The boxer from Tijuana was on the radar of one of Saúl Álvarez’s rivals, but in the end he was unable to finalize the opportunity since in the international arena the “Canelo” is a better billboard
Jaime Munguía was thinking of fighting Golovkin (Photos: Ig/@canelo Ig/@jaimemunguiaoficial)
One of the rookie prospects he considered Gennady Golovkin before Saúl Canelo Álvarez was Jaime Munguía , the Mexican boxer had the opportunity to fight against GGG but the plan did not materialize and he had to let the unified 168-pound champion fight him.
At the end of December 2020there was talk of the possibility for the native of Tijuana to face Golovkin, since Golden Boy Promotions was planning the meeting, but it was not until May 24, 2022 when the scenario did not materialize since Canelo Álvarez confirmed his trilogy with the Kazakh boxer.
Recently in an interview with Erik Terrible Morales, Munguía recounted how Saúl and other factors interfered so that Triple G agreed to face him in an official contest in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the podcast One More Round, he reported that he was willing to face the Kazakh boxer.
Golovkin considered fighting Munguía (Photo: REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus)
In 2021, Golovkin’s corner offered Munguía the opportunity to face the champion of the WBA in the middleweights because according to his explanation he assured that he was the only Mexican that was available at that moment.
Despite his age and the short trajectory he had compared to the of Golovkin, the team of the champion of the IBO (International Boxing Organization)he was willing to prove himself to Munguía, but when they were ready to negotiate, the Kazakh refused.
“Things happen for a reason, the truth is that we were determined to take the fight, they called us because he was the only Mexican because more or less of the weight, we were there available and I said yes, “he explained.
Third fight between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin confirmed. Photo: canelo
And once the world champion presented his project to the Nevada Boxing Commission, the organization did not approve the Golovkin vs. Munguía, so the fight was also rejected from the administrative side.
Despite the fact that the option of combat had already been rejected, the issue continued to grow among the fans, as they considered that Munguía could be another Mexican to face GGG. But Jaime explained that another impediment was the personal interests of the middleweight world champion.
“The Nevada commission did not let us fight and to date It has been something very famous that Munguía against GGG but for one or the other it has not been done and it does not depend on us”
Álvarez took the fight against Triple G from him (Photo: Instagram/Jaime Munguía)
In terms of the media, the trilogy against Canelo ÁlvarezIt was a more attractive fight than against him, so he accepted that the man from Guadalajara interfered so that the Kazakh preferred the pocket and waited for Saúl’s conditions before looking for someone else.
Cabe Remember that Saúl is a boxer who plans his fights and imposes different conditions in the negotiation, so for Munguía that was the reason why Álvarez took the fight against Triple G from him.
< blockquote class=”color_figcaption”>“I think triple GGG is waiting a lot for Canelo’s decisions because he obviously wants his payday”
Canelo vs Golovkin III
The trilogy will be on September 17(Photo: Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports/File Photo)
Saúl Álvarez confirmed the third match against the Kazakh Gennady Golovkin on May 24. It was through his official accounts that the Mexican made the announcement of the function that will take place on September 17 with a venue to be confirmed. According to what was said by the native of Jalisco, the fight will be the end of the trilogy between both boxers.
“I am very happy to offer you the best fights and this will not be the exception. It’s time to finish what we started and defend our #CaneloGGG3 titles this September 17th. Venue to be confirmed,” Canelo wrote on Instagram and accompanied it with a promotional image.