Munguia vs Kelly

Who won Munguia vs Kelly?

Jaime Munguia beat ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, June 11th, 2022, at Honda Center, California.

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).

Munguia vs Kelly stats

Back in June 2022, Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 39 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 31 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Munguia had a massive power advantage over Kelly, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Kelly's 38%.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Both Jaime Munguia and ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly fought out of an orthodox stance.

Munguia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 4 months later than Kelly, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Kelly's 172.

Munguia vs Kelly form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against D’Mitrius Ballard on February 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Gabriel Rosado on November 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

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

Before that, he had defeated Tureano Johnson on October 30, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had won against Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan on January 11, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Activity check

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Kelly's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.7 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Kelly start?

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

Who broadcast Munguia vs Kelly?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Munguia vs Kelly?

Jaime Munguia was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.