We all know that Munguia failed in his attempt to beat Canelo and now he is back in action once again to reclaim his glory. He will be fighting Bazinyan, who is rated in all of the governing bodies of the 168 lbs division.
Munguia though is a big favorite here to win, as Bazinyan is almost 8:1 underdog.
I want to see Munguia win in this fight and then set up a huge fight against Berlanga. They have been rivals for quite sometime now and since they've both lost to Canelo Alvarez but gain a lot of experience, this could be a great fight in my opinion.
Erik Bazinyan looked like a solid prospect up until his last fight where he was awarded a controversial split decision draw against the unheralded Shakeel Phinn. If that fight is any indication then Munguia should have an easy win.
And I think this is the very reason why Munguia or at least his manager chooses to fight Erik, in paper he looks like a good prospect. But with Munguia's experienced fighting Canelo, I think his mindset could be very different moving forward as he would mature and be motivated.
Yeah, it's been years already, and when Berlanga is still with Top Rank there are rumors that this two might face each other as they are the new face of boxing. But an ironic twist, Munguia has signed with Top Rank already, so who knows if this can be set up in the future or not. But in any case, I would also like to see them in a slugfest and for sure there's going to be hate between the two.