Bruno Surace Stuns Jaime Munguía in Tijuana on December 14

On Saturday, December 14, Bruno Surace (26-0-2, 5 KOs) stunned Jaime Munguía (44-2, 35 KOs) in the main event of the Top Rank and Zanfer Promotions fight card. The fight took place at the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, live on ESPN+ for fight fans in the United States. Those in the United Kingdom could watch the action on Sky Sports Main Event. Those in Canada could watch on TSN+, with Mexican fight fans able to catch the entire card on ESPN Knockout/Disney+.

Bruno Surace Stuns Jaime Munguía

Munguía vs. Surace Recap

The opening round was very much a feeling-out round, with Munguía trying to set the pace and pop his jab out. The second round was a big one for the Mexican fighter as he dropped his opponent with a big left hook. Surace beat the count and recovered well. The French fight had bright moments in the early part of the fight with a nice combination in round three. In the early rounds, the Mexican controlled the tempo well, constantly walking his opponent down and backing him up against the ropes.

Surace enjoyed success in the fourth round, landing an eye-catching uppercut. As the fight progressed, Surace began to have more moments, looking to land the big overhand right – and Mexico was stunned in round six when the French fighter landed a monster right hand, which sent Munguía crashing to the canvas and unable to continue. The crowd fell into a stunned silence as Team Surace wildly celebrated.

Before the fight Surace said he was ready to make this the greatest night of his career: “This is the biggest fight of my career and I’ve trained a lot. It’s a great story that began in Marseille with my father as a child and it’s been taken on with Kaiser, my coach. We’ve been doing everything that we can to be ready for this great fight…and I’m ready for the greatest fight of my career.” 

Jaime Munguía vs. Bruno Surace Undercard

In the battle of two unbeaten fighters, Axel Adrian Campos (3-0, 0 KOs) remained unbeaten, getting a deserved win in the four-round swing bout against Jose Luis Rodriguez (4-1, 3 KOs). The judge’s scorecards read 39-37 for Rodriguez, while the other two had it 40-36 for Campos.

Alan David Picasso (31-0-1, 17 KOs) remains unbeaten in his professional career, dominating against Yehison Cuello (13-3-1, 11 KOs) in their super bantamweight fight. Picasso picked his shots exceptionally well and won by third-round KO.

Jorge Garcia Perez (32-4, 26 KOs) defeated Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (20-4, 12 KOs) by unanimous decision. García outworked his Uzbek opponent for most of the super welterweight contest. The judge’s scorecards read 97-92 and 99-90 x2.

Sebastian Hernandez (18-0, 17 KOs) dominated the ten-round super bantamweight fight against Sergio Martin Sosa (14-5, 3 KOs), winning by seventh-round TKO.

Juan Anacona (13-1, 6 KOs) won unanimously in an eight-round featherweight contest against Christian Islas Roldan (11-3-1, 7 KOs). The judges scorecards read 79-73, 77-75 and 78-74.