No one saw this coming. At least it was Jaime Munguia.
last Saturday What was intended to be a show fight at the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana. Mexico His hometown, Munguia, former junior middleweight champion. Shocked by Bruno Surez of France in the 6th round by one-punch knockout, defeat.
Munguia, 44-2 (35 KO), who six months ago was undefeated and was the author of his own hopeful Cinderella story before falling to Saul “Canelo Alvarez in May’s bold decision was captured by a light striker and an unheralded Surace 26-0-2 (5 KO) in a performance that will be considered on the Knockout of the Year list and Upset of the year in boxing
The finish was unexpectedly sudden: Munguia, 28, dropped Surace with a counter left hook in the second round. creating excitement for the hometown crowd And it appears to signal what could be a premature exit for Surace, the 26-year-old from Marseille, whose most notable previous victory came from. Stopping little-known 11-fight veteran Jhon Jader Obregon, Surez hasn’t fought since.
So when he stood up and continued to stand until the end of the second, There could be surprises throughout Estadio Caliente.
But Tijuana hasn’t seen anything yet.
in the sixth, with Surace showing no clear signs of turning the tide against Munguia and a visiting opponent who had never fought outside of France before. With his back against the ropes, Munguia lets his uppercut fly to the left and follows it – up to the left, hoping to pry open Saraz’s guard.
But just as Munguia was expanding his work, his hands spread menacingly wide. Surace sensed the opening. So he jabbed the jab that seemed to be enough to block his opponent’s view. before immediately following behind with a one-in-a-million right hand that crashed into Munguia’s chin, collapsing on top of him. He tried to climb up. But the referee counted him out with two minutes and 36 seconds left in the sixth minute before he could gather his bearings.
Surez has only five career knockouts in this fight. and is naturally considered a middleweight. This makes the results even more shocking.
“I know he is a great boxer. So we practice counter-attacking,” Surez said. “He is a true warrior. I would like to thank him for this opportunity. This was a great experience for me.”
Suddenly, the future looked incredibly bleak for Munguia, who had fought 46 times, losing two of his past three. This included a corporal punishment defeat to Alvarez. With the competition likely to be Surace’s most interesting next step, Munguia can rest assured.
“Middleweight is my real weight class,” Saraz said, “but we will see if (the bout) can happen.”
Munguia should at least be given a chance to prove whether he’s a sniper fighter or just a victim of the lucky. But Saturday’s shock result means it is now impossible to predict, even though Munguia appeared to have a high profile in the sport just hours ago. Which may now be the case.
