Jaime Munguía Set for Dec. 14 Hometown Fight Against Undefeated Opponent in Tijuana

Mexican super middleweight star Jaime Munguía (44-1, 35 KOs) is returning to action for his fourth fight in 2024 and will face Bruno Surace (25-0-2, 4 KOs) in a 10-round main event on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana. This homecoming fight for Munguía will see him in the Top Rank main event slot, with the entire card being shown live on and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. The 28-year-old Tijuana native has reacted to the confirmation of his next fight.

Jaime Munguía Next Fight: Returns Home to Face Bruno Surace

Recapping a Busy Year for Munguía

Munguía, a former super welterweight world champion has enjoyed an active 2024, which began with an impressive dominant knockout victory against John Ryder, which had many comparing this performance against that of Canelo Álvarez, who had defeated the Englishman by unanimous decision.

He then faced Canelo in a huge Mexico vs. Mexico clash for the undisputed super middleweight crown, with Álvarez coming out on top by unanimous decision. The 28-year-old bounced back in September, defeating Erik Bazinyan by tenth round KO.

Surace will fight outside France for the first time and is somewhat of an unknown quantity. He will be returning after a year out of the ring since his last-round TKO win over Jhon Jader Obregon.

Munguía Reacts to Fight News

Munguía, when reacting to the news, said: “I’m very happy to be back in the ring and, above all, to be back in Tijuana. This year has been full of hard work and great fights, which has only motivated me to keep pushing forward. I want to give Tijuana a great night of boxing and thank everyone there for always being by my side and supporting me. It won’t be an easy fight, but we’re confident we’ll come out on top. Viva Mexico and Viva Tijuana!”