Munguia vs Bazinyan

Who won Munguia vs Bazinyan?

Jaime Munguia beat Erik Bazinyan by knockout in the 10th round on Friday, September 20th, 2024, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Torrez Jr vs Dawejko.

Munguia vs Bazinyan stats

Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Erik Bazinyan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 32 wins and 1 draw.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Bazinyan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Munguia. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jaime Munguia and Erik Bazinyan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Munguia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 months earlier than Bazinyan, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 221 compared to Bazinyan's 179.

Jaime Munguia went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Erik Bazinyan was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Munguia vs Bazinyan form

Munguia had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on May 4, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against John Ryder on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergiy Derevyanchenko on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Before that, he had defeated Gonzalo Gaston Coria on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Astros, Guadalajara, Mexico.

He had won against ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly on June 11, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Honda Center, California, United States.

Bazinyan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Shakeel Phinn on May 2, 2024, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

Prior to that, he had defeated Billi Facundo Godoy on January 25, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ronald Ellis on October 11, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

Before that, he had won against Jose De Jesus Macias on June 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

He had beaten Alantez Fox on February 2, 2023, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Erik Bazinyan had been fighting more than Jaime Munguia.

Going into this contest, Jaime Munguia had last fought 4 months and 16 days ago, while Erik Bazinyan's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Bazinyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Bazinyan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Munguia vs Bazinyan?

The ESPN show began at 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports+ broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Munguia vs Bazinyan?

Jaime Munguia was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Erik Bazinyan made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.