Boxing Star Jaime Munguia Shares His Insights Into Staying Unbeaten
Practically a yr in the past, Jaime Munguia thrilled boxing audiences with an epically unmatched efficiency that showcased his skills and unquestionable conditioning. One of many few questions that stay for the unbeaten tremendous middleweight is whether or not now a step up in competitors will end in a step as much as a world title battle.
With a win on Saturday in opposition to hard-hitting John Ryder (32-6), at Phoenix’s Footprint Middle (and streamed stay on DAZN)—Munguia can reply that query. It’s his most troublesome problem to this point, because the British 168-pounder is seeking to rebound off a tricky, hard-fought loss to a fighter many really feel is the most effective within the sport as we speak—Canelo Alvarez.
Alvarez is the title dropped by Munguia’s promoter, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, in the case of making the following step ahead. However proper now, Munguia, whereas nonetheless undefeated, is confidently honed in on effective tuning his abilities for one more monster displaying this weekend.
“No one’s good,” Munguia mentioned by means of a translator. “We all the time need to be taught we all the time need to continue to learn. And at one level we are going to lose that perfection, so we’ve to maintain on studying to maintain shifting ahead.”
Munguia says he’s been a nonstop scholar of the boxing sport since his first victory in 2013, as he explains to M&F. However even the present WBO silver tremendous middleweight champion isn’t essentially on the lookout for a repeat of final June’s epic 12-round win over Sergiy Derevyanchenko. The brutal forwards and backwards was as a lot bodily draining because it was thrilling—ESPN named it the 2023 Combat of the 12 months. The 27-year-old says the important thing to his conditioning is old-school operating.
“I’ll run daily for an hour to an hour and a half,” Munguia says. “Then it’s some extra conditioning, then boxing. That’s how we do it.”
Along with roadwork, for this weekend’s battle, Munguia has additionally begun coaching with Freddie Roach, the legendary coach who additionally labored with De La Hoya throughout his 2007 battle in opposition to Floyd Mayweather. Though his document has zero blemishes, Munguia says there have been nonetheless some tweaks from the final battle which were fastened, that he’s prepared to indicate battle followers.
“Freddie has helped me polish a variety of issues that I used to be already engaged on,” Munguia says. “He has made him virtually good polish them off. And on Saturday you’re gonna see them.”
Previous to Saturday’s bout, Muscle & Health spoke with Munguia on what motivates him, how he’s making ready and the way and cooking as soon as the battle is over.
What’s the very first thing you’ll must do after weigh ins?
Proper after weigh-ins I wish to hydrate loads. Like, a variety of electrolytes. I’ll eat a variety of oats and stuff that doesn’t make me really feel too heavy as a result of I nonetheless have to be prepared for the battle. So I nonetheless need to keep watch over what I’m consuming, even after I handed the weigh in.
Have you ever needed to focus in your food regimen throughout battle camp?
Not likely. It’s been fairly regular for me. At camp I’m fairly prepared and don’t actually need to lose any weight.
Your final battle in opposition to Sergiy Derevyanchenko was brutal and thrilling—and named ESPN’s Combat of the 12 months. How do you put together conditioning sensible to outlive and thrive for 12 rounds?
It’s important to work actually, actually exhausting as a result of your physique must be prepared for the punishment. It’s worthwhile to be able to be good and properly at battle time and simply maintain working exhausting to be able to be prepared.
What does getting punched like that for 12 rounds really feel like?
Getting punched is my livelihood. You simply prepare for it by making ready your self by means of all of the coaching main as much as the battle. That’ll get you prepared for every punch.
What makes this battle in opposition to John Ryder totally different out of your different fights?
There’s a variety of fighters who like to remain at a sure degree. That’s not me. With this battle, I wish to continue to learn and studying, and now with Freddie, we’re higher than earlier than and are going to be prepared for this battle.
What’s a day of coaching like for Jaime Munguia for this battle?
I get up and run, then do some conditioning earlier than breakfast. I’ll relaxation slightly bit then by the night I’m going again and it’s boxing.
How a lot sleep do you get throughout camp?
I’ll get seven to 9 hours. Generally it’s six, however normally it’s seven or eight hours. That’s the norm.
What’s one drill that works finest for you that each fighter ought to incorporate?
I’m used to operating lengthy distances. Not an entire lot, possibly an hour, hour and a half. It’s one thing that works for me, and I love to do it. I’d advocate everyone to do this.
I obtained this recommendation from Eric Morales, a former world champion and former coach. He’d inform me that again within the day fighters didn’t prepare conditioning, all they did was run. They didn’t care about consuming or something—All they did was run. And that’s how they obtained to fifteen rounds. In order that’s why I try this. That’s why I like to run. If I run, in the case of preventing I can go on and on and on.
What kind of coaching do you dread essentially the most?
I dread when we’ve to do sprints. It may very well be Wednesday or Thursday. I’ll get up and really feel good, after which I’ll keep in mind that it’s dash day, then it’s like, ugh, right here we go once more. That’s the one factor I don’t like.
As soon as the battle is over, what’s the very first thing Jaime Munguia can be ordering?
I wish to return to Tijuana and eat some tacos. [laughs]
