defeated Jaime Munguía on points in an electrifying fight

Saul Canelo Alvarezthe highest-grossing boxer in the world and undisputed super middleweight champion, kept his four world titles after winning on points in Las Vegas against Jaime Munguiain duel of Mexicans.

Was an electrifying fight in almost all of its development in the T-Mobile Arena. The challenger promised a lot in the first rounds and even reached clearly on several occasions the humanity of the man from Guadalajara.

However, at the right and necessary moments, the 168-pound monarch of the World Council (WBC), the World Association (WBA), the International Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) He exposed each and every one of his credentials to not let Munguía grow, a rival with greater arm reach due to his height, and at the same time build the defense of his four crowns.

A complete test occurred in the fourth round, when in the middle of an exchange of blows He sent the Tijuana fighter to sit on the canvas with a tremendous upward right hand.

From then on, the 33-year-old boxer who grew up in San Agustín, on the outskirts of Guadalajara, showed himself faster, more decisive and more precise against a Munguía who, with what he could, sought to attack the champion but was not only unable to hurt him but also suffered very strong impacts in the counterattacks.

Even Munguía staggered in the ring again in the sixth round, with one of the many body blows that he had to resist until the final bell.

Canelo Álvarez could not quickly achieve a new victory, the 61st of his successful career, and he still has not scored a victory by knockout since 2021, but the scorecards gave him the unanimous winner, 117-110 116-111 115 -112, before a rival who remained undefeated.

“I am delighted to have given Jaime the opportunity, he is a great champion. He makes me proud of these types of fights. “Everyone saw that we are two Mexican warriors,” the winner celebrated.

Regarding the reasons why he won the victory, still in the ring, he expressed: “Timing was my strong point. I feel proud of what I did. He is strong, but he is a little slow that is why I was able to counterpunch.”

Finally, he referred to a possible confrontation with the American David Benavídez, number one in the super middleweight ranking of the World Boxing Council since September 2020 and interim champion recognized by that organization since May 2022.

“I don’t know, now I want to rest. If the money is right, I can fight him right now,” concluded Canelo Álvarez, who defined himself as “the best boxer in the world.”