Munguia Obliterates Ballard, Brook Crushes Khan

TIJUANA, B.C., MEXICO (February 19, 2022) – A spectacular showdown was seen tonight at the Plaza Monumental de Playas de Tijuana between two undefeated fighters Jaime Munguia (39-0, 31 KOs) “The Pride of Tijuana” taking on D’Mitrius “Big Meech” Ballard (21-1-1, 13 KOs) Prince George City, Maryland. The raging fighters stepped into the ring not losing any time as they each took turns using their jab, trying to dictate the pace of the fight. Munguia successfully cornered Ballard visibly hurting him in the second round. In the third round, Munguia saw an opportunity and knocked down Ballard with a body shot. Ballard eventually got up after spending a few seconds on the canvas, but was quickly dispatched by Munguia at the 1:47 mark of the fight.

“I want to thank everyone for their support today. It was a dream of mine to fight here, in from of the people that saw me grow up and develop as a fighter. We came well prepared for this fight and my performance today proved it. I knew that I was going to be the one to apply pressure and I went in there and did my job. D’Mitrius did have some power, that surprised me, but after the second round, Erik Morales advised me to apply more pressure, throw more combinations. It paid off, I dropped him with a good liver shot and decided to just go for it and ended the fight,” said Jaime Munguia

“I felt I prepared well for Munguia today, but his power surprised me. I couldn’t find my rhythm and apply my jab. Now we have to go back to the gym, keep working, and figure out what comes next,” said D’Mitrius Ballard.

Over in the U.K, Kell Brook defeated Khan by 6th round TKO. From the very first right hand landed by Kell Brook in round one, Khan appeared to be on wobbly legs. Khan's speed was not a factor at all in the fight as Brook walked Khan down landing hard shots throughout the fight. Brook's vengeance comes after six years of back and forth banter between the two. After the fight, Brook stated he plan on continuing his career while Khan seems to be leading toward retirement.