Jaime Munguía

Jaime Aarón Munguía Escobedo (born 6 October 1996) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is world champion in two weight classes including the World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight title since May 2026, and previously the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight title from 2018 to 2019.

Professional career

Light middleweight Munguía vs. Ali

Munguía turned professional in 2013 and compiled a record of 28–0 before challenging and beating American Sadam Ali on 12 May 2018 for the WBO junior middleweight title.

Munguía vs. Smith

In his first defense on 21 July 2018, Munguía scored a unanimous decision victory over former light middleweight champion Liam Smith, with scores of 119–108, 117-110 and 116–111. Munguía had knocked Smith down in the sixth round.

Munguía vs. Cook Munguía scored a third-round technical knockout victory against Brandon Cook on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs Gennady Golovkin II on 15 September 2018 for another successful defense of his world title.

Munguía vs. Hogan On 13 April 2019, Munguía returned to defend his title against mandatory challenger Dennis Hogan. Munguía won by controversial majority decision.

Munguía vs. Allotey Munguía made the fifth defense of his WBO light middleweight title when he defeated Patrick Allotey by fourth-round technical knockout on 14 September 2019 in Carson, California.

Middleweight

Munguía vs. O'Sullivan Following Munguía's victory against Patrick Allotey, he vacated his WBO light middleweight title as he moved up to middleweight to face Gary O'Sullivan on 11 January 2020. Munguía won his middleweight debut via eleventh-round technical knockout.

Munguía vs. Johnson In his second bout at middleweight, Munguía faced Tureano Johnson on 30 October 2020. In the sixth round of the fight, Munguía landed a right uppercut which caused a nasty gash in Johnson's lip. This caused a doctor's stoppage, giving Munguía the victory and the WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title. After the fight, he made clear his desire to win a world title at middleweight, saying "I want any of the 160-pound champs. Any [of them] would be great for me."

Munguía vs. Szeremeta On 19 June 2021, Munguía faced former world title challenger Kamil Szeremeta who had taken the fight on short notice. Munguía won the fight via sixth-round corner retirement. Now ranked number 1 by the WBC and WBO, he said, "I would like to [fight for a world title] by the end of the year. If not, a battle between Mexico and Puerto Rico with Gabriel Rosado [who had knocked out Bektemir Melikuziev on the undercard], he looked really good tonight."

Munguía vs. Ballard, Rosado Munguía was scheduled to make his first WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title defense against the 41-fight veteran Gabriel Rosado on 13 November 2021, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Munguía entered the fight as the significant betting favorite, with most odds-makers having him -700 or -750 betting favorite. Munguía won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–110, 119-109 and 117–111. He landed 328 total punches to Rosado's 154, and successfully connected with 50% of his power shots.

Munguía vs. Kelly Munguía faced Jimmy Kelly at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California scoring three knockdowns before the referee stopped the bout in round five. At the immediate post-fight interview, Munguía called out Jermall Charlo seeking a world title.

Super middleweight Munguía vs. Ryder Munguía was scheduled to face Brit John Ryder in a super middleweight bout, on 27 January 2024, in the Footprint Center, in Phoenix, Arizona. He won the fight by TKO in the ninth round.

Munguía vs. Álvarez

On 27 February 2024, it was reported that Munguía would challenge Canelo Álvarez for the undisputed super middleweight titles on 4 May in Las Vegas. The fight was confirmed on 12 March 2024. Álvarez dropped Munguía for the first time in his career in the fourth round. Álvarez won the fight by unanimous decision (117–110, 116–111, 115–112).

Munguia vs. Bazinyan Munguia was scheduled to face Erik Bazinyan in a super middleweight bout at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ on 20 September 2024. He won the fight by TKO in the 10th round.

Munguia vs. Surace In September 2024, it was reported that Munguia would face Ronald Gavril on 14 December 2024 in Tijuana, Mexico. On 8 November 2024, it was announced that Munguia was instead scheduled to face Bruno Surace. In a major upset, Munguia lost the fight by KO in the 6th round.

