Ali vs Munguia

Who won Ali vs Munguia?

Jaime Munguia beat Sadam Ali by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, May 12th, 2018, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBO super welterweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Vargas vs Hovhannisyan for the WBC World Super Bantamweight championship.

Ali vs Munguia stats

Back in May 2018, Sadam Ali stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jaime Munguia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 24 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Munguia had a massive power advantage over Ali, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Ali's 54%.

Sadam Ali was the older man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Munguia had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ali. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

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

Ali was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Munguia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Munguia's 239.

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 beaten Miguel Cotto on December 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Johan Perez on July 29, 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 January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, USA.

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

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

Activity check

Ali's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 4 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.

What were the odds on Ali vs Munguia?

Sadam Ali was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Jaime Munguia made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.