Former world bantamweight champion Rolando Romero believes Mexican star Saul Alvarez has a duty to share the ring with David Benavides after defeating his compatriot Jaime Munguia.
"It was a great fight. Mexico won. Despite everything, it was a great fight. The knockdown played an important role. Overall it was a great card.
There's only one fight next for Canelo Alvarez and that's the fight against David Benavides. Everyone wants to see it, so we need to organize it," Romero said in an interview with YouTube channel Fight Hub TV.
Recall that on the night of May 5, Alvarez defeated Munguia by unanimous decision of the judges in the main event of the evening of boxing in Las Vegas.
Mexican boxer Jaime Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) shared his emotions after losing to absolute world champion in the second middleweight division to compatriot Saul Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs).
"I was in great shape and got the victory in the first rounds. This defeat was painful for me as it was the first of my career. I'm sure I could have defeated any other opponent tonight, but the guy I met can cause a lot of trouble," said the Mexican after the fight.
Recall that Munguia lost to Alvarez by unanimous decision of the judges (117-110, 116-111, 115-112). The fight took place on the night of May 5 in Las Vegas, USA.
We present the best moments of the fight between the absolute world champion in the second middleweight division between Saul Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) and Jaime Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs).
The Mexican clash headlined an evening of boxing in Las Vegas, USA, and ended with Canelo winning by unanimous decision (117-110, 116-111 and 115-112).
Absolute world champion in the second middleweight division Saul Alvarez summarized the results of the fight against Jaime Munguia.
On the night of May 5, in the main event of an evening of boxing in Las Vegas, USA, the star Mexican defeated his compatriot by unanimous decision of the judges.
"When I finish my career, my numbers will show where I stand. I know there have been many outstanding boxers in my country, but right now I am the best. I've fought everyone and now I can do whatever I want.
This win means a lot to me. I'm glad I gave Jaime this opportunity. Munguia is a great guy and a great champion. He has a great career ahead of him. I am very proud that the whole world was watching us Mexicans," stated Canelo.
On the night of May 5, Las Vegas hosted an evening of boxing, which was headlined by a fight between absolute world champion in the super middleweight division Saul Alvarez and Jaime Munguia.
Alvarez came into this fight as the favorite and was able to prove his status. Canelo defeated Munguia, who had never lost before, by unanimous decision of the judges. The scores were 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 in favor of the champion.
It should be noted that Munguia was on the canvas as the fight progressed.
Here are the rest of the results of the evening of boxing.
Mario Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) - Fabian Maidana (22-3, 16 KOs) - Barrios won by unanimous decision of the judges;
Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) - Jessie Magdaleno (29-3, 18 KOs) - Figueroa won by knockout;
Eimantas Stanyonis (15-0, 9 KO) - Gabriel Maestre (6-1-1, 5 KO) - Stanyonis won by unanimous decision of the judges;
Vito Melnicki, Jr. (18-1, 12 KOs) - Ronald Cruz (19-4-1, 12 KOs) - Melnicki won by unanimous decision of judges;
Jesus Ramos (21-1, 16 KOs) - Johan Gonzalez (34-3, 33 KOs) - Ramos won by TKO;
Alan David Picasso (28-0-1, 16 KOs) - Damien Vazquez (17-4-1, 9 KOs). Picasso TKO win;
William Skull (22-0, 9 KOs) - Shawn Hemphill (16-2, 10 KOs). Skull won by unanimous decision of the judges;
Julian Bridges (5-0, 2 KOs) - Jabine Chollet (9-1, 7 KOs). Bridges won by unanimous decision of the judges;
Adrian Torres (8-0, 6 KOs) - Arsen Poghosyan (3-2-1, 2 KOs). Torres won by unanimous decision of the judges.