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The Golden Boy Wants Jaime Munguia Vs. Dmitry Bivol in 2023


Via Sean Jones: Golden Boy CEO Eric Gomez said middleweight Jaime Munguia is interested in fighting Dmitry Bivol in 2023 and is ready to rise to 175th to make that happen.

Gomez says that 26-year-old Munguia (41-0.33 KOs) has trouble breaking through the 160 lb limit and could easily rise to 175 to challenge Bivol for his WBA lightweight title.

With Bivol saying he’s willing to drop to 168 for a rematch with Canelo Alvarez, he is likely to do the same for the fight with Munguia if it’s worth it.

It’s unclear how much fan interest is in the fight between the ten-year-old professional Munguia and the still-untested professional Munguia, who hasn’t actually fought anyone of note in his long career. Arguably the best Munguia has fought with so far is journeyman Gabe Rosado in 2021.

Munguia’s promoter, Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions, is also interested in a Bivol match (21-0, 11 KOs) for his boxer.

There are also a lot of people interested in doing the fight with Bivol, it was one of those fights that Jaime was very interested in. That’s what he wanted, the big fights this year,” Golden Boy chief executive Eric Gomez told GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES.

Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, wants to pit him against WBA No. 1 Joshua Buatsi in April, which will be an internal fight for the British promoter. It’s a fight that doesn’t work for US fans who’ve never seen or heard of Buatsi.

Obviously, a much better match for Bivol would be going up against Munguia as he is known to heavyweight boxing fans in the United States, and it’s a match that will appeal to some casuals. .

“One thinks it’s crazy for him [Munguía] fought at middleweight, but Jaime and Fernando Beltrán . themselves [Zanfer president] watch what they like, and Jaime is big, very strong. He has to work hard to get to 160.” Gomez said.

Munguia is HUGE for the 160 lb category, and he clearly needs to compete, at least at 168, as he looks like a light boxer after rehydrating his fights.

In recent skirmishes, Munguia has defeated these lacklusters:

  • Gonzalo Gaston Coria
  • Jimmy Kelly
  • D’Mitrius Ballard
  • Gabe Rosado

In addition to Bivol, Munguia wants to face Gennadiy Golovkin and Jermall Charlo in 2023. Whether either of those matches will happen is unknown.

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