Canelo Defends Title for the Fourth Time: Fight Stats

On the night of May 5th, a tournament was held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA, with the main event being a fight between Mexican undisputed super middleweight champion (up to 76.2 kg) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) and his fellow countryman Jaime Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs).

The fight lasted all twelve rounds and ended with a confident victory for the reigning undisputed champion. The judges scored it 117-110, 116-111, and 115-112 in favor of Canelo. In the fourth round, Jaime suffered the first knockdown of his career.

Judges' Scores

Fight Statistics

Canelo landed 234 out of 536 punches (43.7%). For Munguia, the figure is 170 out of 663 (25.6%).

Saul landed 83 jabs out of 232 thrown (35.8%). Munguia landed 74 out of 335 (22.1%).

Most of Alvarez's landed punches were power punches: 151 out of 304 (49.7%). For Jaime, the figure is 96 out of 328 (29.3%).

What's Next?

Canelo has successfully defended his undisputed super middleweight title for the fourth time. The main and most desirable contender for Saul is currently David Benavidez, who will face Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15th. Other reports suggest that Turki Al-Sheikh wants to organize a mega fight between Canelo and Terence Crawford. Alvarez himself has repeatedly hinted at a rematch with Dmitry Bivol.

But there are two more potential opponents for Saul. The first is the WBA contender, Edgar Berlanga. This fight is mandatory if Saul does not want to vacate the title, and it would also represent a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico matchup. Berlanga is confident he will pose real problems for Alvarez.

The second is Jermall Charlo. In September 2023, Canelo defeated the American's twin brother, Jermell. Now, A-Charlo is set on avenging his brother. Jermall has even stated that he will be the next opponent for the Mexican in a fight planned for September. However, there has been no official confirmation of this yet.