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Munguia turns to Resendiz after missing Iglesias’ title shot
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4 months agoon
Negotiations are ongoing for a super middleweight fight between Jose Armando Resendiz and Jaime Munguia, with both sides targeting the first half of 2026. Multiple industry sources indicate the fight is being discussed as a voluntary title defense for Resendiz.
Resendiz was elevated to full WBA super middleweight champion status on January 1, 2026, following the retirement of Terence Crawford, who held the belt during his passage through the division. Under WBA rules, Resendiz can make one voluntary defense before being ordered to face a mandatory challenger.
Munguia is not ranked in the WBA’s top 15 at 168 pounds, but his availability and commercial profile make him an acceptable volunteer option. The timing of the talks did not go unnoticed. Earlier this week, Munguia turned down a chance to fight Osleys Iglesias, the number one contender for the vacant IBF super middleweight title.
This decision effectively narrowed Munguia’s remaining paths back to a world title shot. A fight against Iglesias would require Munguia to meet the southpaw punch with panache and institutional support. Other available paths at 168 pounds include Christian Mbilli, Diego Pacheco and Hamzah Sheeraz, all of whom represent higher-risk propositions.
Instead, Munguia appears to be heading towards what is widely seen in the sport as the most achievable title opportunity available to him. Resendiz, who picked up the biggest victory of his career, remains early in his championship career and has yet to establish himself with multiple defenses.
The potential fight was first publicly announced by Salvador Rodriguez, who wrote in X that negotiations are ongoing regarding a meeting between the two Mexican players in the first half of 2026.
Resendiz established himself by winning the WBA interim super middleweight title with a twelve-round victory over Caleb Plant in May 2025. The result was widely considered an upset. Plant entered this fight at the age of thirty-three and had lost two of his previous four fights. Resendiz, then twenty-six, benefited from fresher legs and sustained pressure in the later rounds.
For Munguia, who is already thirteen years into his professional career, the fight with Resendiz fits into a familiar rhythm. The choices remain calculated. The moment remains selective. Thanks to this approach, it has become relevant. This also shows how much his career was ever tested.
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Canelo warned his path back to undisputed status would be blocked: ‘I’m standing in his way’
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2 hours agoon
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Canelo Alvarez could face some grave resistance if he tries to become a three-time undisputed 168-pound champion.
The 35-year-old hasn’t fought since last September, when he lost his four major super middleweight titles in a unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford.
However, judging by his results, the Mexican is still able to compete at the world level, just not with such a great generation as Crawford.
But still, Canelo is ready to secure a world title shot in his next outingwhich is scheduled to take place on September 12 in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
Among the names mentioned as potential opponents is Christian Mbilli, who was elevated from “interim” to full WBC champion shortly after Crawford’s retirement.
Earlier, the Frenchman achieved a fascinating 10-round draw with Lester Martinez, who was on the Canelo-Crawford card.
As for the other 168-pound champions, there’s also Jose Armando Resendiz and Osleys Iglesias, with Hamzah Sheeraz seeking to capture the vacant WBO world title on May 23.
Standing in his way is Al Begic, whom the 26-year-old must defeat on the card in the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven match before setting his sights on a fight with Canelo.
Ultimately, however, Sheeraz actually sees himself fighting the four-division world champion Ring Magazine that he can apply the WBO belt as a bargaining chip.
“I have to admit it would be nice to get Canelo. And of course it would be a lot more lucrative if I won the world title earlier.
“I’m sure his plan is to try and become undisputed [champion] again, God willing, I will become world champion on May 23. I will stand in the way of him becoming undisputed [champion].
“Maybe we will finally fight for all the belts. I feel like this fight can definitely blossom in the future.”
For an undisputed clash between Canelo and Sheeraz to take place, the pair must win their next fights well and together dethrone the remaining champions in their division.
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Mauricio Sulaiman claims that Crawford knew in advance that he would have to pay $300,000. dollars fee for WBC
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Mauricio Sulaiman says Terence Crawford was aware of the WBC’s reported $300,000 penalty charge long before his undisputed fight against Canelo Alvarez last September, providing a different version of the recent dispute over the champion’s title costs
The WBC president addressed the issue during a recent interview after Crawford publicly questioned why the organization would not honor terms that he believed had been accepted by other sanctioning bodies. Sulaiman said the amount had already been communicated in advance and was not a surprise once the fight was finalized.
“He knew well in advance what the WBC estimated for this particular fight and it was supposedly 300,000. That was the upper limit,” Ring Champs said of Crawford before his fight with Canelo.
Sulaiman added that this amount is lower than the percentage the organization says it can collect under its regulations. He said the WBC capped the fee rather than applying the full rate.
The dispute became a topic of discussion after Crawford publicly responded to previous comments related to the sanctions process. Sulaiman avoided escalating the exchange, saying he did not want to personally criticize Crawford.
“I’m not going to talk bad about Crawford,” Sulaiman said.
He also said that fighters and promoters receive contracts and terms before title fights are approved, describing the process as standard practice and not something created for a single event.
“There are contracts. When you as a promoter give in and get sanctioned, there are rules,” Sulaiman said.
When a player earns tens of millions, the standard 3% suddenly becomes sedate money, and that’s when the backlash usually begins.
The comments highlight a long-standing problem in boxing, where sanction fees are often accepted during negotiations but become controversial when vast funds are involved. Huge fights usually reveal how much power the belts still carry.
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