By Bob Smith – 20/09/2024 – Comments
Jaime Munguia will fight the undefeated Erik Bazinyan tonight in a twelve round contest in Glendale, Arizona.
The main portion of the Munguia vs. Bazinyan card will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN+ starting at 10:30 pm ET. Preliminary action begins at 6:00 pm ET on ESPN+.
Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) came up empty, losing to undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on May 4 in a fight that Jaime had been slowly working towards in his 11-year career. It was a big disappointment for Mungua, who has to take over.
Losing that fight puts Munguia in a position where he needs to move his career at the speed of light for the slim chance of earning a second fight against the superstar. The little-known Bazinyan (32-0-1, 23 KOs) has never been beaten, but has also never beaten any world-class opposition.
Bazinyan looked bad in his last fight, fighting a questionable 10 rounder against Shakeel Phinn last May. If Bazinyan is victorious tonight against favorite Munguia, he will have a good chance of eventually having a crack at challenging for a world title.
Heavyweight prospect Richard Torrez Jr. (10-0, 10 KOs) faces young Joey Dawejko (28-11-4, 16 KOs) in the co-feature on tonight’s card. Also on the card is light welterweight Emiliano Vargas (11-0, 9 KOI) fighting Larry Fryers (13-6-1, 5 KO).
Last updated on 09/20/2024
