LEFT HAND DOWN -- MUNGIA UPSET NOT NEW TO BOXING
It happens. And it happens on every level of boxing. This is why the core fundamentals are so important and that mistakes should be corrected in sparring sessions and the gym. And after all the training, the sacrifice, the hard work — it can still happen.
Boxing upsets are nothing new, and the Mugaia loss to an unknown French prospect, Bruno Surace, with only 4 KO’s in 28 bouts shows how not to take any opponent lightly because anything can happen in boxing.
Left hand down – Surace turns over a right hand to stop Mungaia. Courtesy Top Rank.
Surace was waiting for the precise moment to throw the right hand, and he turned it over — connecting and ending the match at 2:36 of the sixth round.
Jamie Munguia’s recent loss to previously unknown Bruno Surace was disputedly 2024’s biggest upset.. Surace, who was a massive underdog, knocked out Munguia in the sixth round of what was supposed to be a homecoming event in Tijuana. Shock to the boxing world, Surace took the best Mungaia had to offer, floored in the second, and then slowly gained confidence as the rounds wore on. Given Munguia’s reputation and the odds stacked against Surace we were expecting a KO from the highly touted super- middleweight, whose management was already planning his next big super bout.
All in all, fans love the open-hands style of Munguia, yet it leaves him vulnerable to what happened in this bout. His recklessness may have finally caught up to him.
It’s always fascinating to see these unexpected outcomes in boxing. Questions to be asked and answered in the coming months:
Will Surace’s victory change the landscape for upcoming matches, or was it just a one-time fluke?
Will there be an immediate rematch, or do both fighters go their separate ways?
Does this make Surace an instant contender in the super-middleweight sweepstakes?
Where does Munguia go from here?
Also: the top upsets in boxing history
