Who won Resendiz vs Munguia?
Jaime Munguia beat Jose Armando Resendiz by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 119-109, 120-108 in favor of winner Jaime Munguia.
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 WBA super middleweight championship of the world.
Munguia was defending his his WBA World Super Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Jose Armando Resendiz in May 2026. He had held this belt for 13 days.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez losing to David Benavidez for the WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Oscar Duarte defeated Angel Fierro, Isaac Lucero was defeated by Ismael Flores, Jorge Chavez lost to Jose Tito Sanchez, and Daniel Blancas defeated Raul Isaias Salomon Pantoja.
Resendiz vs Munguia stats
Jose Armando Resendiz stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.
Jaime Munguia made his way to the ring with a record of 45 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.
Jose Armando Resendiz was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.
Munguia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Resendiz. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Jose Armando Resendiz and Jaime Munguia fought out of an orthodox stance.
Resendiz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 7 months later than Munguia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 138 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Munguia's 251.
Jaime Munguia was ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 9 by the WBO in the 168lb division.
Resendiz vs Munguia form
Munguia had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Bruno Surace on May 3, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Bruno Surace on December 14, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round at Estadio de Beisball Chevron, Tijuana, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Erik Bazinyan on September 20, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.
Before that, 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.
He had beaten John Ryder on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.
Activity check
Resendiz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Resendiz vs Munguia start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Resendiz vs Munguia?
Resendiz vs Munguia was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Resendiz vs Munguia?
Jose Armando Resendiz was a 27/20 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Jaime Munguia made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.
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