An Amari Jones vs Jaime Munguia could offer boxing some entertainment at some point if Jones wins tonight.
Jones is in a world title eliminator tonight in San Jose and if he impresses he should fight for the IBF middleweight title next.
It is currently vacant and with the boxing sanctioning bodies in a real mess and downward freefall and spiral at the moment, they could match him with anyone for the title after.
Jaime Munguia the big hitter from Mexico returned to boxing with a win lately and you never know, Jones may find himself in line to fight him. Some stats on both:
- Jones has 14 KOs in 16 wins for 87.5 percent KO rate.
- Jaime Munguia is 44-2, 35 KOs for 79.5 percent KO rate, former WBO 154 champion who fought Canelo at 168.
- Both have Mexican-American fan bases, Jones from Oakland and Munguia from Tijuana, strong California draws.
- Jones stopped Luis Arias RTD 4 — Munguia beat Arias UD 12 in 2021.
- Golden Boy promotes both– easy to make the fight.
- Jones said he put the division on notice after Gamhour KO.
- Munguia has fought at 160 and 168.
- Jones switch-hits and Munguia is a pressure fighter — classic boxer-puncher vs pressure clash.
- Out of sorts Oscar De La Hoya is building Jones as Bay Area franchise similar to Ramirez in Fresno.
- Winner of Jones-Gualtieri is in IBF title picture — Munguia is ranked WBO — making unification path possible.
Amari Jones must win tonight in San Jose in live boxing there tonight first though, and big too — not enough to scrape by tonight.
He must deliver.
