After WBO #1 ranked middleweight Jaime Munguia rejected a world title fight against WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade, WBO #2 middleweight Zhanibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (11-0, 7 KOs) has petitioned the WBO to name him mandatory challenger. WBO President Paco Valcarcel said he would refer the matter to the WBO World Championship Committee to proceed accordingly. Alimkhanuly is a 2016 Olympian and holds wins over former world champions Rob Brand and Hassan N’Dam in his last two fights. As per WBO regulations, the deadline for Andrade’s mandatory is next month (December).
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“After WBO #1 ranked middleweight Jaime Munguia rejected a world title fight against WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade…….”
– Not good.
Mungia has yet to fight a really top guy though he had a tough fight with Rosado and looks like he has improved a little but fighting Andrade would be interesting and a bigger test which it looks like his management is avoiding.
Where is Munguia going?
I doubt if Munguia will get an opportunity against Canelo (at 168).
As for 160, I doubt if Munguia is taking a look at Lara. Maybe Munguia is taking a close look at the GGG/Murata winner (primary) and/or Charlo (secondary). I strongly suspect Munguia is waiting for the GGG vs. Murata winner. Let’s not forget about Eubank, Jr., provided he wins his upcoming fight.
Once again, for a variety of reasons, Andrade remains in a cold, dark, damp location. Andrade will have to settle for Alimkhanuly and maybe (just maybe) Lara will later come out to play against Andrade.
I was really hoping for an Andrade vs. Munguia fight (dang). However, I have no problems with Munguia fighting the winner of GGG/Murata.
If I recall correctly, the WBC ordered him into an eliminator with Derevyanchenko, but they both decided to take interim fights. So Munguia won his and now he’s waiting on the winner of Derevyanchenko – Carlos Adames in a couple of weeks. The winner of that mini-tournament would be Charlo’s mandatory.
Munguia has time on his side. He just turned 25, he can afford to kind of coast along until these big fights materialize. If it even takes a couple of years, he’ll likely be a better fighter then than he is now.
Eman: i agree. However, i dont think Andrade is as good as a GGG or Charlo. If Mungia was smart about it, he would face Andrade first and if passes that test, then target a GGG or Charlo next. IMO
I would have loved to have seen Andrade-Munguia as well, but Andrade-Alimkhanuly is an excellent matchup IMO. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if Alimkhanuly wins this fight if it happens.
I’d lean towards Andrade, but I agree, Alimkhanuly would have an excellent shot. Andrade is coming up on the end of his prime, he’ll be 34 the next time he fights and it’s been a minute since the last time he was in a tough, close fight.
Alimkhanuly has fast hands, seemingly pretty good power, is accurate, and punches well from range. I can see Andrade getting hit a lot more than usual in this match-up. Gut feeling is Alimkhanuly wins. Interesting fight. Sucks for Andrade that he hasn’t been able to land a major fight, then potentially gets stuck fighting Alimkhanuly, who isn’t very well known, but is a very difficult opponent.
That’s going to be his legacy if he can’t get one of those big names to fight him. I’m looking at his record trying to figure out what his best win was…. I guess it would have to be Culcay, he’s the only world champion that I’m seeing. But Sulecki beat Culcay in the fight after Andrade did. So, Andrade’s best win is over either Jack Culcay or Maciej Sulecki.
Either he gets one of those big fights or he goes down in history as a very, very poor man’s Mike McCallum.
Mike McCallum is a good comparison as far as kind of always being the odd man out. I think Alimkhanuly could also have trouble securing any major fights if he gets by Andrade. Fast, skillful Southpaw with an unpronounceable name. Don’t see why any of the top guys in the division would want to mess with that when looking at the risk/reward part of it…
lol, that would be awful wouldn’t it. Someone finally manages to beat Andrade and then they inherit his problems. It’d be five years from now and we’re having this same conversation about Alimkhanuly.
Lara Ducks no one and I’m sure he would take on Andrade
Munguia turned down an entitled world championship opportunity against Andrade?
Andrade being the key word. Tells us all we
need to know about Munguia.
Ummm, why is everyone avoiding this guy? Lol.. is he really that awkward?.. something about him seems to really intimidate fighters. Idk, I like him.. he should play the Nice but flashy villain. Not disrespectful but confident. People will watch him. His right hands are sneaky.. I’m surprised boxers don’t want to take advantage of those looping punches
Munguia doesn’t want to be in a boring fight so he is choosing his options well. Still when is BooBoo gonna catch a break and fight someone worthy
Munguia would be easy work for Andrade and so will “Qazaq Style”.
