Oscar De La Hoya Declares Jaime Munguia ‘The Best’ in the World

On the one hand, Oscar De La Hoya has Ryan Garcia, and on the other, Jaime Munguia. One is failing to secure his next opponent, while the other just came off a splendid victory over England’s John Ryder. On the same note, the head of Golden Boy Promotions has crowned Munguia the best in the world title after his victory. However, Munguia isn’t the first Mexican boxer De La Hoya has dealt with.

In the past, Golden Boy Promotions worked with the Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez! However, much like De La Hoya’s current relationship with Garcia, his partnership with Canelo was marred by a lawsuit and eventually came to an end. Yet, De La Hoya’s relations with Munguia seemed more than perfect as he turned to his Instagram stories today to crown the Tijuana resident! 

Oscar De La Hoya gives Jaime Munguia an A+

Before the last Saturday night fight had even begun, Oscar De La Hoya had given three reasons to watch Munguia’s fight. “Blood, sweat, and tears,” Oscar said in an Instagram clip shared by DAZN. Meanwhile, after the fight had ended and his words came to fruition, the head of Golden Promotions wrote on Instagram, “The best in the world!!!”

However, these weren’t the only things he had to say about Munguia following the win. In an interview with Fight Hub TV, De La Hoya gave Munguia an A+ for his performance. “You have to give him an A+ because he did something that nobody would ever do, and that’s stop and knock out Ryder,” said De La Hoya. Moreover, De La Hoya also thinks a fight against the super middleweight champion isn’t far away! 

De La Hoya on Munguia’s future

According to a report from Boxing Scene, ‘Golden Boy’ is already planning the next steps for Munguia to become the undisputed champion of the middleweight division by arranging a fight against Canelo Alvarez. “I’m excited for Jaime’s future. I’m excited that he did make a statement. And now the possibilities of him fighting the king, which he calls himself Canelo Alvarez, that’s the fight to make,” Oscar said, per Boxing Scene.

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He went on to reveal when he thinks the fight may transpire and asked everyone to push for the fight to become a reality. “September, [it] is the fight to make with Canelo Alvarez. And all of you, hopefully, can push that. Everyone can push that. That’s the fight, an all-Mexican showdown in September of this year. Imagine that. Statement made,” said De La Hoya.

With Munguia coming off a dominant win, Oscar De La Hoya is overjoyed by the performance as he crowns him the best. However, only time can tell what the future holds for Jaime Munguia. Until then, who do you think Munguia should fight? David Benavidez, Canelo Alvarez or Edgar Berlanga!

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