Forward of the much-anticipated conflict between David Benavidez and David Morrell, Jaime Munguia says he expects an exciting encounter between two nice 175lbs.
Arizona’s Benavidez, 27, is scheduled to go face to face with Cuba’s 26-year-old Morrell at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas on February 1.
With huge expertise, Munguia expects Benavidez to face tall towards Morrell regardless of the risk posed by the Cuban.
“I feel it can undoubtedly be an excellent combat,” Munguia informed Battle Hub TV. “I feel Benavidez ought to win due to his expertise. He has way more expertise than Morrell, so I feel he’s a stronger fighter.
“However Morrell can also be an excellent fighter, so definitely it is going to be a giant combat. Properly, they’re in the identical firm, they know one another, it looks like a really thrilling combat to me. Properly, let’s examine.”
In the meantime, Munguia is getting ready feverishly for a December 14 conflict with Frenchman Bruno Surace in Tijuana. The combat grew to become Munguia’s fourth bout in 2024 having confronted John Ryder, Canelo Alvarez, and Erik Bazinyan.
Munguia suffered his maiden profession defeat to Alvarez in Might, however returned to profitable methods 4 months later towards Erik Bazinyan. On December 14, Munguia was seeking to construct on his emphatic Tenth-spherical KO of Bazinyan.
“I consider that after every preparation for every combat you all the time study. We’re going to attempt to do a lot better for this combat, have a terrific expertise, definitely depart with our arms raised for the knockout, after which give a terrific present to all my individuals in Tijuana.
“I feel it was undoubtedly a terrific combat. I’ve had lots of assist in Arizona and I’m grateful to all of the individuals of Arizona who’ve been supporting us. So, I feel Tijuana isn’t going to be the exception and it’ll be a really good evening.”
Bernard Neequaye is a sports activities journalist with a specialty in boxing protection. He wrote a boxing column titled “From The Ringside” in his native Ghana for years. He will be reached on X (previously Twitter) at @BernardNeequaye, LinkedIn at Bernard Neequaye and thru e-mail at bernardneequaye@gmail.com.