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Jaime Munguia vs. Jimmy Kelly
Jaime Munguia overcame a tardy start to knock down Jimmy “Kilrain” Kelly three times en route to a fifth-round knockout victory on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Munguia (40-0, 32 KOs) has lost some of his frosty, and the move up to middleweight after a stint as WBO super welterweight champion has been frustrating. Without a world title at 160 pounds, the 25-year-old weighed in at 165 pounds at catchweight for this fight against former world title challenger Kelly (26-3, 10 KOs), who was stopped by Liam Smith way back in 2015 in an unsuccessful attempt to acquire Munguia’s aged belt.
The Mexican got off to a tardy start here, looking sluggish at first, with Kelly outshining the opener with solid bodywork.
Then in the second, the Englishman landed a powerful left hook, which staggered the favourite, who struggled to find his rhythm.
In the third period he dropped his hands, but in the fourth the guests regained the initiative, confidently counterattacking and boxing.
Munguia has the power, though, and quickly turned the fight on its head in round five, a powerful left hook sending the 29-year-old back and to the canvas.
He beat the count but was quickly back on the deck with a well-timed chinlock. Again the count was beaten but Kelly was on unsteady feet and was taken down a third time by a flurry of shots.
The Manchester native bravely tried to beat up the Count but this time the referee had seen enough.
Jaime Munguía WILL FINISH Jimmy Kelly 💥#DAZNRingside #MunguíaKelly pic.twitter.com/W6rJZXIua3
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) June 12, 2022
Munguia indicated he would welcome a chance at middleweight and super middleweight, and after the fight he called out WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo.
“I want to say what Oskar [De La Hoya] he told Jermall Charlo” Munguia told DAZN.
🗣 “Show me your balls and fight me.”
Jaime Munguia calls out Charlo 👀 pic.twitter.com/DOsA1z1UOp
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) June 12, 2022
“To come out here. Show some balls, stop hiding behind Al Haymon and fight me.
“I think it would be a great fight for everyone. For all the people and for boxing as a whole.”
Valle defended his IBF world title
The world title fight took place at minimum weight, where Yokasta Valle (25-2, 9 KOs) defended her IBF crown for the fifth time, scoring a decisive points victory over the inexperienced Lorraine Villalobos (5-4, 2 KOs).
All three judges scored the fight 100-90 for the champion.
Fifth successful defense of IBF minimumweight title for Yokasta Valle 👑#MunguíaKelly pic.twitter.com/QDIKoohN57
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) June 12, 2022
Remaining Undercard
There was a mix-up during the scheduled eighth round in the super welterweight bout when Carlos Ortiz Cervantes (13-5, 13 KOs) dropped and stopped Evan Anthony Sanchez (11-1, 6 KOs) in the fifth round of their encounter.
In the super lightweight division, Oscar Duarte Jurado (23-1-1, 18 KOs) scored an eighth-round victory over Marc Bernaldez (23-6, 17 KOs), while in the middleweight division, a body shot ended things in the first frame as Carlos Ocampo (34-1, 22 KOs) faced Vicente Martin Rodriguez (40-11-1, 21 KOs).
Oscar Duarte wins by KO 💥#MunguiaKelly pic.twitter.com/3J29URg6Bw
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) June 12, 2022
Alejandro Reyes (8-0, 5 KOs) remained undefeated, stopping Moises Flores (25-7-1, 17 KOs) in two rounds, while Japhethlee Llamido (8-0, 3 KOs) also remained undefeated, stopping Saul Eduardo Hernandez (17-16-1, 12 KOs) in the fourth en route to a six-round victory.
Jorge Estrada Ramirez (3-0, 3 KOs) needed less than two minutes to defeat debutant Hassan Coleman (0-1) in the super welterweight division.
Daniel Dubois has revealed that his goal is an undisputed title clash with the winner of this weekend’s rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight title against former world champion Joseph Parker on February 22 and arrived in Riyadh earlier this week to watch Saturday’s clash between Usyk and Fury.
After being written off by many recently, “Dynamite” has been in the form of his life lately, picking up three stoppage wins off the back of Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.
It was said that the heavy-handed 27-year-old would immediately enter into a rematch with Joshua, but “AJ” and his team did not agree with this idea.
And keep talking talkSPORT today, Dubois stated that he has his eye on unifying the four belts with the winner of Saturday’s rematch if he manages to overtake Parker.
“I’m here in Saudi Arabia and I want a winner on Saturday night.
