Munguia vs Johnson

Who won Munguia vs Johnson?

Jaime Munguia beat Tureano Johnson by technical knockout in the 6th round on Friday, October 30th, 2020, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced as 59-55, 58-56, 59-55 in favor of winner Jaime Munguia.

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).

Also on the undercard Rashidi Ellis beat Alexis Rocha, and Elwin Soto defeated Carlos Buitrago for the WBO World Junior Flyweight belt.

Munguia vs Johnson stats

Back in October 2020, Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 35 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tureano Johnson made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Munguia had a slight advantage in power over Johnson, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Johnson's 71%.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 12 years, at 24 years old.

Munguia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Johnson. Despite this, Johnson had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jaime Munguia and Tureano Johnson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Munguia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 4 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 102 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Johnson's 125.

Jaime Munguia went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at middleweight.

Tureano Johnson was ranked number 6 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, and 15 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Munguia vs Johnson form

Munguia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan on January 11, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dennis Hogan on April 13, 2019, by majority decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Arena Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Takeshi Inoue on January 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Houston, Texas, United States.

He had beaten Brandon Cook on September 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jason Quigley on July 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Sergiy Derevyanchenko on August 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Buffalo Run Casino, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Eamonn O’Kane on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Alex Theran on January 9, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Humberto Toledo on December 5, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Kendal Isaacs Gym, New Providence, Bahamas.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jaime Munguia had last fought 9 months and 19 days ago, while Tureano Johnson's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 12 days ago.

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Munguia vs Johnson?

Munguia vs Johnson was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Munguia vs Johnson?

Jaime Munguia was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Tureano Johnson made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.