Munguia’s admittedly bright start.
With the result, Canelo moved a step closer to a potential, highly-demanded fight with David Benavidez – though Alvarez played coy on Saturday, when asked about that contest.
Re-live Canelo vs Munguia updates and see all results from the undercard, below.
Canelo vs Munguia LIVE: Eimantas Stanionis vs Gabriel Maestre
Round four
The welterweights trade uppercuts and body hooks. Stanionis tries a right hook to the head, but Maestre rolls with it, leaving the shot to skim off his shoulder.
Stanionis with a few jabs that are off-target. Now the boxers grapple briefly. They separate, and both men trade crosses after a nice left hook to the body of Maestre.
Maestre taunts Stanionis again, late in the round.
Canelo vs Munguia LIVE: Eimantas Stanionis vs Gabriel Maestre
Round three
Stanionis gets on the front foot at once. He corners Maestre, who offers a nice, varied combination to fight his way off the ropes.
Stanionis with lower output but harder shots, and Maestre staggers across the ring slightly. Great uppercut by Stanionis, squeezed through the guard of Maestre.
Stanionis buries his head into the chest of his challenger and throws some teasing hooks to the body.
Decent jabs by Maestre now, then he skips away. He taunts Stanionis somewhat, while standing against the ropes.
Canelo vs Munguia LIVE: Eimantas Stanionis vs Gabriel Maestre
Round two
Maestre with a beautiful counter jab, then a well-timed jab. Stanionis comes back with a couple of slick crosses of his own.
Maestre targets the body with a pair of hooks, neither of them landing especially hard. Still, it’s good investment in the long term.
Maestre with some teasing uppercuts now, testing the guard of Stanionis. Whipping left hook to the body by Stanionis, then a right overhand upstairs – nice work.
Maestre is backed up to the ropes, and Stanionis does a good job slipping the challenger’s counter shots. Mean right hook lands for Stanionis.
Maestre with a hook to the body, but he’s caught out with a hook to the head. Stanionis jolts his challenger’s head back with a pair of piston jabs now.
Canelo vs Munguia LIVE: Eimantas Stanionis vs Gabriel Maestre
We kick off the main card with Eimantas Stanionis defending the WBA Regular welterweight title against Gabriel Maestre!
Stanionis with a good first round, the champion looking very sharp and fighting well behind his jab. Maestre yet to find his timing and get going.
Canelo vs Munguia LIVE: Challenger outdoes Alvarez with Ryder stoppage
Canelo’s decision win against Charlo followed a points victory over John Ryder in May.
This January, Munguia went one better than his fellow Mexican, stopping Ryder and sending the Briton into retirement.
More here:
John Ryder retires from boxing ‘with heavy heart’ after defeat by Jaime Munguia
The Briton will remain a fixture at Matchroom Gym, joining the coaching team to work alongside Tony Sims
Canelo vs Munguia LIVE: Alvarez looks to build on win over Jermell Charlo
“Nobody can beat this Canelo,” the champion said after easing past Jermell Charlo in September.
“No, [I’m not disappointed that I didn’t get a knockout]. If I don’t get that knockout, I get 12 rounds to show why I’m the better fighter. I’m a strong fighter, I’m a strong man [...] I love boxing so f***ing much. Boxing is my life, and I love it because of my fans, too.
“[On] Cinco de Mayo [I’ll be back]. Whoever, I don’t f***ing care. Viva Mexico!”
That ‘whoever’, we now know, is Jaime Munguia...
Read the article below for a breakdown of how Canelo dismantled Charlo:
Canelo dominates Jermell Charlo for statement win in undisputed clash
The Mexican beat the younger Charlo twin on all three scorecards in a historic bout in Las Vegas
Canelo vs Munguia LIVE: Steve Bunce’s main-event preview
Here is a snippet from Steve Bunce’s preview of tonight’s main event...
Canelo Alvarez was an old man in boxing long before his 18th birthday.
Tonight, in Las Vegas, he leads a Mexican festival of fighting when he meets Jaime Munguia over 12 rounds for all four of the super-middleweight championship belts.
Alvarez is still only 33, this will be his 65th fight, it is his 24th world-title fight and he has won world titles at four separate weights. He was just 20 when he won his first world title.
Those would be staggering statistics for any fighter born after 1960, but Alvarez also turned professional at just 15, he fought 21 times before he turned 18 and had his first 12-round title fight when he was just 17.
His record looks like he belongs in the 1930s and not at a time when most good fighters will not even get close to having 35 or 40 fights. In 10 years, Alvarez will feel like a relic, the last of a breed.
Full preview here:
Canelo Alvarez earns legendary status thanks to forgotten quality
The four-weight world champion takes on his compatriot in a Mexican festival of fighting for Cinco de Mayo weekend and has distinguished himself above his contemporaries thanks to a throwback journey
Canelo vs Munguia LIVE
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez faces an intriguing test against Jaime Munguia tonight, as he defends the undisputed super-middleweight titles in Las Vegas.
Canelo vs Munguia is an all-Mexican clash on Cinco de Mayo weekend, with Munguia aiming to take the torch from his compatriot, a certified pound-for-pound star.
Munguia, 27, is six years Canelo’s junior and enters Vegas undefeated. Last time out, the Tijuana fighter – who has a significant height advantage over Alvarez – stopped John Ryder, sending the Briton into retirement in January.
Canelo also fought Ryder recently, outpointing him in May before cruising past Jermell Charlo in September. Now, the Guadalajaran defends the undisputed belts yet again.
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