Mexican star Jaime Munguia rebounded from May's defeat to Canelo Alvarez with a 10th-round knockout over the previously unbeaten Erik Bazinyan in Arizona. Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) took a little time to get going at the Desert Diamond Arena, as Bazinyan (32-1-1, 23 KOs) initiated the early rounds with a sharp jab followed by occasional right hands. The 27-year-old had success when he aimed at the body, but Bazinyan had his moments as well and led to head trainer Erik Morales urging Munguia to increase the pressure.
Munguia hurt Bazinyan with body shots in the sixth and hard rights to the head in the seventh, then conserved over the following rounds ahead of securing victory in impressive fashion in the tenth. "It was a fight I had to do intelligently," Munguia said. "He's strong.
He hits hard. So, we had to break him down and be careful with shots to the body. In the 10th round, that's when I decided to come out with everything and that's how we got the knockout.
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" Speaking after the loss, Bazinyan said: "I felt like I was winning. I felt he was very frustrated with my jab, right hand, and counters. He was getting tired.
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