Jaime Munguia Next Fight: Opponent and Date Confirmed

On December 14, 2004, Jaime Munguia (44-2, 35 KOs) suffered a shock defeat to Bruno Surace (26-0-2, 5 KOs). Questions have been asked about what could be next for Munguia and how he could launch his comeback. He recently joined the Eddy Reynoso stable alongside his old adversary Canelo. The comeback plans for the 28-year-old have now been confirmed with The Ring Magazine reporting that he will face Surace in a rematch.

Jaime Munguia Next Fight: Surace Rematch Set for May 3 in Riyadh

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Munguia-Surace 2 is set for May 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as the co-feature to Canelo vs William Scull. This is a necessary shot at redemption for the Mexican, who will be eager to impress under the tutelage of Reynoso before moving on to bigger and better fights.

Eddy Reynoso recently confirmed to Azteca TV that he is working with Munguia: “Yes, right now we’re working,”Reynoso said in Spanish.

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He added: “We’ve been working with him for a week. We met with Mr. Fernando Beltran, with Munguia and his dad to see if we can work with him. And now we’re here getting to know each other and seeing what he likes to work on and seeing the different points of view. I think we can have a very good partnership.”

This is a fascinating move by Munguia, as he looks to reignite his career and push toward another world title shot. His defeat to Canelo earned him plaudits, but his shocking loss to Surace floored his career with one devastating overhand right.

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Munguia is an all-action fighter who sells tickets and will continue to do so. He throws an incredible number of punches and has a big heart, which he showed throughout his defeat to Canelo Alvarez.

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Reynoso will seemingly be looking to make Munguia more thoughtful with his work and not get caught so much as Freddie Roach implemented in his short time with Munguia. The Mexican has an incredible arsenal when attacking, but Reynoso will surely be looking to get Munguia slipping his opponent’s punches and counterpunching, much like Canelo.