Jaime Munguia weighed in at 167.7 lbs and his opponent Erik Bazinyan got here in at 167.9 lbs at Thursday’s weigh-in for his or her 12-round tremendous middleweight struggle this Friday, September twentieth on the Desert Diamond Area in Glendale, Arizona.
The occasion can be proven dwell on ESPN and ESPN+ starting at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. The preliminary portion of the cardboard begins at 6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. PT on ESPN+.
Different weights
– Richard Torrez Jr. 232.6 vs. Joey Dawejko 244.1
– Emiliano Fernando Vargas 139.2 lbs vs. Larry Fryers 138.2
Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) is coming off an unsuccessful title problem to unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on Could 4th. If Munguia is victorious in opposition to Bazinyan (32-0-1, 23 KOs), he might face Christian Mbilli subsequent. It’s vital that Munguia reveals progress on this struggle after his final match in opposition to Canelo.
Heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. faces Joey Dawejko in an eight-round struggle within the chief assist bout.
“I believe that is the start of the following chapter for him, and I believe he’s going to learn to be a little bit extra cautious in his aggressive type,’ stated Todd Duboef, the president of Prime Rank, talking about Jaime Munguia.
“He has a really telegenic type, and I believe after we speak about these nice fighters that contact folks. Canelo, Morales, Barrera. All of them had a telegenic type to them. I believe Munguia has that very same telegenic type. He’s thrilling to look at.
“Munguia has an ideal means to attach the dots of an extended historical past of nice Mexican fighters. The nice legends have paved the way in which for Munguia to be an absolute celebrity coming from Mexico. Erik [Morales] is behind this one. So, we’re very enthusiastic about that.”
If Prime Rank goes to show Munguia’s profession round, they’re going to wish to take a position a while in him as a result of he’s not going to be remodeled right into a diamond after only one or two fights.
Undercard
- Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Joey Dawejko: The 2020 Olympic silver medalist heavyweight Torrez Jr. (10-0, 8 KOs) can be seeking to get some expertise in opposition to Dawejko (28-11-4, 16 KOs) in an eight-round struggle.
- Emiliano Fernando Vargas vs. Larry Fryers: Unbeaten mild welterweight Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs) faces Eire’s Fryers (13-6-1, 5 KOs) in an eight spherical struggle. This can be a related match for Vargas to get expertise in opposition to a veteran.
- Charley Suarez vs. Jorge Castaneda: On ESPN+, tremendous featherweight Suarez (17-0, 9 KOs) faces Casteneda (17-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-round struggle on the undercard that begins at 6:15 ET/3:15 p.m. pT.
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