Armando Resendiz appears ready to give Jaime Munguia the same treatment he gave Caleb Plant, last time he felt like the underdog, and ready to scrap against the favored and bigger-name boxer.
Resendiz and Munguia trade blows in an all-Mexican shootout May 2 on the undercard of David Benavidez’s challenge for Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez’s unified cruiserweight championship titles at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, atop a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view on Prime Video.
Though Munguia is established at super middleweight, with big bouts against Sergiy Derevyanchenko, John Ryder, and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on his resume, Resendiz feels his giant-killing experience over Caleb Plant will serve him well, heading into this fight.
“I have to stay focused until the final bell and give my absolute best,” he said, in a statement sent to Boxing Social.
“Munguia says his experience will be the difference, but Plant was more experienced than me too.”
— Armando Resendiz
“He had faced bigger names, but I’m a fighter who keeps getting better and better—there are no limits. That’s what I want to show people on May 2.
“I’ve studied him quite a bit. I’ve been watching him since I was starting my climb as a professional. He’s a gritty Mexican boxer with a wealth of experience. Being in this position is a huge motivation and a great responsibility. I’m eager to prove that I’m built for great things and I believe that’s exactly what we’ll do.”
He continued: “I enjoyed every stage, every moment, every training session, and every pre-fight interview in the run-up to the Plant fight. I was focused on doing everything with my full enthusiasm and that ultimately showed in the final product.
“Overcoming adversity defines me as a warrior. A fighter who doesn’t give up so easily. Faith has been something that’s kept me standing and moving forward, believing that good things will come.
“I tend to stay focused in the present, but I like to watch my past fights and see how I’ve progressed over the years. I watch my fights and say, ‘I know what I was thinking at that moment, but maybe it wasn’t the right thing.’ It inspires me to keep improving and learning new things.”
