By Sean Jones: WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (29-0, 25 KOs) and mandatory challenger Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (26-1-1, 14 KOs) have reportedly reached an agreement to avoid a purse bid for a fight that will be taking place in July in California, according to BoxAzteca7.
By Sean Jones: The management for WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (29-0, 25 KOs) and mandatory challenger Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (26-1-1, 14 KOs) are in talks to try and put together a deal before the June 14h deadline by the World Boxing Organization. If a deal can’t be reached, it’ll go to a purse bid.
By Sean Jones: Jaime Munguia (29-0, 25 KOs) will reportedly be making his first defense of his WBO junior middleweight title against mandatory challenger Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (26-1-1, 14 KOs) on July 21 or 28 in a Golden Boy Promotions event in California.
By Allan Fox: The smoke has just barely cleared for Jaime Munguia’s 4th round demolition job on WBO junior middleweight champion Sadam Ali from last Saturday night and already the Mexican knockout artist is targeting WBC 154lb champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) for a unification fight.
By Trevor McIntyre: Promoter Frank Warren says he just received the notification that the World Boxing Organization has ordered WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (29-0, 25 KOs) to defend against #1 WBO mandatory challenger Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (26-1-1, 14 KOs) next. Warren says he expects the Munguia vs. Smith fight will take place in August or September.