Ali vs Munguia

Ali vs Munguia stats

Sadam Ali stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jaime Munguia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and draws, with 24 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Munguia had a massive power advantage over Ali, boosting at 86% knock out percentage over Ali's 54%.

Sadam Ali was the older man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Munguia had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ali.

Both Sadam Ali & Jaime Munguia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ali was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Munguia, who’s first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 143 less professional rounds, to Munguia's 143.

Jaime Munguia was ranked number 7 by the WBC and 4 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Ali vs Munguia form

Ali had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Miguel Cotto on 2nd December 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Johan Perez on 29th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino Del Sol, Tucson.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jorge Silva on 28th January 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, USA.

Before that, he had beat Saul Corral on 17th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

He had been beaten by Jessie Vargas on 5th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

Jaime Munguia remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Johnny Navarrete on 17th March 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena José Sulaimán, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jose Carlos Paz on 10th February 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Paul Valenzuela Jr on 9th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Uriel Gonzalez on 2nd September 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Activity check

Ali's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Munguia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ali vs Munguia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 pm EST / 8:00 pm PST at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 am BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ali vs Munguia?

Ali vs Munguia was broadcast on HBO in the US.