Boxing

Jaime Munguia prepares to face a busy opponent with bigger opportunities


Jaime Munguia played a game of eternal waiting. And it wasn’t fun.

The undefeated middleweight contender has been hailed by many as a rising star but he didn’t get the chance to take that step, as he went on to chase a career-changing match three years later. when moving from the 154-pound class to the 154-pound class. 160.

Munguia appears to be on track to face John Ryder, who conquered Daniel Jacobs, last month in his most important battle in a while but even that failed.

The 26-year-old had to arrange a meeting with his unnamed relative Gonzalo Coria on Saturday in Guadalajara, Mexico (DAZN). This will be his second home game in his last three appearances.

“Yes, sometimes it’s a little frustrating when they change opponents, when they change dates,” Munguia told DAZN. “It can be uncomfortable and unmotivated, but we have to keep working. You cannot stop the world, you cannot close the world because of these things.

“So we have to keep working, we have to keep giving and keep waiting for that opportunity.”

Munguia (40-0, 32 KOs) is saying the right things about his upcoming bout, insisting he won’t look past Coria (21-5, 8 KOs), a men’s tennis player from Argentina . He describes Coria as “a lot of risk and very little gain.”

However, he admits that his bigger goal is to get 160-pound belt holder Gennadiy Golovkin into the ring for that breakout chance.

Triple-G is putting in a solid performance in his third game against superstar Canelo Alvarez in September. He lost a unanimous decision but proved he can still fight at 40. And , of course, he remains one of the biggest names in the sport.

The handlers Munguia and Golovkin have communicated with each other but have yet to produce anything substantive. Another option that appeals to Munguia is another 160-pound owner, Jermall Charlo, but he’s more interested in the Kazakhs.

He was specifically asked whether he was still interested in the fight with Golovkin.

“Yes, I think so,” he said. “Without a doubt, in the last match he had against Canelo, Triple-G made it clear that he is still a great fighter, that he is still strong, that he is still valuable. treat. He had a great fight with Canelo, and I think he and I can have a great fight.

“Besides, he’s a champion, one of the champions in the 160-pound division, and if I could fight him, I’d like to fight for the world championship.”

Currently, there is only Coria.

“I always prepare in the best way,” says Munguia. “Truth is this [second fight in Mexico] was not announced in advance. We were scheduled to fight John Ryder, who just beat Jacobs, in a match that I thought was awesome. But for one reason or another it didn’t happen.

“We will do our best in this fight, keep learning, keep working as the fight is scheduled to take place.”

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