Jaime Munguia was surprisingly knocked out by Bruno Surace, a fighter with only four knockouts, on Saturday night in the sixth round of their fight at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico.
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Canelo comparison
What made this knockout by Surace (26-0-2, 5 KOs) more impressive is that he had to get up off the deck in the second round to come back and KO Munguia with a single punch in the sixth round.
What does that say about Canelo Alvarez? He wasn’t even able to knock out Munguia (44-2, 35 KOs) when they fought on May 4 in Las Vegas. Canelo defeated Mugnuia by a 12-round unanimous decision, and he never came close to knocking him out.
Losing in front of his hometown fans in Tijuana, Mexico must be a bitter pill for Munguia to swallow because everyone saw what happened. His popularity is going down in Mexico now.
Berlanga’s Plans Derailed
Edgar Berlanga took the news of Munguia’s loss quite hard. He was expected to fight next in a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico matchup on PPV. Berlanga complained that Munguia had put the bag, which is a fair statement.
Surace would beat Berlanga because of the way he fought tonight. He would make easy work of him as he had done Munguia.
A fight between them on PPV would be impossible to sell, as both men are coming off losses. It would be impossible to sell, especially when one of them did not even try to win, but came only to survive.
What New York-born Berlanga needs to do is call Surace, and if he can’t get him, fight Caleb Plant. There is no scholarship for Berlanga. Canelo won’t beat him again, and Munguia certainly won’t.
SMH!!!! Mungia fucked the bag!!!!!
— Edgar Berlanga Jr (@EdgarBerlangaJr) December 15, 2024