Munguia vs. Surace II In February 2025 it was reported that Munguia was "finalizing a deal" to face Bruno Surace in a rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 4 May 2025. The bout occurred on 4 May 2025 with Munguia winning by unanimous decision. Shortly after the bout, Munguia tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs; his b-sample also came back with a positive result. The investigation is still ongoing for potential disciplinary actions.

Munguia vs. Resendiz On 10 November 2025, Ring Magazine reported that Munguia was in negotiations to fight interim WBC champion Christian Mbilli (29–0–1, 24 KOs) in the first quarter of 2026. Following their draw on 13 September, an immediate rematch was ordered for Mbilli to fight Lester Martinez. Mbilli's promoter, Camille Estephan, stated that the plan was to fight Munguia before returning to the rematch with Martinez. In March 2026, it was announced that Munguia would challenge Armando Reséndiz for the WBA super middleweight title on May 2, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Munguía won by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes48Win46–2Armando ReséndizUD122 May 202647Win45–2Bruno SuraceUD123 May 202546Loss44–2Bruno SuraceKO6 (10), 14 Dec 202445Win44–1Erik BazinyanKO10 (12), 20 Sep 202444Loss43–1Canelo ÁlvarezUD124 May 202443Win43–0John RyderTKO9 (12), 27 Jan 202442Win42–0Sergiy DerevyanchenkoUD1210 Jun 202341Win41–0Gonzalo Gaston CoriaKO3 (10) 19 Nov 202240Win40–0Jimmy KellyKO5 (12) 11 Jun 202239Win39–0D'Mitrius BallardTKO3 (12), 19 Feb 202238Win38–0Gabriel RosadoUD1213 Nov 202137Win37–0Kamil SzeremetaRTD6 (12), 19 Jun 202136Win36–0Tureano JohnsonRTD6 (12), 30 Oct 202035Win35–0Gary O'SullivanTKO11 (12), 11 Jan 202034Win34–0Patrick AlloteyKO4 (12), 14 Sep 201933Win33–0Dennis Hogan1213 Apr 201932Win32–0Takeshi InoueUD1226 Jan 201931Win31–0Brandon CookTKO3 (12), 15 Sep 201830Win30–0Liam SmithUD1221 Jul 201829Win29–0Sadam AliTKO4 (12), 12 May 201828Win28–0Johnny NavarreteKO3 (10), 17 Mar 201827Win27–0Jose Carlos PazKO3 (10), 10 Feb 201826Win26–0Paul Valenzuela JrTKO2 (8), 9 Dec 201725Win25–0Uriel GonzalezKO2 (8), 2 Sep 201724Win24–0Miguel Angel LopezKO3 (10), 1 Jul 201723Win23–0Johnny NavarreteUD1029 Apr 201722Win22–0Gabriel AgramonRTD2 (4), 1 Apr 201721Win21–0Jorge JuarezTKO1 (8), 24 Mar 201720Win20–0Juan Macias MontielKO2 (10), 2 Feb 201719Win19–0Álvaro RoblesTKO5 (10), 10 Dec 201618Win18–0Alfredo ChavezTKO1 (8), 22 Oct 201617Win17–0Ramiro AlcarazKO3 (8), 13 Aug 201616Win16–0Oscar MoraKO2 (8), 30 Jul 201615Win15–0Seth CarrilloKO2 (8), 18 Jun 201614Win14–0Elliot CanoTKO5 (8), 30 Apr 201613Win13–0Frank VerduzcoTKO1 (8), 23 Jan 201612Win12–0Gabriel AgramonTKO6 (8), 5 Dec 201511Win11–0Jose Maria ValdezTKO2 (6), 10 Jul 201510Win10–0Julio Nario4 (8), 14 Mar 20159Win9–0Alan ZavalaUD610 Jan 20158Win8–0Jose Maria ValdezUD420 Sep 20147Win7–0Jose Arteaga427 Jun 20146Win6–0Gerardo MendozaTKO2 (4), 28 Feb 20145Win5–0Juan VelasquezTKO2 (4), 11 Jan 20144Win4–0Abraham MarquezTKO1 (4), 22 Nov 20133Win3–0Benjamin Urias3 (4), 26 Oct 20132Win2–0Luis ContrerasTKO2 (4), 23 Aug 20131Win1–0Manuel Mora2 (4), 13 Jul 2013

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