ANDRADE BEATS THE NUMBER TWO RANKED GUY AND THAT ONLY MAKES SENSE… WHAT PEOPLE WONDER WHEN IS ANDRADE GOING TO CATCH A BREAK… ANDRADE WILL CATCH A BREAK WHEN THERE’S ENOUGH MONEY ON THE TABLE… PROMOTERS ARE NOT GOING TO GET A FIGHT GOING THEY DON’T THINK THEY CAN MAKE MONEY ON… THAT’S JUST A SIMPLE ECONOMIC FACT…. THERE’S MAKING THE FIGHT AND AGREE TO TERMS WHAT EACH FIGHTER MAKES… THEN THERE’S SITE FEES AND TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT…… YOU DON’T THINK BOB ARUM OR EDDIE HEARNS IS GOING TO RISK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS UNLESS THEY FEEL THEY’LL MAKE MILLIONS IN RETURN… I MAY THINK CHARLO HAS THE BALLS OF A FLEA AND GGG WON’T FIGHT BECAUSE IT MAY BE HIS RETIREMENT PARTY AND GOING AWAY FIGHT ALL AT ONCE… I DON’T BLAME THEM… THE OTHER BOXERS HAVE ATTAINED A CERTAIN STATUS IF YOU WILL AND WILL NOT RISK ANDRADE UNLESS THEY WALK AWAY WITH A POCKET FULL OF MONEY… LIKE PRETTY BOY FLOYD MAY-WEATHER’S MANAGER SAID ONCE IF IT DON’T MAKE MONEY IT DON’T MAKE SENSE… PRIDE AINT GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FIGHT GAME TODAY… IT’S ABOUT ECONOMICS AND THAT’S ALL IT’S ABOUT.. LIKE I WROTE IN A PIECE BEFORE… WHEN YOU WAKE UP TO GO TO WORK DO YOU GO TO WORK FOR MONEY OR GLORY… BECAUSE LOOK WHEN THE ELECTRIC BILL COMES THEY WANT MONEY NOT SOME STORY ABOUT YOUR GLORY… THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THAT… HEY YOU OWE ME 300 FOR THIS LIGHT BILL… EITHER YOU PAY IT OR WE SHUT OFF THE POWER… IT’S ABOUT MONEY AND THAT’S ALL IT’S ABOUT PERIOD…..
He offered Charlo 7.5 million the most he has ever made in a fight is 3 million… he offered Canelo 40 million he made 25 million from plant fight… he has Eddie Hearn who throws big money.. they are afraid to lose it’s not about money
WE AINT TALKING ABOUT CANELO THIS IS ABOUT ANDRADE… NOBODY WILL FACE THE GUY BECAUSE THERE ISN’T ENOUGH MONEY ON THE TABLE FOR THE OTHER FIGHTERS TO TAKE THE RISK… IT’S LIKE THAT OLD OLD SAYING…. MONEY TALKS AND BULLSHIT WALKS… THERE SIN’T ENOUGH MONEY SO IT’S ALL BULLSHIT AT THIS POINT…. IT’S LIKE ANOTHER GUY SAID ANDRADE NEEDS A COUPLE MORE KNOCKOUT TO MAKES THESE FIGHTER WANT TO TAKE THE RISK AGAINST HIM…. AND THAT ONLY HAPPENS WITH MONEY AND LOTS OF IT… CHARLO IS NOT GOING TO RISK LOSING HIS ZERO UNLESS HE MAKES LOTS OF MONEY… THIS AINT ABOUT PRIDE… IT NEVER HAS BEEN… CHARLO COULD GIVE TWO SHITS WHAT YOU AND I THINK… HE THINKS MONEY AND ONLY MONEY… JUST AS SAME AS ANY OTHER FIGHTER….
100% on the money, Chip. This is prizefighting, after all. Andrade needs a few more performances like the one he put on against Quigley for there to be some buzz about Andrade, which is when these other top guys and their promoters will start coming to the table. Otherwise it’s too much of a low reward/high risk proposition to fight him. Forget about Triple G fighting Andrade as he has a looming third fight with Canelo or a lucrative matchup with Munguia provided he gets past Murata, which is a pick ’em fight IMO. I also don’t recall a mandatory challenger turning down a title fight as Munguia’s camp has done; it’s usually the other way around. All Andrade can do is keep winning and do so spectacularly; that’s all there is to it.
So what’s the sense in having a title then? If there are four champions in a boxing division, they should be fighting each other to unify the titles as well as mandatories(emphasis on the word mandatory), then they become the cash cow, not some bullshit excuses that if I angle this way, I can get more money fighting this guy because he brings more money to the table. This is a reflection of where we are as a society with little morals, extreme desire for immediate gratification, lack of principles, and little guts. Everybody gets a trophy type stuff. Pride should be a factor as if I had an opportunity for a world title, I would jump at that opportunity, no matter who the opponent was, for a shot at glory and the money that ultimately comes with it.
I notice the Boxing fans are very generous and understanding towards Munguia for ducking his opportunity at the title. This was the same guy who wanted to fight GGG 3 years ago but was denied by the commission.
Why work your way up to #1 if your not ready to take on all-comers? Its because they’re playing Canello card to wait until the right champ is there – thats cherry picking!
Whats bad is You guys will turn around and slam Andrade for not fighting the big fights. And use this to justify why he doesn’t even deserve a big fight.
Andrade, Haney, and Stevens are the champions most avoided from mandatory challengers.
I actually think Munguia and his team have figured out that they are still a work in progress. Rosado was a perfect fight, because of his style and limitations. It was a can’t miss for entertainment, but also a fight that offered little risk.
Andrade might have a paper title, but he’s all wrong on every level for Munguia. He’s not entertaining and he offers way too much risk for very little reward. I know Andrade deserves his shot, but even when he scores a 2nd round KO it failed to entertain. There’s nobody I’d pay to see him against at Middleweight right now, so short of an undercard match he’s just not PPV worthy.
Note to Chris Mannix: Jermall Charlo vs Demetrius Andrade isn’t even a top 10 must see fight! It would be an absolute snooze fest!
Something must be wrong with WBO if this fight is ordered . Fighting amateur and professional world champion vs no-name is not fare to the fans and other ranked boxers in the division .
Munguia ducking bigger fights and opportunities so sad. 25-years old and 38-0 rather fight bums and weak competition to keep his record in-tack then elevate his career and name. Canelo fought Mayweather when he was 23-years old. Although he lost that fight he rebounded and became a 4 division champion and undisputed Super Middleweight champion at 31-years old. Munguia sadly going nowhere.