Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) defeated challenger Jaime Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The scores were 117-111, 116-1111 and 115-112.
Canelo knocked Munguia down with an uppercut in the fourth and dominated every round from that point on.
“If the money is right, I can fight right now,” said Canelo when asked if he’ll fight David Benavidez next.
Undercard results:
In the co-feature bout, WBC interim welterweight champion Mario Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) defeated the speedy-handed Fabian Maidana (22-3, 16 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision. Barrios dropped Maidana in the third round with a right hand. The scores were 116-111, 116-111, and 116-111.
Despite possessing superior hand speed and arguably better power, Maidana failed to throw enough punches to take advantage of that. Barrios’ right eye closed up in the later rounds, but he was still able to dominate due to Maidana not throwing much back.
WBC interim featherweight champion Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) stopped former super bantamweight champion Jesse Magdaleno (29-3, 18 KOs) by a ninth round knockout.
Figueroa, 27, landed a beautiful left to Magdaleno’s body in round nine, sending him down on the canvas. The referee then counted him out. The stoppage occurred at 2:59 of the ninth.
Magdaleno was cut over his left eye from a clash of heads in round two. In the fourth, Figueroa hurt the 32-year-old Magdaleno with a low blow that had him down for almost five minutes. From that point on, Magdaleno looked tired and was getting worked over against the ropes in rounds five through nine.
The win for Figueroa was his third straight since losing to Stephen Fulton in 2021.
WBA ‘regular’ welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) used his high pressure and youth to defeat 2016 Olympian Gabriel Maestre (6-1-1, 5 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision. The scores were 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.
Junior middleweight contender Jesus Ramos (21-1, 17 KO’s) overpowered the tough Johan Gonzalez (34-3, 33 KO’s), stopping him in the ninth round in a grueling contest. Ramos dropped Gonzalez twice in the fight. The contest was halted after the second knockdown. The time of the stoppage was at 2:56 of the ninth.
Super welterweight contender Vito Mielnicki (18-1, 12 KOs) beat Ronald Cruz (19-4-1, 12 KOs) by unanimous decision in ten rounds. The scores were 99-89, 98-90, and 96-92.
Super bantamweight Alan Picasso (28-0-1, 16 KOs) overwhelmed Damien Vasquez (17-4-1, 10 KOs), scoring a fifth-round TKO win. The time of the stoppage was at 2:11 of the fifth.
Unbeaten super middleweight contender William Scull (22-0, 9 KOs) beat Sean Hemphill (16-2, 10 KOs) by an eight-round unanimous decision. Hemphill was down once in the fight. The scores were 79-72, 78-73, and 76-75.
Light heavyweight Lawrence King (16-1, 13 KOs) dominated Anthony Holloway (7-5-3, 6 KOs), winning a six-round unanimous decision. The scores were 59-54 x 3.
In another lightweight six-rounder, Adrian Torres (9-0, 6 KO’s) beat Arsen Poghosyan (3-2-1, 2 KO’s) by a one-sided unanimous decision. The scores were 60-54, 60-54 and 60-54.
Lightweight prospect Julian Bridges (5-0, 2 KOs) defeated Jabin Chollet (9-1, 7 KOs) by a six-round unanimous decision. The scores were 59-55, 59-55 and 59-55
