Jaime Munguía aims high. The Mexican, current WBO intercontinental middleweight champion, defeated Argentine Gonzalo Gastón Coria (21-6-0, 8 KO) last night by KO in the third round at the Arena Astros in Guadalajara, Mexico. It only took him three rounds to take the fight agreed to 10 in the middleweight.
The Argentine started the fight strong. He went all out and promised to fight. He landed a good combination of hooks and was trying to push the Mexican back. Quickly, Munguía took control of the fight. In the second round he sent him to the canvas with a hard right hand to the face. The Mexican kept pressing and Coria tried to escape as best he could. Munguía’s blows were very powerful and effective. The third round was the last. The Mexican came out strong, while Coria defended himself as he could. The superiority was clear, and the Argentine was bleeding from the nose. With a hard combination of hooks to the liver, the KO arrived. Gonzalo Coria indicated that he could not continue the fight.
Jaime Munguía remains undefeated and has a total of 41 victories with 33 KOs. The Mexican boxer from the Golden Boy Promotion, the promoter of Óscar de la Hoya, is one of the great promises of the current scene, and promises that 2023 will be his year. He aspires to be able to challenge for the world title and face bigger rivals in boxing.