Munguia vs. Surace Rematch Set for April 12th

Jaime Munguia will reportedly fight his former conqueror, Bruno Surace, in a rematch on April 12th in Tijuana, Mexico.

The former WBO junior middleweight champion Munguia (44-2, 35 KOs) hopes to avenge his humiliating sixth-round knockout loss to Surace (26-0-2, 5 KOs) from last month on December 14th in front of his hometown fans in Tijuana.

Cobra’s Strike

Munguia, 28, got careless in round six and was dropped by a right hand from the Cobra-like Surace. The shot sent Munguia face-down on the canvas.

Jaime was out on his feet after he got back up, and the referee, Juan Jose Ramirez, halted it rather than allowing him to get poleaxed a second time by the Frenchman.

Labonita_delboxeo reports the news of the Munguia vs. Surace rematch on his Instagram channel.

It’s questionable whether it’s a good idea for Munguia to take the rematch with Surace because this guy might have his number. Earlier in the fight, Jaime knocked him down with a left hook to the head.

However, Surace stunned Munguia moments later with a cobra-like right hand to the head. Munguia took it well, but that shot was an identical one to the right hand that he dropped him with later in the fight in the sixth.

The way the fight played out from the second round, it’s stupid for Munguia to take the rematch with Surace. He’s too dangerous with his right hand. In a rematch, he’ll do the same thing as last time, but the knockout will likely come earlier because Jaime’s punch resistance will be impaired.

Munguia and his team probably think it was just a fluke and that Surace got lucky. They’ll look foolish when he repeats, but much faster. Munguia has been easy to hit. His 44 wins were against cab drivers, and he has never beaten anyone well during the last decade.

Munguia’s Wins Since 2020

Erik Bazinyan
John Ryder
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Jimmy Kelly
Kamil Szeremeta
Gonzalo Gaston Coria
D’Mitrius Ballard
Gabriel Rosado
Tureano Johnson
Gary O’Sullivan