Golden Boy and DAZN fighter Jaime Munguia will return to the ring on April 24 in a bid to get his world middleweight title bid back on track.
Mexico’s biggest rising star, holding a record of 36-0, 29 KOs, will face his toughest challenge to date as he defends his WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Championship against Maciej Sulecki (29-2, 11 KOs)
It’s a 12-round battle taking place at The University of Texas at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center under strict COVID-19 fan safety protocols.
There will be a reduced event capacity below 40%. For detailed COVID-19 event safety fan protocols, visit utepspecialevents.com.
The fight will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN worldwide, excluding Mexico. Like Garcia vs. Campbell, the event will feature an earlier start time of 12:30 p.m. PT/ 1:30 MDT/3:30 ET to maximize the audience across North America and Europe.
Additional information regarding the undercard will be announced soon.
“There is no more exciting a middleweight in the world today than Jaime Munguia. Every time he fights, he brings huge knockout power into the ring,” said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman, and CEO of Golden Boy.
“Sulecki is a tough customer who gave Danny Jacobs all he can handle. But if Munguia can pass this test, a world championship fight is right around the corner.”
Munguia is a 24-year-old former world champion from Tijuana, Mexico who leaped onto the highest levels of the super welterweight division by knocking out Sadam “World Kid” Ali to capture the WBO title.
Munguia then defended his title against Liam “Beefy” Smith, Brandon “Bad Boy” Cook, Takeshi Inoue, Dennis Hogan, and Patrick Allotey.
After five defenses at junior middleweight, Munguia moved up to 160 pounds to capture the WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Title against Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan.
He defended against Tureano Johnson. Munguia looks to demonstrate the new skills he’s acquired under head trainer Erik “El Terrible” Morales against the toughest challenge of his career to date.
“I feel pleased to be returning on April 24 against Maciej Sulecki,” said Munguia. “It will be a great fight against a great challenger.
“We are training at 100% to be in the best of conditions. We promise to deliver an exciting battle.”
Sulecki is a Polish contender who has scored knockout victories against Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr. and countryman Grzegorz Proksa.
The 31-year-old puncher has only suffered two defeats against Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs and Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade.
Sulecki believes Munguia is standing in his way of another title shot.
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“I’m very excited for the opportunity to return to the United States and fight in the main event of such a big card,” said Sulecki.
“Jaime Munguia is a strong, young warrior, but I have fought against some of the best of this division.
“On April 24, I will show the world that I am a top middleweight contender. I deserve another world title shot.”
“Maciej Sulecki is very excited about this opportunity to test his skills against Jaime Munguia,” said Leon Margules, President of Warriors Boxing.
“This is the perfect challenge to demonstrate that Sulecki deserves another world title shot. It has all the ingredients to make for an action-packed battle.”
