Who won Canelo vs Munguia?
Canelo Alvarez beat Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 4th, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.
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).
This contest was for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts on the line.
Also on the undercard Eimantas Stanionis beat Gabriel Maestre for the WBA World Welterweight championship, Brandon Figueroa defeated Jessie Magdaleno for the WBC Interim World Featherweight belt, Mario Barrios was victorious over Fabian Andres Maidana for the WBC Interim World Welterweight title, Jesus Ramos beat Johan Gonzalez, Vito Mielnicki Jr defeated Ronald Cruz, and William Scull was victorious over Sean Hemphill.
Canelo vs Munguia stats
Back in May 2024, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 60 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 39 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jaime Munguia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 43 wins and 0 draws, with 34 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Munguia had an advantage in power over Canelo, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Canelo's 65%.
Canelo Alvarez was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.
Munguia had a height advantage of 3 inches over Canelo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia fought out of an orthodox stance.
Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Munguia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 285 more professional rounds, totaling 496 compared to Munguia's 211.
Jaime Munguia was ranked number 6 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF in the 168lb division.
Canelo vs Munguia form
Canelo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jermell Charlo on September 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated John Ryder on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Gennady Golovkin on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had won against Caleb Plant on November 6, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
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 John Ryder on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Sergiy Derevyanchenko on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Gonzalo Gaston Coria on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Astros, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Before that, he had won against ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly on June 11, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Honda Center, California, United States.
He had defeated D’Mitrius Ballard on February 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Baja California, Mexico.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaime Munguia had been fighting more than Canelo Alvarez.
Going into this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 7 months and 4 days ago, while Jaime Munguia's last outing had been 3 months and 7 days ago.
Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 59 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.
Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Canelo vs Munguia start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:15 PM EST / 8:15 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:15 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Canelo vs Munguia?
The DAZN PPV show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Canelo vs Munguia?
Canelo Alvarez was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Jaime Munguia made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.
Alvarez comes down from Lt heavyweight/Munguia comes up from sup welterweight? Don’t care what any canelo groupie says-he’s ducking Benavides who has earned the right, and deserves to fight for the belts. Alvarez will never fight Benavides for fear of getting embarrassed. He wants a $150 million payday pay to pay his medical bills then retire after getting pummeled and sent to the hospital.
Very very excited