He’s the real deal…,” promoter Oscar De La Hoya said. I’ve been studying Kelly for a while now. Prior to that, he knocked Harry Matthews out in the third round of a six-round bout. In his last outing, he made slight work of D’Mitrius Ballard in February, recording third-round technical knockout.īefore that, Munguia scored his first decision win in four fights against Gabriel Rosado in November 2021.įor Kelly, he is coming off a majority decision win over Kanat Islam in February. Munguia has overcame everyone in his previous 39 fights. I’m going up against one of the best, and I’m confident I will get the job done,” Kelly said. “I got an opportunity here, and I’m looking forward to it. “Jimmy Kelly is a great fighter, he has all my respect, but I think I will raise my hands in victory on Saturday,” Munguia said. Unlike a lot of press conferences, there was no bad blood as both boxers gave the other credit. Munguia (39-0, 31 KOs) will face Kelly (26-2, 10 KOs) in a 12-round super middleweight fight on Saturday at Anaheim’s Honda Center. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper.Jaime Munguia and Jimmy Kelly met on Thursday for the final press conference. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Kelly, who is from Manchester, England, drops to 26-3 (10 KOs).įrancisco A. “Show some balls and fight me,” said Munguia, calling out Charlo. In a post-fight interview, Munguia believes the time to face Charlo, IBF/WBA titleholder Gennadiy Golovkin or any other top middleweight is now. Golden Boy wanted DAZN, which has an exclusive deal with Golden Boy, to also stream the fight. The 25-year-old was slated to face WBC middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo this month but the fight fell through after a disagreement between Golden Boy Promotions and Zanfer Promotions, which promote Munguia, and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and Showtime. In his most recent bout, on February 19, which took place in his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico, Munguia stopped D’Mitrius Ballard in the third round. Munguia recently fought at the Honda Center on November 13, defeating Gabriel Rosado by unanimous decision. A barrage of punches dropped Kelly in a corner and, while he barely beat the count, referee Thomas Taylor saw enough and waved off the fight at 2:57.
Kelly beat the count and tried to fight back but Munguia was relentless, letting go of his hands as he had Kelly backed up against the ropes. Kelly beat the count and engaged in the center of the ring with Munguia but was dropped a second time, this time from a right uppercut to the head. After action resumed, Munguia hurt Kelly, dropping him to the canvas with a left hook to the head. Midway through the fifth round, Kelly was again warned for holding. Kelly continued to outbox Munguia, who looked puzzled at times despite receiving instructions in the corner from trainers Erik Morales and Fernando Fernandez. While Kelly was able to connect repeatedly, he was also warned several times by referee Thomas Taylor for holding. Near the end of the second round, Kelly landed a left-right combination, snapping Munguia’s head back. He was able to utilize angles, slip punches and counter with left hooks to Munguia’s head. Kelly, who was coming off a majority decision victory over Kanat Islam in his previous fight, on February 25, was effective early on against Munguia.
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