Bruno Surace KO6 Jaime Munguia ... Bruno Surace stunned the boxing world. The Frenchman went on the road and knocked out Jaime Munguia with a right hand in the sixth round of the super middleweight main event Saturday evening in Munguia's hometown of Tijuana, Mexico. How big was this upset? Munguia is a former 154-pound champion and has only been defeated by the great Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and now Surace. Besides going into Munguia's hometown for the knockout, Surace had only 4 KO wins in 27 prior fights. He was also a middleweight fighting above his optimal weight class.

 

After a quiet opening round, Munguia gave the home crowd something to cheer about in the second, knocking down Surace with a counter left hook to the chin. Surace (26-0-2, 5 KOs) survived the round, but his tendency to lean against the ropes offered Munguia (44-2, 35 KOs) an inviting target. In the sixth, Munguia offered Surace the more inviting target, leaning back with his hands down. And Surace delivered the right hand of a lifetime. Munguia attempted valiantly to reach his feet, but he could not continue. And, with one magical punch, Surace authored an upset for the ages.

 

“I know that he is an excellent boxer. So, we worked on our counter punches," Surace said. "He is a true warrior. I want to thank him for the opportunity. This was a big experience for me.

“Middleweight is my true weight class. But we’ll see if {a rematch} can happen.”