Saul “Canelo” Alvarez faces fellow-Mexican Jaime Munguia live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 4. The undisputed super middleweight king defends his title against undefeated former world champion highlighting Cinco de Mayo weekend. The pair squares off in the headliner of a four-fight card live on pay-per-view.
33-year-old Canelo Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco puts his unified WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO 168 lbs belts on the line for the fourth time. 27-year-old former WBO super welterweight titleholder Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) of Tijuana, Baja California looks to become a two-division world champion. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
The co-main event features interim WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios (28-2, 18 KOs) of San Antonio, Texas up against challenger Fabian Andres Maidana (22-2, 16 KOs) of Argentina. The bout is also scheduled for 12 rounds.
Among the 12-round PPV undercard bouts, Brandon Figueroa (24-1-1, 18 KOs) of Weslaco, Texas defends his interim WBC featherweight title against former world champion Jessie Magdaleno (29-2, 18 KOs) of Las Vegas. The latter missed weight and is ineligible to claim the strap in case of his victory. Plus, WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis (14-0, 9 KOs) of Lithuania defends his belt against old rival and two-time Olympian Gabriel Maestre (6-0-1, 5 KOs) of Venezuela.
Headlining Canelo vs Munguia free prelims, Jesus Ramos (20-1, 16 KOs) of Casa Grande, Arizona takes on Las Vegas-based Johan Gonzalez (34-2, 33 KOs) of Venezuela. In the stream opener, Vito Mielnicki Jr (17-1, 12 KOs) of Belleville, New Jersey faces Ronald Cruz (19-3-1, 12 KOs) of Los Angeles. Both matchups are scheduled for 10 rounds at welterweight.
Canelo Alvarez vs Jaime Munguia results
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- Julian Bridges def. Jabin Chollet by unanimous decision (59-55, 58-56, 59-55)
- Adrian Torres def. Arsen Poghosyan by unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 60-54)
- Lawrence King def. Anthony Hollaway by unanimous decision (59-55, 59-55, 59-55)
- William Scull def. Sean Hemphill by unanimous decision (78-73, 76-75, 79-72)
- Alan Picasso Romero def. Damien Vazquez by TKO (R5)
- Vito Mielnicki Jr def. Ronald Cruz by unanimous decision (99-89, 98-90, 96-92) | Watch highlights
- Jesus Ramos def. Johan Gonzalez by TKO (R9 at 2:56) | Watch highlights
- Eimantas Stanionis def. Gabriel Maestre by unanimous decision (117-111, 118-110, 119-109) | Watch highlights
- Brandon Figueroa def. Jessie Magdaleno by TKO (R9 at 2:59) | Watch highlights
- Mario Barrios def. Fabian Andres Maidana by unanimous decision (116-111, 116-111, 116-111) | Watch highlights
- Canelo Alvarez def. Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision (117-110, 116-111, 115-112) | Watch highlights