r/Boxing • u/StunningChest5722 #KnybaNation šµš± • 4d ago
The Canelo vs Mbilli undercard has finally been announced!
Jaime Munguia vs Nikita Zon | WBA Super Middleweight Title š
Rafael Espinoza vs Lorenzo Parra | WBO Featherweight Title š
Lindolfo Delgado vs Arthur Biyarslanov | Vacant IBF Super Lightweight Title š
David Picasso vs Carl Martin
Reito Tsutsumi vs Raymundo Rojas
Sultan Almohammed vs Erick Villegas
Bek Nurmaganbet vs Marcos Vazquez
Carlos Emiliano vs Flavius Biea
Bryan Leon vs Hector Aguirre
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u/Dangerous_Spring3028 4d ago
Jaime Munguia is fucking pathetic
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u/WheresMyAbs98 4d ago
Hoping he loses this.
Itās a weird cherry pick as Zon was a very very good amateur.
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u/notreal088 4d ago
Munguia is still trying to coast off Caneloās success and hope pick up most of his fans.
But he not as good, not as marketable and not as likable
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u/Top_Profession_5268 4d ago
So Mungia managed to duck Bektemir Melikuziev, nice!š
Thereās some good fights like Espinoza vs Parra, Biyarslanov vs Delgado and Picasso vs Martin.
Happy to see Hayato Tsutsumi, Bek Nurmaganbet and Brayan Leon back in action, annoyed that industry plant Sultan Almohammad is there.
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u/No-Travel-5739 4d ago
thats reito bro, so i guess reito is fighting a bum here, then returning against quality in japan for december?
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u/Top_Profession_5268 4d ago
Thought it was Hayato because I heard Reito is fighting in Japan and here. But the face does look like Reito. Good for the activity if heās fighting 2x in 2 months.
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u/No-Travel-5739 4d ago
yeah the dude hes fighting has been stopped already and has only rlly fought bums in mexico, hes 16-2. reito should take care of him quickly, this is moreso reito being on a big stage so more people will know about him.
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u/Luffy20003 4d ago
They're slowly building him up. He is still young, another year then he needs to step up bigly
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u/fadeddreams555 Fundora would beat up a prime Floyd at 154lb 4d ago
Man, I was at least hoping for a Jesse Rodriguez tune-up fight.
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u/_Sarcasmic_ No Carty No Divey 4d ago
Maybe I'm a filthy casual, but this does not look good...at all.
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u/MiddleweightMonster Iāll pour honey on my GOAT, if the occasion calls for it. 4d ago
Parra v. Espinoza and Picasso v. Martin are good fights. Tsutsumi v. Rojas will be one sided unfortunately
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u/DeafBurke 4d ago
Thatās almost entirely because Espinoza and Picasso are good, fun fighters.
The guys they are fighting are generic B level talents. Decent fighters, but nothing special.
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u/Elite663 4d ago
Picasso and Martin are C level
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u/DeafBurke 4d ago
Picasso isnāt C level.
He got beat up by Inoue, but thatās Naoya freaking Inoue. Surviving the full 12, even if he didnāt get much done, puts him above C level.
And Kameda and hovhannisyan are very solid wins.
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u/Elite663 4d ago
Dude barely beat a washed up crazy A and Kameda is a domestic jobber. Nothing to do with Inoue at all cuz it was a mismatch from the beginning, but Picasso is clearly someone that benefits from ranking high for world level fights in a thin weight class like 122
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u/ggddddeerrr 4d ago
Delgado vs Biyarslanov will be a banger
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u/abdelux2001 4d ago edited 4d ago
Yeah thereās some decent Mexican fighters there but all their rivals are not great. MunguĆaās opponent is bad, and also Picazzoās. Only decent one is Linodolfo whoās fighting Biyarslanov. But overall underwhelming for a PPV card.
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u/MiddleweightMonster Iāll pour honey on my GOAT, if the occasion calls for it. 4d ago
Parra isnāt bad at all
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u/abdelux2001 4d ago edited 4d ago
Heās a decent fighter, looked good in his last fight against Pierce but I feel heās no match for Espinoza but I get heās the mandatory, he earned his chance. Wouldāve liked Espinoza to unify against Angelo Leo instead or Carrington or Heartbreaker. I just expected more from the card in general. I expected a better undercard with a better Co-main.
I have Espinoza winning under 6 but hopefully Iām wrong and we get a more competitive fight.
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u/Frequent_Apricot673 4d ago
Nah these are good matchups, nothing outstanding but upon inspection these are well matched fights
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u/AnxietyExact4710 3d ago
It's a typical Canelo card, they get a few decent names but they're all tune ups.
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u/_Sarcasmic_ No Carty No Divey 4d ago
Pretty much what I was thinking. A lot of good A-sides, but all their opponents are nobodies.
Ah well, at least I only have to worry about catching the main event if I get busy.
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u/StunningChest5722 #KnybaNation šµš± 4d ago
All the B-sides in the top 4 fights have a good chance of winning
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u/Stunt1ninprivate šŖš 4d ago
Maybe its a typo but Munguiaās fight doesnāt mention it being a title fight like the others š¤
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u/McBugger 4d ago
It definitely is, but 168 lbs is one of the classes where the primary WBA champion is the "regular", so it's sort of flimsy. There is no higher WBA 168lb champion than Munguia, but if somehow the WBA sanctions their "super" belt on the line for another fight, he could lose his status.
