Jaime Munguia aims for a fight with Edgar Berlanga Next year.

Munguia bounced back from his previous loss against Canelo Alvarez after overcoming Erik Bazinyan in his last fight. He stopped his man in the tenth round and returned to winning ways. This was his first fight since signing with Top Rank after leaving Golden Boy Promotions. Munguia left Golden Boy Promotions after the Canelo fight. The exit was very telling as Canelo warned Munguia about it Oscar De La Hoya allegedly stealing from fighters. Munguia will compete Bruno Surace in his next fight on December 14th.

Munguia vs Berlanga

Meanwhile, Berlanga suffers a defeat against Canelo. It was the first loss of his career as he was dominated in a one-sided unanimous decision loss. Despite coming off the canvas to make it to the final bell, Berlanga was heavily criticized for essentially trying to survive. Berlanga survived the 12 laps, but was severely punished. He also hugged Canelo after the fight and called him his idol. Some in the boxing community questioned whether Berlanga really believed he could win. Berlanga made things worse when he was seen partying in Mexico.

Although the boxer justified this by saying he had fans in Mexico, Berlanga seemed like he was just happy to be in the ring with Canelo. Oscar De La Hoya also expressed Berlanga’s reaction to his loss. Berlanga has been linked to a fight against it Caleb plant. However, Munguia would like to face the Puerto Rican instead. It could be another blockbuster event.

The Canelo-Berlanga fight sold 650,000 PPVs and earned a live gate worth $17 million. While this was largely thanks to Canelo, it also showed that the Mexican independence weekend was crucial. Boxing fans finally saw Mexico take on Puerto Rico when the event took on UFC 306, the first combat sports event at The Sphere. This is the fight Munguia wants as he mocked Berlanga’s reaction to his Canelo loss.

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