{"id":111380,"date":"2025-09-03T11:36:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/111380\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:36:07","slug":"munguia-gets-pass-on-positive-test-will-a-third-fight-with-surace-settle-the-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/111380\/","title":{"rendered":"Munguia Gets Pass On Positive Test: Will A Third Fight With Surace Settle The Score?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jaime Munguia will be allowed to resume his career after the BBBofC and UKAD have reportedly decided not to sanction him following his positive test for exogenous testosterone following his rematch with Bruno Surace on May 3, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Munguia\u2019s 12-round unanimous decision win over Surace (26-1-2, 5 KOs) stands and won\u2019t be reversed. The former WBO junior middleweight champion Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs) had claimed his innocence, saying the positive test was the result of contamination or accidental ingestion of the banned substance.<\/p>\n<p>Munguia\u2019s Path to Legitimacy<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no word from Team Munguia whether they\u2019ll fight Surace in a trilogy match. A third clash would be the logical move, given the positive test. Surance knocked out Munguia in the sixth round in their first fight on December 14, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. There was a rematch to allow Jaime to try to avenge the loss. Letting Surace get a chance to avenge his defeat would be the fair thing to do.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 Breaking News \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The Tijuana star <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaimemunguia15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@jaimemunguia15<\/a> has the green light to return to the ring and could do it in November or December. Sources told me me that BBBofC and UKAD will not give him any kind of sanction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3VrFY37FxG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3VrFY37FxG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Salvador Rodriguez (@ChavaESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChavaESPN\/status\/1962947388156305710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Backlash from Boxing Fans<\/p>\n<p>There was a minor backlash from fans today, following the news that Munguia had been given the \u201cgreen light\u201d to resume his career. The fans felt that Munguia should have been suspended and his victory over Surace overturned and ruled a no-contest.<\/p>\n<p>Munguia, 28, is ranked #2 WBC and #4 WBO at super middleweight. He\u2019s ranked high enough that he could get another title shot if he can get one or two solid wins under his belt. Jaime lost to then IBF, WBC, and WBO 168-lb champion Canelo Alvarez by a 12-round unanimous decision on December 14, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Path to a Title Shot<\/p>\n<p>The best way for Munguia to strengthen his position to get a quick title shot would be for him to fight these 168-lb contenders to earn the spot:<\/p>\n<p>Christian Mbilli<br \/>\nDiego Pacheco<br \/>\nHamzah Sheeraz<br \/>\nOsley Iglesias<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"497\">Dan Ambrose has been a leading voice at Boxing News 24 for years, known for his no-nonsense takes on the sport. Love him or hate him, Dan has built a strong following thanks to his outspoken analysis, direct opinions, and in-depth coverage of the global boxing scene.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"769\">His articles often spark debate among fans, as he isn\u2019t afraid to challenge popular narratives or question fighters\u2019 performances. Alongside his opinion pieces, Dan provides fight news, previews, and post-fight breakdowns that give readers both detail and perspective.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Munguia Gets Pass on Positive Test: Will a Third Fight with Surace Settle the Score?<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 09\/02\/2025 \t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jaime Munguia will be allowed to resume his career after the BBBofC and UKAD have reportedly decided not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111381,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-111380","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}