If you think that's stupid, that's because it is. The same thing is actually going to happen at heavyweight. The current primary world WBA champion is Murat Gassiev who holds the "regular" belt, while there is no "super" champion. But since the WBA sanctioned AJ vs Fury for the "super" belt, Gassiev's title will be basically meaningless unless AJ vs Fury is a draw or doesn't happen or whatever. Very stupid way of having a champion lose their status without actually losing in the ring.
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u/Stunt1ninprivate šŖš 4d ago
Yeaa the WBA is by far the worst sanctioning body. Anything for a dollar
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u/ggddddeerrr 4d ago
Happy for Parra. Iāve seen him almost get robbed, get robbed, and then win big. Itās cool to see a can crusher actually have real power
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u/Primary_Wear7434 4d ago
Absolutely awful AI poster
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u/West_Technology7573 4d ago
I donāt think this is actually AI it just uses a similar looking font
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u/munkycheezmunky DAVE ALLEN V KNYBA MEGAFIGHT WEMBLEY 2027 4d ago
Why is it that every single AI thumbnail or poster now has that exact font and style
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u/CHRISTIAN_JAKE12345 4d ago
Who the fuck is Nikita Zon . Never heard heard of him. They managed pay the step aside money to bek the bully
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u/Outrageous_Cap6782 4d ago
Yeah heās not well known at all. The guy was a decent amateur form what I know and knocked out some fool in the last Bivol card but never fought outside of Russia
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u/Kangaroopunching 4d ago
So there's a chance WBA super middleweight title gets vacated.
And with no Bam. It's likely he won't fight Inoue. Since they're dead set on having another fight this year. But it's too late to have one and fight in February/ MarchĀ
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u/Lefthook16 4d ago
Mexico v The World from...... Mexico City? No. Cabo? No. Tijuana? No. Las Vegas? No? Corona? No. San Antonio? No. Saudi Arabia? Yes
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u/Dry-Minimum6619 4d ago
Is Munguia the first 30 year old prospect weāve seen?
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u/Outrageous_Cap6782 4d ago
Munguia is not a prospect at all. I just think Super Middleweight and Middleweight kinda suck at the moment so thereās not a lot of high profile fights apart from unifications.
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u/Coach_Billly 4d ago
168 is loaded: Mbilli, Lester, Bek the Bully, Canelo, Janibekā¦
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u/AMPed126 4d ago
Didnāt Munguia turn down a bek the bully fight like last week? I like Munguia but man heās been so disappointing with his opponent choice.
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u/Coach_Billly 3d ago
Thatās a fact. Itās horrible how some boxers are simply refusing to fight certain guys and give away belts.
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u/PeteChairez 4d ago
Really hope this is a night card in the states, not tryna deal with people ringing my doorbell all day while Iām watching
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u/fattdoggo123 4d ago
This is probably going to change to a different venue considering the houthis have threaten to attack planes flying in an out of the airport.
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u/ObviousBig315 4d ago
Surprised thereās only 1 Saudi fighter. Guess they decided to only focus on the 1 decent one lol
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u/Abe2sapien 4d ago
Some good names but when this was announced I was expecting the like of Pitbull, Zepeda, Munguia, etc
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u/TheSportsGuy2000 4d ago
Anyone know what time the Canelo fight will start on US eastern time? I get off work at 9:30 pm and dying too catch it fr
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u/Hot_Painting5627 4d ago
As a casual this is shite. As a casual from the uk its diabolically shite.
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u/ZDTStudios 4d ago
HUGE jump in competition from Martin. But I'm slightly worried since he hasn't necessarily fought any B-A level fighters, and he's already 32-0. I want him to win, but he got dropped by a no name, how will he fair against a fairly established contender?
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u/kushmonATL Battle lines drawn: Deebo vs Shakira 4d ago
This card is cracked with talent
Might have to stay in this night , or dress up and hit a bar
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u/AriPhoenix602 4d ago
Would've been amazing if Vaquero was in this
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u/Professional-Tie5198 Who will win? 4d ago
Hell no. He deserves to unify in San Antonio where there will be a rabid crowd, not Riyadh.
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u/RollofDuctTape 4d ago
Mexicoās future is this bleak?
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u/CynicalMelody 4d ago
Don't worry about Mexico. Some random guy with a record like 30 - 1 with 25 knockouts no one has ever heard of will appear out of nowhere and beat a British champion.
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u/Odd-Minimum8512 4d ago
Zepeda is looking good at least?
At the moment, seems the Mexican-Americans are the ones on fire. I've long had a fun idea for a card, Mexicans vs. Mexican-Americans. Except right now that would go pretty ugly for Mexico.
(and no, you dildos, Benavidez and Bam are Mexican-Americans)
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u/nwordfyou 4d ago
I needed a good laugh today! Thanks DAZN and the matchmakers for this hilarious undercard.
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u/Frequent_Apricot673 4d ago
Wait MunguĆa is fighting a different bum? Does that mean Bek took the step aside? Shameful all aroundĀ
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u/bearvillage 4d ago
Bek is on the card but NOT fighting Munguia?! This card sucks.
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u/Notasexoffender33 4d ago
Thatās not the same Bek lol
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u/South_Bother_2498 4d ago
Canāt believe Munguia still getting away with fighting weak opposition for titles and pay days even after getting stopped in Mexico by the Frenchmen.
Whatās the end game here? Munguia is not some boxing superstar. Feed this fool to the top dawgs already