Jaime Munguia and Sergey Derevyanchenko waged battle for 12 rounds in a battle of the 12 months candidate. Photograph by Cris Esqueda / Golden Boy Promotions
Jaime Munguia gained a hard-fought battle towards fellow middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko on Saturday on the Toyota Area in Ontario, California. The 12-round bout, which was streamed reside on DAZN, was at tremendous middleweight, the place the previous 154-pound beltholder plans to marketing campaign going ahead.
Munguia (42-0, 33 KOs) talked concerning the Combat of the 12 months candidate he and Derevynachneko placed on and what the longer term would possibly maintain for him in the course of the press convention held after the Golden Boy Promotions occasion.
“I’m pleased with this battle,” the Tijuana native stated. “We had a tricky battle. It was a terrific problem, and we handed the take a look at. It was a terrific battle. I’ll carry on combating.”
Munguia’s co-promoter Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions additionally spoke.
“What a memorable battle,” the veteran promoter stated. “We’re very joyful along with his efficiency. He needed to put his coronary heart and balls on the market within the twelfth spherical. He wanted that spherical, large time; he gained the spherical clearly. Nobody would have complained in the event that they stopped the battle. It was a terrific twelfth spherical and we knew what he wanted to do. We’re pleased with Jaime.”
Going into the ultimate around the battle was a detailed one and anybody’s to win. A late surge from Munguia, capped with a physique shot knockdown in Spherical 12, helped him pull off the unanimous choice (115-112, 114-113, 114-113). Three-time middleweight title challenger Dereveyanchenko (14-5, 10 KOs) gave the 26-year-old Mexican considered one of his hardest battles thus far.
Munguia wanted to win the twelfth spherical large to drag forward of Derevyanchenko on two of the official scorecards. Photograph by Cris Esqueda / Golden Boy Promotions
“The reality is from the tenth spherical ahead; I turned the tide. I started breaking him right down to the physique and within the twelfth, that’s once I caught him,” Munguia stated. “It was a very good choice. It was a troublesome battle. He stored coming however late within the battle we caught him within the tenth and within the last spherical.”
It was not Munguia’s finest efficiency nevertheless it was his most brave. Munguia’s coach, Corridor of Famer Erik Morales described what he noticed in the course of the battle.
“Jaime was combating valiantly in there,” stated the Mexican legend. “He needed to fulfill the group and that’s what was taking place. He was going all out towards an skilled robust fighter that got here properly ready in Dereveyanchenko. All I can say is that Jaime is a warrior in that ring.
“It was sophisticated as a result of Jaime needs to battle. Don’t fear, Jaime and I might be again within the fitness center for a greater efficiency subsequent time.”
“I believe we should watch the battle and work on extra issues to enhance and spend extra time within the fitness center. I have to work on maintaining my distance,” Munguia stated. “We’ll hold working within the fitness center, studying and enhancing.”
Derevyanchenko appeared on his approach to stopping Munguia at instances throughout their slugfest. Photograph by Cris Esqueda / Golden Boy Promotions
With the win, Munguia picked up the WBC’s silver tremendous middleweight title and expressed his need to marketing campaign on the 168-pound division. Standing on the prime of the division is his countryman, undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez.
“The reality is a battle with Canelo might be an enormous battle,” he stated. “We will have an enormous Mexican pageant. For now, we’re campaigning at 168. Truthfully, if (the Derevyanchenko) battle makes me weak (to the highest tremendous middleweights), I wish to battle them.”
Later within the convention, a media member Face Timed WBC interim tremendous middleweight titleholder David Benavidez’s father and coach Jose Benavidez and the Coach and Munguia briefly spoke on the potential for dealing with his son.
“Congratulations, you represented Mexico tonight. Nice win, I’d love so that you can battle my son sometime. It might be an honor,” Jose Benavidez instructed Jaime Munguia.
“I’m prepared and prepared anytime,” Munguia responded.
The 168-pound division contains former titleholder Caleb Plant (22-2, 13 KOs), current title challenger John Ryder (32-6, 18 KOs), undefeated contenders David Morrell (9-0, 8 KOs), Christian Mbilli (24-0, 20 KOs), Erik Bazinyan (30-0, 21 KOs) of Canada. Different names beforehand talked about for Munguia embrace former world champion Gennadiy Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) and the inactive WBC middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs).
“I’m able to battle the very best fighters and champions at 168,” Munguia stated.
Observe Miguel on Twitter @MigMaravilla
