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The sporting tradition of Cinco de Mayo weekend continues on Saturday when famed boxing champion Canelo Alvarez puts his undisputed super middleweight crown on the line against undefeated interim champion Jaime Munguia. The 12-round battle, with Alavarez’s four major belts on the line, tops the main card of the Canelo vs. Munguia fight from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez will fight on Cinco De Mayo weekend for the fourth consecutive time and ninth time overall, and is 8-1 in previous holiday weekend matches. Munguia is the interim WBC title holder and former junior middleweight champion looking to keep his unbeaten record intact by pulling off the upset.
Alvarez is the -500 favorite (risk $500 to win $100), while Munguia is listed at +350 in the latest Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia odds. The over/under for total rounds completed is 10.5, with the Over favored at -230 and the Under fetching a price of +175. Before guaranteeing any Canelo Alvarez x Jaime Munguia pick, be sure to see boxing predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Peter Kahn.
Kahn is a true boxing insider who is aware of what is happening inside and outside the ring. He has managed several world champions and currently manages 20 fighters through his company, Fight Game Advisors. Kahn won the 2022 Boxing Writers Association of America Cus D’Amato Manager of the Year Award and was inducted into the 2023 Florida Boxing Hall of Fame.
Kahn is strange when it comes to picking fights. He is an impressive 50-13 in his last 63 boxing picks at SportsLine, returning more than $4,000 to $100 bettors. His notable wins include telling SportsLine members to back underdog Ryan Garcia (+500) against previously undefeated super lightweight champion Devin Haney (-700) in their blockbuster fight in April. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now, with Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia on deck, Kahn has studied the matchup from every angle and released confident picks for the fight. You can only see these picks on SportsLine.
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Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) has not faced another Mexican in the boxing ring since facing Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr. in May 2017, a fight Alvarez won via unanimous decision. Although Chavez Jr. was once the WBC middleweight champion, his loss to Alvarez sparked a turnaround in his career that saw him lose three of his next four, including a loss to former UFC champion Anderson Silva.
Alvarez stated that he purposely avoided Mexican opponents because he did not want to risk interfering with their careers and, as a byproduct, leaving the sport with fewer Mexican stars and champions.
However, he made an exception with Munguia because Munguia’s career is already so remarkable that his career and legacy cannot be tarnished by a loss on Saturday. What’s more, Munguia’s achievements motivated Alvarez to see his fight as a celebration of the strong tradition of Mexican boxing and to use his fight as a platform to reward fans with a memorable show.
“Yes, I said I don’t want to fight Mexican fighters,” Álvarez said Tuesday at a press conference. “But someone respectful like Munguía, someone who deserved this fight, is something I’m happy we were able to make happen. This is a great source of pride for me because it is all of Mexico.”
Munguia’s (43-0, 34 KOs) last performance, a ninth-round stoppage of a durable veteran like John Ryder, is considered one of the most impressive of his career. Not only did he stop an experienced competitor who went the distance with Alvarez, but he also did it in his first fight under iconic trainer Freddie Roach.
Munguia hired Roach as his head trainer following a narrow decision victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the interim WBC title. He was previously trained by Boxing Hall of Famer Erik Morales, a former four-division world champion. The fighter said he noticed an improvement in his opponent’s game planning, as well as an ability to make adjustments to the fight more quickly under Roach’s tutelage.
“I learned every day from Freddie and I’m very happy to be with him. I think I showed a lot of new things, but most importantly, I stayed calm and was very smart,” Munguia told the media. See who to support here.
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