Munguia vs Ballard

Who won Munguia vs Ballard?

Jaime Munguia beat D’Mitrius Ballard by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, February 19th, 2022, at Plaza de Toros, Baja California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Zepeda vs Siezar.

Munguia vs Ballard stats

Back in February 2022, Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 38 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

D’Mitrius Ballard made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 1 draw, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Munguia had an advantage in power over Ballard, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Ballard's 62%.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Ballard had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jaime Munguia and D’Mitrius Ballard fought out of an orthodox stance.

Munguia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 months later than Ballard, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 113 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Ballard's 114.

Jaime Munguia went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at middleweight.

D’Mitrius Ballard was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Munguia vs Ballard form

Munguia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Gabriel Rosado on November 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kamil Szeremeta on June 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Don Haskins Center, El Paso.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tureano Johnson on October 30, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had beaten Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan on January 11, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, Texas.

He had defeated Patrick Allotey on September 14, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Ballard's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Ballard start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Plaza de Toros, Baja California, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Munguia vs Ballard?

The DAZN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Munguia vs Ballard?

Jaime Munguia was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while D’Mitrius Ballard made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.