I want to fight for an undisputed result, that’s the game now and that’s the goal.
“100% [I would beat them]. This is my time now. I’ve had my ups and downs, but I’m a recent man.
“I am ready to seek and destroy!” 🔥
Daniel Dubois can’t wait to meet Joseph Parker on February 22 👀#DuboisParker pic.twitter.com/q1WP0YkrmQ
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 3, 2024
“I am ready to fight for the undisputed, win it and make history.
“I evolved and learned from my mistakes.
“The team did well and I’m firing on all cylinders now. Let’s go!”
Like Dubois, Parker is also in the best form of his career and comes into the match on the back of upset wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang.
The situation in the heavyweight division in 2025 depends on the outcome of the epic rematch on Saturday evening, in which three world titles will be up for grabs.
Usyk hurt and released Fury en route to a split decision victory when they first faced off in May, and many believe the ‘Gypsy King’ has everything to do if he wants to reverse the result.
“I am ready to seek and destroy!” 🔥
Daniel Dubois can’t wait to meet Joseph Parker on February 22 👀#DuboisParker pic.twitter.com/q1WP0YkrmQ
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 3, 2024
A third fight between the pair is contractually agreed if the Morecambe man wins, provided neither he nor ‘The Cat’ withdraws after the second battle at the Kingdom Arena.
Paulie Malignanggi believes that Tyson Fury is no longer the same fighter he once was, and he will not beat Oleksandr Usyk in Saturday’s rematch.
Fury decides to take revenge for his own loss of split decision to Usyk in May, when he meets the Ukrainian for the second time in Riyad.
Fury was given eight points after tripping over the ropes following a powerful attack from his rival, and Malignaggi feels his three fights with Deontay Wilder, in which he fell four times, are starting to catch up with him.
“I don’t know if Wilder and Fury are the same after these three fights,” the 41-year-old said talkSPORT Boxing.
“Wilder certainly didn’t look the same as Fury to me, his impact resistance was always one of the best.
“He got up from Deontay Wilder’s punches that would have made buildings collapse, and now Oleksandr Usyk, a former cruiserweight, turned him around and dropped him in the first fight.
“What are the lasting effects of the Wilder trilogy?
“Who is one of the most devastating boxers in history.”
The “Gypsy King” suffered the first defeat in his 36-fight professional career, but announced that he would end the 37-year-old’s career on Saturday.
Usyk remains undefeated in his 22-fight professional career, and in May he won the undisputed heavyweight title, the first man in the four-belt era to do so.
Former world champion Malignaggi believes that Usyk, who vacated the IBF belt after the first fight, will repeat the feat.
“I will choose Usyk,” he added.
“I don’t think Fury has it anymore.
“It’s no disrespect to Fury.
“I’ve always loved Fury, I’m just not sure if he can bring him back.”
Frank Warren today revealed that a third fight between the two teams is in the contract – provided Fury emerges victorious and neither retires – while the long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua could be an alternative option for the Manchester fighter.
Tyson Fury described both Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois as “very constrained” compared to him ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury, who saw Dubois defeat Joshua in five rounds at Wembley Stadium in September, is preparing for a second fight with Usyk on December 21 in Riyad, seven months after his first professional defeat against split decision for the undisputed title of heavyweight champion.
The ‘Gypsy King’ insists he will box in a similar fashion when he faces the Ukrainian for the unified heavyweight titles, as well as facing his rival in midfield, something he believes both Joshua and Dubois were unable to do , when they stood against him.
– What can you expect from me? Fury said during his face-to-face meeting with Usyk TNT Sports.
“Basically the same thing I did before.
“Good boxing.
“It’s not normal for someone my height and weight to be able to box and move and slide, so why should I take that away from my game.
“People tell me: go up to Usyk, take him down and punch him, but if it was so effortless why didn’t Joshua do it, who is a massive, sturdy man?
“Why didn’t Dubois do it?
“These men are constrained compared to me, very constrained.”
The 37-year-old Usyk defeated “AJ” twice on points and stopped Dubois, and Fury became the fifth Briton to fall victim to him.
The Manchester athlete believes it cost him an impressive performance in his first outing and has vowed to remain focused when facing Usyk on Saturday in three weeks’ time.
“I belong to a boxer,” the 36-year-old added.
“Slip, slide, clip, hook.
“I’m going to do it, but with more focus.
“A little more focused on my job and I think that’s my path to victory.”
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