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Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia: A Breakdown of the Fight by Numbers
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia: A Breakdown of the Fight by Numbers
On Saturday, May 4, Canelo Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) and Jaime Munguía (43-0, 34 KOs) will collide at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for For Alvarez’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO world super middleweight titles. The all-Mexican clash will headline the PBC Pay-Per-View card on Prime Video and DAZN PPV.
Canelo overwhelmed Jermell Charlo in a straightforward defence of all his belts, and Munguía was in fantastic form last time out, dismantling John Ryder, winning by ninth-round TKO. This is a historic fight, and Big Fight Weekend are bringing you a breakdown of the fight by numbers.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia Fight by Numbers
Build Up to Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia Fight by Numbers
2555: (On May 4) days since Canelo last fought a Mexican, when he defeated Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision with the scorecards reading 120-108 x3.
473,760: (On May 4) minutes since Munguía was involved in an entertaining close unanimous decision win against Sergiy Derevyanchenko with the scorecards reading 114-113 x2 and 115-112.
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39/60: The number of knockout wins for Canelo, with his last KO win coming against Caleb Plant on November 6, 2021.
2,297,216: The estimated population of Tijuana, the birthplace of Munguía.
$89.99 + Applicable Taxes & Service Fee: The price on PPV.com for the super middleweight undisputed bout. You can find out more on how to purchase with no long term subscription by clicking the banner below,
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17,472: (On May 4) hours since Dmitry Bivol defeated Canelo by unanimous decision 115-113 x3.
6- The number of times that Canelo will have now headlined a main event on Mexican “Cinco de Mayo Weekend” in Las Vegas.
1- (“The Loneliest Number”) the number of knockouts in those Las Vegas main events around the weekend of May 5th. That was his one punch, sixth round destruction of Amir Khan on 5/7/2016.
Canelo vs. Munguia Full Fight Card
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia; For Alvarez’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO world super middleweight titles
- Mario Barrios vs. Fabian Maidana; For Barrios’ WBC interim world welterweight title
- Brandon Figueroa vs. Jessie Magdaleno; For Figueroa’s WBC interim world featherweight title
- Eimantas Stanionis vs. Gabriel Maestre; For Stanionis’ WBA “regular” welterweight title
Stay with Big Fight Weekend for coverage of the impending fight between Alvarez and Munguia, including results and video highlights.
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