Munguia Knocks Out Bazinyan

On the night of September 21 in Glendale, USA, Mexican WBC Silver super middleweight (up to 76.2 kg) champion Jaime Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) took on Canadian Erik Bazinyan (32-1-1, 23 KOs).

The fight ended in a knockout victory for Munguia—after a series of powerful attacks, Bazinyan hit the canvas and was unable to get back on his feet. KO 10.

This bout marked Munguia's debut under Top Rank promotion and was his first win since his only career defeat to unified champion Saul Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs).

For Bazinyan, this is now two fights without a win—his last outing in May ended in a split-decision draw against Shakeel Finn (26-3-2, 17 KOs), and this is his first professional loss.

Fight Statistics

According to Compubox, Munguia threw 497 punches and landed 147 (29.6%). Bazinyan threw 470 punches, with 79 landing (16.8%).

Munguia connected on 43 jabs out of 212 thrown (20.3%), while Bazinyan landed 47 out of 334 jabs thrown (14.1%).

In terms of power punches, the Mexican had a significant advantage—104 of his 285 power punches landed (36.5%), compared to Bazinyan's 32 out of 136 (23.5%).

Munguia also targeted the body effectively, landing 53 shots, with 38 being power punches. Bazinyan landed 11 body shots, only 2 of which were power punches.