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In the early morning of January 27, 2024, Beijing time, former WBO super welterweight champion and Mexican Jamie Monguia and former WBO super middleweight world interim champion Briton John Ryder attended a pre-match weighing ceremony in Phoenix, USA.
As the holder of the WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Silver Belt, Jamie Monguia first climbed the scales provided by the Arizona Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Sports Governing Council, and he weighed in at 167.8 pounds (76.11 kilograms). Coincidentally, John Ryder, who has been on the scale since the back, is also 167.8 pounds (76.11 kilograms).
In the face-to-face session that followed, both fighters looked very serious and didn't interact too much, as if both sides were a little nervous about tomorrow's match.
At noon on Sunday, January 28, 2024, Beijing time, Jamie Monguia and John Ryder will compete for the WBC World Champion Silver Belt at the Footprint Center at the West Jersey Arena (home of NBA team Phoenix Suns). At the moment, the media and boxing insiders are mostly bullish on Jamie Monguia.
Jamie Monguia currently has a 42-0 record with 33 knockouts. He faced former World Title challenger Sergey Drevyanchenko of Ukraine at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California on June 10 last year, and won the bout by unanimous decision. This competition was also voted the best game of the year in 2023 by several authoritative sports media.
Briton John Ryder has a 32-6 professional record and 18 knockouts. On May 6 last year, John Ryder challenged Saul Alvarez, the current No. 1 pan-middleweight man in professional boxing, at the Akron Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico, and although he lost by unanimous decision after 12 rounds, John Ryder's performance in the contest was widely recognized.
Tomorrow's bout will be promoted by de la Hoya's Miguel Cotto Promotions, Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing, Miguel Cotto Promotions and Zanfer Boxing, and will be broadcast live on the streaming platform DAZN.
In addition, as the promoter of Jamie Monguia's event, de la Hoya did not think that there was any risk for Jamie Monguia to beat John Ryder in this match, so he said in an interview with reporters after the weighing ceremony that he had already started to run the match between Jamie Monguia and Sur Alvarez.
"It's going to be about Jamie Monguia's matchup with a big name later this year, and you know, I've already started negotiations with Saul Alvarez. Jamie Monguia only needs to defeat the gritty John Ryder, and winning this bout proves that he has what it takes to be a super-middleweight top fighter. de la Hoya told reporters.