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De La Hoya: "Derevyanchenko Was Best Fight We Can Make For Munguia"

“It was there for the taking. It was easy to make. This is the best fight we can make for Jaime Munguia at the time,” said Munguia co-promoter Oscar De La Hoya.

“Every fight that Jaime Munguia is in is a tough fight, is a difficult fight, especially Derevyanchenko because of his style. It's going to be the clash of the titans, and an all out war. And that's the reason they love watching Jaime Munguia. He's a warrior. He's a fan favorite when he steps inside the ring.”

“People know Derevyanchenko is going to come to fight. He's a dangerous fighter. People know it's going to be a tough fight. A difficult fight,” said De La Hoya. “Jaime Munguia is a fan favorite and a special fighter. He's only getting better, stronger, faster, and wiser. It will be an all-action packed fight. Hopefully we'll have Jaime Munguia moving on to bigger and better things.”

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 May 2023, 03:57 De La Hoya: "Derevyanchenko Was Best Fight We Can Make For Munguia"

Yeah, there's surely nothing better than a mismatch against a fading fighter, who's now a gatekeeper at best.

Shane Mosley Jr vs D’Mitrius Ballard leads Munguia vs Derevyanchenko undercard

Big day for the Hansenheads in the audience, as Golden Boy announced today that Shane Mosley Jr vs D’Mitrius Ballard will serve as the co-feature for Jaime Munguia vs Sergey Derevyanchenko on June 10th.

Mosley (19-4, 10 KO) has won two straight at 168 since dropping a 2021 decision to Jason Quigley, edging out a majority decision over Gabriel Rosado and cruising past journeyman Mario Alberto Lozano. He’ll be dropping back to middleweight against Ballard (21-1, 13 KO), who hasn’t fought at all since losing his unbeaten record to Jaime Munguia two Februaries ago.

Earlier in the evening, the unbelievably well-traveled Mariana “Barby” Juarez (55-12-4, 19 KO) continues her career at age 43 against Mayeli Flores (9-1-1, 3 KO). Juarez made nine defenses of the WBC bantamweight title before losing it to Yuliahn Luna Avila in 2020, prompting a move to 122 that most recently saw her drop a decision to Yamileth Mercado. Flores’ sole loss came to the aforementioned Avila last year, after which she likewise moved to super bantamweight.

The opener pits flyweight contender Ricardo Sandoval (21-2, 6 KO), who stopped Jerson Ortiz in February to bounce back from a narrow loss to David Jimenez, against Rocco Santomauro (22-1, 6 KO). Santomauro’s only major fight to date was also his lone defeat, as Diego De La Hoya stopped him in seven when they met in 2016.

Fight Week!!

Munguia vs Derevyanchenko Fight Week schedule of events

A number of events have been scheduled for Munguia vs Derevyanchenko Fight Week leading to the date when the fighters meet inside the boxing ring. The list of events can be found below. Date and time are local (PT).

Thursday, June 8
The final Munguia vs Derevyanchenko pre-fight press conference is held on Thursday, June 8 at Toyota Arena – Main Entrance Concourse. The press conference start time is 12 pm.

Friday, June 9
The official Munguia vs Derevyanchenko weigh-in ceremony is conducted on Friday, June 9 at Toyota Arena – Main Entrance Concourse. The weigh-in start time is 12:30 pm for the undercard followed by the main card at 1 pm. The event is open to the public.

Saturday, June 10
Munguia vs Derevyanchenko fight date is Saturday, June 10. The location is Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Doors open 3 pm.

Big opportunity for Derevyanchenko.

If Munguia wouldn't have turned down title shots with Andrade then Janibek, people wouldn't be so hard on him. Oscar saying he always wants the toughest fights is flat out bullshit.

Nice underboob there..

Date: Saturday June 10, 2023
Location: Toyota Arena - Ontario, CA
TV/Stream: DAZN

Start Times
Youtube: 6:30 pm ET | 3:30 pm PT | 11:30 pm BST (Preliminary Card)
DAZN: 8 pm ET | 5 pm PT | 1 am BST (Main Card)

Promoted by: Golden Boy Promotions

Main card

10 Round Super Middleweight Bout
Jaime Munguia vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko

10 Round Middleweight Bout
Shane Mosley Jr vs. D’Mitrius Ballard

10 Round Super Bantamweight Bout
Mariana Juarez vs. Mayeli Flores

10 Round Flyweight Bout
Ricardo Sandoval vs. Rocco Santomauro

Undercard

6 Round Super Featherweight Bout
Jorge Chavez vs. Christian Lorenzo

4 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Anthony Saldivar vs. Jerome Clayton

Struggling to stay awake here - wish I was watching the other card.
No spoilers - watching Taylor The Tartan Tornado vs Teo The Takeover later..

TBF this women's fight is superb !
Not like women's at all - high tempo and quality.

Flores snapping shots. Juarez a mess.

Damn Juarez is tough.

Bit sloppy and they seem very tired, they're headstrong and determined though.

Hellacious fight. Flores is impressive technically.

Flores was efficient with her short shots, landing clean from angles while keeping defense relatively tight.

Yeah that was great.

That rare thing, when you forget you watching a women's fight and you're just watching a great fight.

Crowd booing !?

Way harsh - it's not as good as the women (! ) but it's a decent fight.

odds on mosely being mung's next opponent?

ballard a bit of a glass man

Ballard looking sluggish and Mosley Jr explosive.
Mosley ahead end of 6.

That was good for Sugar-Free Shane - pleased for him.
Not as good as his dad obvs, but he might yet skank a WT with home-adv and some home-cooking...

not impressed, would take a hell of a weak world title opponent

i'd guess they feed him to mungy