Jaime Munguia 167.7 vs. Erik Bazinyan 167.9 – Weigh-in results for Friday

Jaime Munguia weighed in at 167.7 pounds and his opponent Erik Bazinyan weighed in at 167.9 pounds at Thursday’s weigh-in for their 12-round super middleweight bout this Friday, September 20 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

(Credit: Mikey Williams / Top Rank)

The event will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN+ begins at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT. The preliminary portion of the card begins at 6:15 PM ET/3:15 PM PT on ESPN+.

Other weights

– Richard Torrez Jr. 232.6 vs. Joey Dawejko 244.1
– Emiliano Fernando Vargas 139.2 pounds vs. Larry Fryers 138.2

Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) is coming off an unsuccessful title challenge against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on May 4. If Munguia prevails against Bazinyan (32-0-1, 23 KOs), he could face Christian Mbilli next. It is important that Munguia shows progress in this fight after his last fight against Canelo.

Heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. takes on Joey Dawejko in an eight-round bout in the co-main event.

“I think this is the beginning of the next chapter for him, and I think he’s going to learn how to be a little more cautious in his aggressive style,” Todd Duboef, the president of Top Ranktalking about Jaime Munguia.

“He has a very telegenic style, and I think when we talk about those great fighters that affects people. Canelo, Morales, Barrera. They all had a telegenic style to them. I think Munguia has the same telegenic style. He’s exciting to watch.

“Munguia has a great ability to connect the dots of a long history of great Mexican fighters. The great legends paved the way for Munguia to be an absolute superstar coming out of Mexico. Erik (Morales) is behind this one. So, we’re very excited about that.”

If Top Rank is going to turn Munguia’s career around, they’re going to have to invest time in him because he’s not going to be turned into a diamond after just one or two fights.

Undercard

• Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Joey Dawejko: The 2020 Olympic silver medalist heavyweight Torrez Jr. (10-0, 8 KOs) will look for some experience against Dawejko (28-11-4, 16 KOs) in an eight-rounder. fight.
• Emiliano Fernando Vargas vs. Larry Fryers: Undefeated light welterweight Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs) takes on Ireland’s Fryers (13-6-1, 5 KOs) in an eight-round fight. It’s a similar matchup for Vargas to gain experience against a veteran.
• Charlie Suarez vs. Jorge Castaneda: On ESPN+, super featherweight Suarez (17-0, 9 KOs) takes on Casteneda (17-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-round bout on the undercard starting at 6:15 ET/3:15 p.m. . pT.