Jaime Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) knocked out beforehand unbeaten tremendous middleweight contender Erik Bazinyan (32-1-1, 23 KOs) within the tenth spherical on Friday night time in the primary occasion at Desert Diamond Area in Glendale, Arizona.
The previous WBO 154-lb champion Munguia damage Bazinyan with a left hook to the top. Munguia then flurried on him to drop him arduous on the canvas. Bazinyan tried to stand up however was counted out. The time of the stoppage was at 2:21 of the tenth.
Earlier, Munguia had damage Bazinyan with a right-left mixture within the seventh and unloaded a barrage of punches that got here near stopping him. Nevertheless, Baziniyan got here again and damage an exhausted-looking Munguia with a proper to the top and completed the spherical robust.
Bazinyan bought the higher of the motion within the eighth and ninth rounds together with his jab and good proper hand energy pictures. Munguia regarded drained in these rounds and was combating as arduous as he’d completed earlier.
With the win, Munguia bounces again from his loss to undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez final Could. Canelo schooled Munguia in that combat and didn’t have the technical capacity to deal with the abilities and energy of Canelo. Tonight, Munguia had the proper opponent towards which he may excel.
Undercard outcomes:
– Heavyweight prospect Richard Torrez Jr. (11-0, 10 KOs) defeated journeyman Joey Dawejko (28-12-4, 16 KOs) by a fifth-round disqualification in a sick mismatch. The referee stopped the combat as a result of the 34-year-old Dawejko repeatedly misplaced his mouthpiece.
Within the fourth spherical, Dawejko’s mouthpiece got here out 4 instances, ensuing within the referee penalizing him twice.
After the second penalization, the referee warned Dawejko that he would disqualify him if it got here out once more. The mouthpiece got here out once more within the fifth, and the referee stopped the combat.
Dawejko had landed some huge pictures on the easy-to-hit 25-year-old Torrez Jr. within the spherical, and the combat was getting fascinating. The referee was a bit of strict as a result of many refs would have allowed the combat to proceed.
Regardless of profitable, the 2020 Olympic silver medalist Torrez Jr. didn’t look that spectacular. He was hit cleanly every time Dawejko threw, and there have been moments when one didn’t know if he would get knocked.
Within the amateurs, Torrez Jr. was dominated by the massive 6’7″ Bakhodir Jalolov, shedding twice to him. In opposition to huge heavyweights, the 6’2″ Torrez Jr. can have many issues like he did towards Jalolov. He’s too brief and doesn’t possess the velocity or the one-punch energy to attain quick knockouts like boxing nice Mike Tyson did early in his profession.
It’s unclear what High Rank’s finish aim is in conserving Richard Torrez Jr. and defending him the way in which they’re doing. They’re matching him in the identical means they did when Edgar Berlanga was with them. Torrez Jr. doesn’t look able to profitable a world title, however perhaps the concept is to place him for a money out.
– Mild welterweight prospect Emiliano Fernando Vargas (12-0, 10 KOs) knocked out veteran Larry Fryers (13-7-1, 5 KOs) within the fifth spherical of a scheduled eight-round combat. The 20-year-old Vargas, the son of former world champion Fernando Vargas, dropped the Eire native Fryers with a left hook to the top within the fifth.
The referee then stepped in and waived it off instantly. Fryers didn’t look damage, however the referee felt he’d seen sufficient because of the one-sided nature of the competition. The time of the stoppage was at 1:23 of spherical 5.
Late in spherical two, Vargas had damage Fryer after tagging him with three consecutive proper uppercuts when he was trapped towards the ropes. After the spherical ended, Vargas stood and watched as Fryer staggered to his nook.
Within the third, Vargas bought a bit of wreckless and was damage by a proper to the physique from Fryers. Vargas then backed off and performed it protected for the rest of the spherical. Fryers’ nostril was bleeding on the finish of the spherical.
Within the fourth, Vargas centered on throwing lefts to the physique and used motion to keep away from the stress from Fryer. It was a aggressive spherical regardless of Vargas touchdown the a lot tougher pictures.
Within the fifth, Vargas landed a couple of good hooks to Fryer’s physique earlier than dropping him with a left to the top that despatched him down flat on his again for the knockout.
Total, Vargas regarded good for a prospect. Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless means too early to know if he’ll pan out as a future world champion. The way in which Vargas fought, he’d have had loads of issues if he had somebody with punching energy as a result of he will get hit too simply and doesn’t react properly when nailed stable.
Fryer had zero energy to hassle him, however Vargas regarded uncomfortable with the pictures he was hit with. He doesn’t appear to have the canine in his that his well-known father Fernando had.
At greatest, Emiliano Vargas is perhaps simply one other Nico Ali Walsh kind of fighter who cashs in on being associated to a well-known former fighter however will not be adequate to ever seize a world title. I didn’t see the form of expertise in Emiliano that means that he’s a chip off the previous block.
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The primary portion of the Munguia vs. Bazinyan card might be proven reside on ESPN and ESPN+ starting at 10:30 p.m. ET. Preliminary motion begins at 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) got here up empty, shedding to undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on Could 4th in a combat that Jaime had been slowly working towards his whole 11-year profession. That was an enormous letdown for Mungua, who should begin once more.
Dropping that combat places Munguia ready the place he wants to maneuver his profession at gentle velocity for the slim probability of incomes a second combat towards the celebrity. The little-known Bazinyan (32-0-1, 23 KOs) has by no means been crushed, however he’s additionally by no means fought any world-class opposition.
Bazinyan regarded dangerous in his final combat, combating to a questionable 10-round draw towards Shakeel Phinn final Could. If Bazinyan is victorious tonight towards the favourite Munguia, he’ll have a great probability of ultimately getting a crack at difficult for a world title.
Heavyweight prospect Richard Torrez Jr. (10-0, 10 KOs) faces journeyman Joey Dawejko (28-11-4, 16 KO) within the co-feature on tonight’s card. Additionally on the cardboard is gentle welterweight Emiliano Vargas (11-0, 9 KOIs combating Larry Fryers (13-6-1, 5 KOs).
Jaime Munguia will combat unbeaten Erik Bazinyan tonight in a twelve-round contest in Glendale, Arizona.
