Munguia Dominates Resendiz to Capture WBA Super Middleweight Title

Jaime Munguia reintroduced himself to the boxing world on Saturday in Las Vegas, routing fellow Mexican Armando Resendiz over 12 rounds to lift the WBA super middleweight title in the co-feature to David Benavidez vs. Zurdo Ramirez. Judges turned in scores of 120-108, 119-109 and 117-111 for Munguia, who is now a two-division world champion and one of the few fighters in the sport carrying straps at both junior middleweight and super middleweight.

The fight was never close. Munguia used quick hands, sharper combinations and heavier power to control the center of the ring from the opening round, stealing rounds with his jab and banking bigger ones with body work and tight left hooks. Resendiz, who had moved in sync with previous champions, looked a class below on the night and never seriously threatened a comeback.

Canelo Alvarez, who now shares trainer Eddy Reynoso with Munguia and trains alongside him in San Diego, watched from ringside and led the celebration. Munguia had entered the fight on short notice after the originally slated opponent was replaced, and he treated it like a statement opportunity, responding to questions about his two-fight skid with the most complete performance of his recent run.

For Resendiz, it was a second championship opportunity gone in the wrong direction, though the dogged Monterrey native remains one of the more respected contenders at 168. The title change also kept the WBA strap in Mexican hands on Cinco de Mayo weekend.

Munguia improves to 46-2 with 35 knockouts. The 29-year-old former WBO junior middleweight king suffered back-to-back losses to Canelo and Bruno Surace in 2024, but has rebuilt with three straight wins and now owns a world title in a second weight class. Resendiz drops to 16-3 with 11 knockouts and will look to rebuild at 168 after losing the belt in his second defense.

Source: BoxingScene, Fight Freaks Unite, Yahoo Sports