The World Boxing Council has ordered #1 Christian Mbilli vs. #2 Jaime Munguia to battle for the interim WBC super middleweight title to decide a tie for Canelo Alvarez’s champion belt with that organization.
WBC Orders Munguia-Mbilli
It would be up to Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) to decide if he wanted to defend against the winner of Munguia vs. Mbilli.
The Mexican superstar already beat Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on May 4 of this year, appearing to take it into the second half, choosing to save it. The scores were 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112.
Mbilli (28-0, 23 KOs) would be a problem for Munguia, 28, as he is an aggressive fighter with excellent power and a high work rate. Although both fighters showed vulnerability, the 2016 Olympian Mbilli might have too many weapons for Jaime.
Mbilli’s Recent Wins:
– Sergiy Derevyanchnko: UD 10
– Mark Heffron: KO 1
– Rohan Murdock: RTD 6
– Demond Nicholson: KO 4
Top Rank and Zander-promoted Mungiia fights this Saturday, December 14th, in a 10-round confidence booster against little-known second-tier fighter Bruno Surance (25-0-2, 4 KOs) in Tijuana, Mexico. This fight went under the radar of fans due to Surace being a complete unknown and Munguia’s poor performance against Canelo last May.
The criticism that Munguia has received is that his promoters have accompanied him strategically throughout most of his career. He maneuvered around the risky fight to build his record of 44-1 without fighting anyone of quality. When Munguia finally faced a good opponent, Canelo, it was no match.
