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Jaime Munguía says he is interested in fighting Edgar Berlanga in 2025 and feels it would be a “good fight.” This would be a business level fight because it is not a cutting edge type of fight as neither of these guys are going anywhere in the division.
Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) has been talking non-stop about his interest in facing Munguía (44-1, 35 KOs) since his lopsided 12-round unanimous decision loss to Canelo Alvarez on September 14. The scores were 118-109, 117-110 and 118-109.
Munguia-Berlanga would be a fight that would involve contenders recently defeated by Canelo, who are trying to quickly reach a second clash. It is believed that Canelo carried Munguía out of respect and not wanting to knock out a fellow Mexican. Munguía was out of his class and was lucky not to be knocked out by Canelo.
Mexico against Puerto Rico?
He doesn’t understand why Berlanga celebrated his defeat afterwards and feels it was ridiculous. Pathetic is the correct term. Berlanga then toured Puerto Rico in the back of a truck and was treated like a hero instead of a loser. That was absolutely strange.
Berlanga, promoted by Eddie Hearn, sees it as a fight that will be sold on PPV, considering it as a clash between Mexico and Puerto Rico. Berlanga, a native of Brooklyn, New York, wants to promote the fight as a bout between those countries.
Munguía will fight next Saturday night against the little-known Bruno Surace (20-0-2, 4 KOs) in a 10-round fight on December 14 in Tijuana, Mexico.
“I don’t know what to say. I don’t celebrate a loss. I work hard to learn. So, for me, I think it’s ridiculous to celebrate a loss,” Jaime Munguía told Fight Hub TV, referring to Edgar Berlanga celebrating his loss to Canelo Álvarez on September 14.
“I respect him as a fighter, but I think it seems ridiculous to celebrate a defeat. Let’s have that fight. It would be a good fight for next year. So let’s do it,” Munguía stated about his interest in fighting Berlanga in 2025.
“It is not the main objective (to fight Berlanga). There’s Caleb Plant and Mbilli, who works at Top Rank. First, we have this match on December 14 (against Bruno Surace in Tijuana). If all goes well, we want to have a big fight next year.
A fight at the business level
Munguía would find it more interesting to test himself against Mbilli, Plant or Osleys Iglesias than against Berlanga. If Munguía wanted to earn the respect of the fans, he would choose those guys instead of Berlanga. However, it is doubtful that it will do so for obvious reasons. He would lose.
Munguía is built the same way as Berlanga in terms of how he has been matched up during his career. So instead of breaking the mold of how he’s been groomed for 11 years, he’ll almost certainly fight Berlanga, which would be a business-level fight.
Therefore, it is predictable that he will fight Berlanga rather than risk being defeated by Mbilli, Plant or Iglesias. Fighting any of those three would mean Munguía would buck his trend because he has never fought good contenders during his 11-year career.
Munguía’s best victories
-John Ryder
– Sergiy Derevyanchenko: 39 years old
–Erik Bazinyan
-Liam Smith
-Saddam Ali
“We have to see what people want. I think the best fight is with Berlanga. I think people will like that fight. There are a lot of fights at 168, but we’ll see what the public wants.
“It will be a good fight, but I think Munguía will win because of the experience. I think he has a lot more experience than Morrell and he is stronger,” Munguía said of the February 1 fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell. “They are both undefeated; They are with the same promoter. It looks like a very exciting fight,” Munguía said.
David Benavidez is NOT a harder puncher than David Morrell, and he’s not even close. Munguía has turned it upside down with that vision. Benavidez is a volume puncher, not a power guy, and lacks the power to fight like he used to when he was fighting smaller fighters at 168.
