Jaime Aarón Munguía Escobedo (born 6 October 1996) is a Mexican

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. He held the

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junior middleweight title from 2018 to 2019.

Professional career

Light middleweight

Munguía vs. Ali

Munguía turned professional in 2013 and compiled a record of 28-0 before challenging and beating American Sadam Ali on 12 May 2018 for the

junior middleweight title.

Munguía vs. Smith

In his first defense on 21 July 2018, Munguía scored a

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victory over former light middleweight champion Liam Smith, with scores of 119-108, 117-110 and 116-111. Munguía had knocked Smith down in the sixth round.

Munguía vs. Cook

Munguía scored a third-round technical knockout victory against Brandon Cook on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs Gennady Golovkin II on 15 September 2018 for another successful defense of his world title.

Munguía vs. Hogan

On 13 April 2019, Munguía returned to defend his title against

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Dennis Hogan. Munguía won by controversial

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Munguía vs. Allotey

Munguía made the fifth defense of his WBO light middleweight title when he defeated Patrick Allotey by fourth-round technical knockout on 14 September 2019 in

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Middleweight

Munguía vs. O'Sullivan

Following Munguía's victory against Patrick Allotey, he vacated his WBO light middleweight title as he moved up to

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to face Gary O'Sullivan on 11 January 2020. Munguía won his middleweight debut via eleventh-round technical knockout.

Munguía vs. Johnson

In his second bout at middleweight, Munguía faced Tureano Johnson on 30 October 2020. In the sixth round of the fight, Munguía landed a right uppercut which caused a nasty gash in Johnson's lip. This caused a doctor's stoppage, giving Munguía the victory and the WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title. After the fight, he made clear his desire to win a world title at middleweight, saying "I want any of the 160-pound champs. Any f themwould be great for me."

Munguía vs. Szeremeta

On 19 June 2021, Munguía faced former world title challenger Kamil Szeremeta who had taken the fight on short notice. Munguía won the fight via sixth-round corner retirement. Now ranked number 1 by the WBC and WBO, he said, “I would like to ight for a world titleby the end of the year. If not, a battle between Mexico and Puerto Rico with Gabriel Rosado ho had knocked out Bektemir Melikuziev on the undercard">Bektemir_Melikuziev.html" ;"title="ho had knocked out Bektemir Melikuziev">ho had knocked out Bektemir Melikuziev on the undercard he looked really good tonight.”

Munguía vs. Rosado

Munguía was scheduled to make his first WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title defense against the 41-fight veteran Gabriel Rosado on November 13, 2021, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Munguía entered the fight as the significant betting favorite, with most odds-makers having him -700 or -750 betting favorite. Munguía won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-110, 119-109 and 117-111. He landed 328 total punches to Rosado's 154, and successfully connected with 50% of his power shots.

Munguía vs. Kelly

Munguía faced Jimmy Kelly at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California scoring three knockdowns before the referee stopped the bout in round five. At the immediate post-fight interview, Munguía called out Jermall Charlo seeking a world title.

Super middleweight

Munguía vs. Ryder

Munguía was scheduled to face Brit John Ryder in a

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bout, on the 27th January 2024, in the Footprint Center, in

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. He won the fight by TKO in the ninth round.

Munguía vs. Álvarez

On February 27, 2024, it was reported that Munguía would challenge

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for the undisputed super middleweight titles on May 4 in Las Vegas. The fight was confirmed on March 12, 2024. Álvarez dropped Munguía for the first time in his career in the fourth round. Álvarez won the fight by unanimous decision (117-110, 116-111, 115-112).

Munguia vs. Bazinyan

Munguia was scheduled to face Erik Bazinyan in a super middleweight bout at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ on September 20, 2024. He won the fight by TKO in the 10th round.

Munguia vs. Surace

In September 2024, it was reported that Munguia would face Ronald Gavril on December 14, 2024 in Tijuana, Mexico. On November 8, 2024, it was announced that Munguia was scheduled to face Bruno Surace. Munguia lost the fight by KO in the 6th round.

Munguia vs. Surace II

In February 2025 it was reported that Munguia was "finalizing a deal" to face Bruno Surace in a rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 4, 2025.

Professional boxing record

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