Canelo and Mungía will star in a great duel this Saturday, May 4 in Las Vegas, this is what you should know about the fight.
Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and Jaime Munguía will star this Saturday night in a true duel of titans when they face each other in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the four super middleweight titles that the man from Guadalajara holds and which makes him the unified champion of the category. and that you can continue in ESPN y Star+.
What time is the Canelo fight and who will be on Saturday’s card?
The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will vibrate with this fight and a top-level card from the previous fights and that you can follow on Star+ starting at 4:00 p.m. Central Mexico time (6:00 p.m. ET).
They are preview shows, the best analysis of ESPN KNOCK OUT, all the fights will arrive at the comfort of your screen. Canelo arrives, at 33 years old, with 60 fights won, 39 knockouts, 2 defeats and 2 draws: 65% were defined before the limit.
Jaime Munguía is undefeated with 43 fights, of which he defined 34 before the limit, 79.07% forcefulness. Ten centimeters taller than Canelo Álvarez, Munguía (1.83m) has just won by TKO against John Ryder on January 27.
Canelo faces Munguía this Saturday, May 4 in Las Vegas. Getty Images
In the undercard fights, Brandon Figueroa (24-1-0, 18 KO) will expose his Interim featherweight crown (WBC) against Jesse Magdaleno (29-2-0, 18 KO).
The Argentine Fabián “TNT” Maidana, brother of former world champion Marcos, the “Chino”, will have a great opportunity. With 22 wins (16 knockouts) and 2 losses, the Santa Fe native will face Mario “El Azteca” Barrios, with 28 wins and 2 losses, with 18 wins before the limit. Barrios, who has just beaten Yordenis Ugas, will present his WBC, Interim welterweight crown. A huge opportunity for Maidana, who will be faced with an enormous challenge.
In turn, the WBA regular champion of the welterweight division, the Lithuanian Eimantas Estanionis (14-0-0, 9 KO) will give the chance to the Venezuelan Gabriel Mestre, who at 37 has 6 fights – all won – with 5 knockouts. your favor.
How much money will they earn for the fight?
Without a doubt, the purse for this fight in Las Vegas is excellent and even more so because it is a function between two Mexicans and where Canelo will display the titles of the World Council, the World Association, the World Organization and the International Boxing Federation.
As for guaranteed money, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez will take $35 million into his pocket for entering the ring, regardless of whether he wins or loses, while Jaime Munguía will receive a much smaller amount.
Although the insured purse for Munguía is not known exactly, certain reports indicate that the most he will take is 10 million dollars, which means just over a quarter of what Canelo will earn.