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Boxing News: Jaime Munguia Makes Bold Statement After Pummeling John Ryder

Jaime Munguia scored a ninth-round TKO Saturday night in Arizona.

Zain Bando

Boxing News: Jaime Munguia Makes Bold Statement After Pummeling John Ryder
Boxing News: Jaime Munguia Makes Bold Statement After Pummeling John Ryder /

Jaime Munguia has put the WBC super middleweight division on notice.

In front of over 10,000 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz., Saturday night, Munguia dominated and battered John Ryder, who went the distance with Canelo Alvarez less than a year ago, en route to a ninth-round TKO.

It was Munguia's 43rd win as a professional, adding to an already hellacious pedigree that has seen him secure 34 wins by KO and hang onto the WBC Silver super middleweight strap in the process.

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Munguia, 27, sets his sights on bigger goals as he approaches 50 victories.

"I’m really happy because I worked hard to get ready for this," Munguia said in a press release issued by Golden Boy Promotions. “I know a lot of people didn't believe in me, and this is the result of hard work. We are ready for 168. You are correct; last time, I was just throwing punches like crazy, but this time, my timing was better. My timing was perfect. Ryder is a great fighter, and we are ready to keep on going. I'm motivated for the next fight, and it's going to be better than this one, and it's going to keep getting bigger. We want the best of the best in 168. We are going to be World Champions. It would be a great fight amongst Mexicans, and if Canelo gives us the chance, it would be an honor to share the ring with him.”

Alvarez has dominated the Mexican boxing scene for over two decades. His last outing saw him dispatch Jermell Charlo in September, giving Alvarez his 60th victory since October 2005.

The future of 168 pounds remains to be seen, but only time will tell.

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Zain Bando
ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99

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