Jaime Munguia weighed in at 167.7 lbs and his opponent Erik Bazinyan came in at 167.9 lbs at Thursday’s weigh-in for their 12-round super middleweight fight this Friday, September 20th at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
The event will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN+ beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. The preliminary portion of the card begins at 6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. PT on ESPN+.
Other weights
– Richard Torrez Jr. 232.6 vs. Joey Dawejko 244.1
– Emiliano Fernando Vargas 139.2 lbs vs. Larry Fryers 138.2
Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) is coming off an unsuccessful title challenge to unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on May 4th. If Munguia is victorious against Bazinyan (32-0-1, 23 KOs), he could face Christian Mbilli next. It’s important that Munguia shows progress in this fight after his last match against Canelo.
Heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. faces Joey Dawejko in an eight-round fight in the chief support bout.
“I think this is the beginning of the next chapter for him, and I think he’s going to learn how to be a little more cautious in his aggressive style,’ said Todd Duboef, the president of Top Rank, speaking about Jaime Munguia.
“He has a very telegenic style, and I think when we talk about those great fighters that touch people. Canelo, Morales, Barrera. They all had a telegenic style to them. I think Munguia has that same telegenic style. He’s exciting to watch.
“Munguia has a great ability to connect the dots of a long history of great Mexican fighters. The great legends have paved the way for Munguia to be an absolute superstar coming from Mexico. Erik [Morales] is behind this one. So, we’re very excited about that.”
If Top Rank is going to turn Munguia’s career around, they’re going to need to invest some time in him because he’s not going to be transformed into a diamond after just one or two fights.
Undercard
- Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Joey Dawejko: The 2020 Olympic silver medalist heavyweight Torrez Jr. (10-0, 8 KOs) will be looking to get some experience against Dawejko (28-11-4, 16 KOs) in an eight-round fight.
- Emiliano Fernando Vargas vs. Larry Fryers: Unbeaten light welterweight Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs) faces Ireland’s Fryers (13-6-1, 5 KOs) in an eight round fight. This is a similar match for Vargas to get experience against a veteran.
- Charley Suarez vs. Jorge Castaneda: On ESPN+, super featherweight Suarez (17-0, 9 KOs) faces Casteneda (17-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-round fight on the undercard that begins at 6:15 ET/3:15 p.m. pT.
