Jaime Munguia says he is interested in fighting Edgar Berlanga in 2025 and thinks it would be a “good fight”. This would be a business-level matchup because this is not a top-tier type of matchup, as neither of these guys are going anywhere in the division.
Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) has been vocal about his interest in facing Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) since his wide-ranging 12-round unanimous decision loss to Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 14. The scores were 118-109, 117-110 and 118-109.
Munguia-Berlanga would be a fight involving contenders recently beaten by Canelo, both of whom are looking to work on a second bout quickly. It is believed that Canelo brought Munguia out of respect and did not want to upset a fellow Mexican. Munguia was out of his class, and he was lucky not to be defeated by Canelo.
Mexico vs. Puerto Rico?
He doesn’t understand why Berlanga celebrated his loss afterwards, and feels it was ridiculous. Pathetic is the correct term. Afterwards, Berlanga cruised around Puerto Rico in the back of a truck, being treated like a hero instead of a loser. It was so weird.
The Berlanga promoted by Eddie Hearn sees it as a fight that will sell on PPV, seeing it as a clash between Mexico and Puerto Rico. Berlanga, a native of Brooklyn, New York, wants to sell the fight as a match between those countries.
Munguia fights the little-known Bruno Surace (20-0-2, 4 KOs) next Saturday night in a 10-round contest on December 14th in Tijuana, Mexico.
“I don’t know what to say. I don’t celebrate a loss. I work hard to be able to learn. So, for me, I think it’s ridiculous to celebrate a loss,” said Jaime Munguia to Fight Hub TV, talking about Edgar Berlanga who he was celebrating his loss to Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
“I respect him as a fighter, but I think it seems ridiculous to celebrate a loss. Let’s do that fight. It would be a good fight for next year. So, let’s do it,” said Munguia about his interest in fighting Berlanga in 2025.
“It is not the main goal (for Fight Berlanga). There is Caleb Plant, and Mbilli, who is with Top Rank. First, we have this engagement on December 14th (against Bruno Surace in Tijuana), If everything goes well, we want to have a big fight next year.
A fight on a commercial level
It would be more interesting for Munguia to test himself against Mbilli, Plant, or Osleys Iglesias than the fight against Berlanga. If Munguia wanted to earn the respect of the fans, he would choose those guys instead of Berlanga. However, it is doubtful that he for obvious reasons. Loss.
Munguia is cut from the same cloth that Berlanga is in terms of how he has been combined during his career. So, instead of breaking the mold of how he’s been treated for 11 years, he’ll almost certainly fight Berlanga, which would be a business-level fight.
It is therefore predictable that he will fight Berlanga rather than risk being beaten by Mbilli, Plant or Iglesias. Fighting against any of those three would be Munguia going against his grain because he has never fought good contenders during his 11 year career.
Munguia’s Best Wins
– John Ryder
– Sergiy Derevyanchenko: 39 years old
– Erik Bazinyan
– Liam Smith
– Saddam Ali
“We have to see what people want. I think the best fight is with Berlanga. I think people will like that fight. There are a lot of fights at 168, but we will see what the public wants.
“It will be a good fight, but I think Munguia will win because of the experience. I think he has a lot more experience than Morrell and is stronger,” Munguia said about the February 1 fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell. “They’re both undefeated; they’re with the same promoter. It looks like a very exciting fight,” Munguia said.
David Benavidez is not a stronger puncher than David Morrell, not even close. Munguia turned her upside down with that sight. Benavidez is a volume puncher, not a power guy, and he doesn’t lack the pop to fight like he did when he belted out to fight smaller fighters at 168.
