Jaime Munguia will face Poland's Maciej Sulecki next week on June 19, Saturday. The match was previously scheduled for April 23.
Jaime Munguia’s fights were scrapped twice, keeping in view the injuries of his opponents. However, after a thunderous victory at the world title run at 154lbs, Jaime Munguia has an eye on another world championship.
With this, the Mexican professional boxer will return to the ring under a tough match against the Polish champion, Maciej Sulęcki. The match is going to be organized at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center at The University of Texas.
Talking about this upcoming big boxing event, the Chairman & CEO of Golden Boy said, “It has witnessed a number of changes, but the good news is that for our champion Jaime Munguia, things have been back on track with his return on June 19. He further said ``we are confident about his victory and his extraordinary game, showcasing the world for why he deserves to be a two-division world champion.” This is going to be one of the fights boxing fans are waiting for, in 2021.
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After the fight got postponed, the Jamie Munguia vs. Maciej Sulęcki fight is back this summer. Munguia was to face Sulęcki initially on April 23, which could not happen because of Sulecki’s injury. However, D’Mitrius Ballard came for a brief period as a replacement, but he also could not stand it for long and suffered an injury.
The team is extremely excited to see the young star return to the ring. Most boxing lovers have always considered Sulecki to be the more thrilling opponent for Munguia. The excitement of Munguia to be returning to the ring is revealed when he said, “Returning to the ring on June 19 is extremely exciting for me. Undoubtedly it’s going to be a great fight against the champion Maciej Sulecki. He is a tremendously powerful fighter with the ability to turn the fight in his favor. I’ll make sure fans get to see an interesting fight between two champion players.”
The middleweight contender has shown his wish to challenge Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, the IBF champion, this year or next year. Popularly known by the nickname "GGG" or “Triple G” Golovkin is a Kazakhstani professional boxer, and he holds the IBF and IBO titles since 2019.
The 24-year-old former champion Munguia wants to challenge the 39-year-old “GGG” as soon as possible so that he can get this opportunity before the latter retires from his professional boxing career. With this fight against Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs), he plans to get a chance to fight against Canelo Alvarez at 160, which according to him, is an inevitable fight. He thinks Canelo (55-1-2, 37 KOs) might be interested in taking on Munguia if he first beats Golovkin.
As the hard-hitting Mexican champion, with a successful world title run at 154lbs, as he prepares for his fight against Poland's Maciej Sulęcki on June 19, he has a broader view of becoming the world champion again. First, Munguia knocked out Sadam "World Kid" Ali, grabbing the WBO world title. Later he defended the belt against Patrick Allotey, Brandon Cook, Dennis Hogan, and Liam Smith.
At 154lbs, Munguia fought against Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan to capture the WBO intercontinental middleweight title, moving up a weight category. With so many changes happening to his upcoming fights, Munguia is optimistic about making himself ready for a world title at 160 pounds.
Talking about his opponent, Munguia says, “The Polish contender is a great fighter. He has scored knockout wins against countryman Grzegorz Proksa and Hugo Centeno Jr. He has suffered defeat only two times against Demetrius Andrade and Daniel Jacobs. While he initially pulled out of the fight because of injury, he is now ready for the fight. And, I’ll try my best to make fans thrilled with an exciting fight on June 12.”
On the other hand, Sulecki says, “A lot of changes have been taking place lately, and things might look a little different. Yet it is good that the match is finally taking place as planned. A win against Jaime Munguia will be about a challenge for the world title, yet I’m ready to showcase my ability to be a part of the fight against the best in the division without any doubt.”
Jaime Aarón Munguía Escobedo is a Mexican professional boxer. He is known for having held the WBO junior middleweight title from 2018 to 2019. BoxRec ranked him the best active junior middleweight fighter.
Name: Jaime Aaron Munguia Escobedo
Date of Birth: October 6, 1996 (24 age)
Birth place: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Residence: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Division: middleweight
Weight: 160 lb (72,57 kg)
Height: 6′ 0″ (183 cm)
KOs: 80%
Total fights: 36
Wins: 36
Losses: 0
Munguía became a professional boxer in 2013 when he defeated American Sadam Ali for the WBO junior middleweight title. It was before that he compiled a record of 28-0. Munguia, until today, remains undefeated in his professional boxing career. He is most popularly known for his unique boxing techniques & how he surprises his opponents.
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The Mexican boxer competes in the middleweight division and has been into boxing at the professional front for over seven years. He currently lives in Tijuana, Baja, California, Mexico, where he was born on October 6, 1996.
Munguia made his debut in boxing at the age of 16 against Manuel Mora on July 13, 2013, and he won by TKO. by defeating Sadam Ali in 2018; Jaime Munguia became the WBO super welterweight champion.
Maciej Sulęcki, the Polish professional boxer, was born on May 2, 1989. He has been ranked as the world's ninth-best active middleweight champion. He has had a 110-30 record during his amateur career and received the Polish Junior championship three times. He started his professional boxing career in June 2010 when he defeated Adam Gawlik by knockout. Further, in June 2012, Sulęcki defeated Yuriy Nuzhnenko, the former world champion.
Name: Maciej Sulęcki
Alias: Striczu
Date of Birth: May 2, 1989 (32 age)
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Division: middleweight
Weight: 160 lb (72,57 kg)
Height: 6′ 1″ (185 cm)
Residence: Warsaw, Poland
Total fights: 31
Wins: 29
Losses: 2
Draws: 0
Maciej Sulecki’s last fight took place on August 20, 2020, in which he fought against Sasha Yengoyan. By a unanimous decision, the Polish champion Sulecki won the fight. The Polish boxer has competed throughout his career in the middleweight division. He has been playing professional boxing for over 10 years.
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