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Will Munguia agree to face Zhanibek for the 160 lb WBO belt?


Via Robert Segal: Jaime Munguia and his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions have 15 days to decide whether to agree to participate in a WBO-requested match against middleweight champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly.

Last Sunday, the World Boxing Organization asked 1st ranked opponent Munguia (41-0.33 KOs) and 160-lb WBO champion Zhanibek (13-0.8 KOs) to begin negotiations. judge for a match, only give them 15 days. to reach an agreement before a purse bid is ordered.

Some boxing fans believe that Munguia promoted by the Golden Boy has been pampered by the sanctioning authorities since he moved into the 160 lb weight class.

Munguia wants to win the Golovkin title

The short 15-day period given by the WBO shows that they want to quickly find out if Munguia will accept the title fight against the dangerous player Zhanibek.

Last Saturday, Munguia, 26, named the IBF/WBA middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin after stopping second-place fighter Gonzalo Gaston Coria for three rounds.

Golovkin was ordered to make mandatory defenses against Esquiva Falcao and Erislandy Lara. If he chooses to face Munguia, he will likely be stripped of one or both titles. In other words, it will just be a money fight with no titles.

It’s unclear what direction Munguia would go if he couldn’t fight Golovkin and refused the WBO’s order for him to challenge Zhanibek for his title.

Previously, Munguia had the opportunity to fight Zhanibek for the 160 lb interim WBO belt for a chance to challenge former champion Demetrius Andrade, but he didn’t accept.

Perhaps after Zhanibek’s less than stellar performance in a successful title defense against Denzel Bentley earlier this month on November 12, Munguia could accept the fight against him.

Sure, Zhanibek looks beatable as the 160 lb WBO champion, but he’s still not as easily knocked out as the mediocre opponent Munguia has faced since he moved up the ranks. center in 2019.

Should Munguia choose to trade the guaranteed title against dangerous southern tennis player Zhanibek, which is likely to happen, other options to win the title would be #2 Chris Eubank Jr., #3 Meirim Nursultanov and #4 Felix Cash.

It wouldn’t be surprising if Eubank Jr chooses to decline to play Zhanibek because he’s placed 2 with WBC, and if he wins the title against their current champ Jermall Charlo, it’s a bigger clash About money.

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