For Mexican heavy gunner Jimmy Monguía, he finally waited for his chance, and with last week's victory over the little-known Gonzalo Gaston Coria, the WBO officially spoke to demand that Monguea must next challenge middleweight champion Janibek Alim Hanouli.
Luis Battista Salas, head of the WBO race committee, said they had notified Monguea and Alim Hanuli camps by email. "Please note that the WBO ordered the two sides to negotiate on the above issues and Monguia, Alim Hanouli had 15 days to reach an agreement," Salas said. ”
So far, the Monguía and Alim Hanouli teams have not responded to the mandatory challenge and title defense, but now that the WBO has spoken, it also indicates that the fight is difficult to avoid unless Monguia gives up the opportunity to challenge and Alim Hanouli gives up the title belt.
Monguea's destruction of Coria has improved his professional record to 41 wins and 33 knockouts, which does look dazzling, but in recent years he has been more of a waste of time because he is all battling some low-level fighters. Fans want Monguea to act quickly, otherwise it will be consuming his career.
Interestingly, in the interview after the defeat of Koria, Monguea talked about WBC champion Guimar Charlo, WBA and IBF champion Gennady Golovkin, but did not talk about WBO champion Alim Hanuli, and Monguea even said that he would fight Golovkin on May 23 next year.
Monguea did not mention Alim Hanuli, which is indeed worth playing, perhaps compared to Charo and Golovkin, he does not want to face Alim Hanuli.
This month, Alim Hanouli defended his WBO title for the first time, beating British challenger Denzel Bentley on points, rewriting his record to 13 wins and eight knockouts. For Alim Hanuli's next plan, the outside world is also very concerned.
Monguia is now ranked first in the WBC and WBO, and third in the WBA and IBF, and is fully qualified to compete for the World Championship. It should be noted that Monguea became the WBO No. 1 fighter two years ago, and the WBO middleweight champion at the time was Demethius Andrade, and as a result, Monguea was slow to challenge the other side (the WBO did not require both sides to force the fight). Rumor has it that Monguea is not fond of playing against Andrade, feeling that the risks are high and the rewards are small.
At the moment, the WBO is asking Monguia to forcibly challenge Alim Hanouli, even if he is a hundred unwilling in his heart, I am afraid that there is no way back, if Mongueia really gives up this opportunity, it will undoubtedly make a huge joke.
Monguea would definitely prefer to play against Charlo and Golovkin, but how easy is that? Charlo has not appeared on stage for a year and a half, and even if Monguea were WBC's No. 1 fighter, it is estimated that WBC would not approve a mandatory challenge, let alone Golovkin, at this stage of his career, it is difficult to imagine touching Monguia.
Next, look at the progress of the negotiations between Monguia and Alim Hanouli, if no agreement can be reached within 15 days, the competition will be open bidding, and this will also be a game between the bosses of the two camps - Bob Arum and "Golden Boy" Oscar della Hoya, if an agreement is reached, it is not clear that Monguea has made a breakthrough? Or did Alim Hanuli successfully defend his title?