Ghana’s Patrick Allotey was outclassed in his WBO junior middleweight title fight, suffering a fourth-round technical knockout defeat to Jaime Munguia in California on Saturday.
Munguia (34-0, 27 KOs) successfully defended his WBO junior middleweight title for the fifth time and sent Allotey to the canvas on three occasions. In the fourth round, Allotey took a delayed knee at the 2:18 mark, and his corner put a stop to the fight.
It was quite a turnaround for Munguia after a subpar performance in April when he escaped with a decision victory against Dennis Hogan.
“The journey getting here was hard but I feel really good with these people who came to support me,” Munguia said. “This is Mexican Independence Day and I feel really good and I’m ready to go further for more.”
Allotey (40-4, 30 KOs) had some success early as he landed combinations — but those punches had no effect on Munguia. In the third round, Munguia punished Allotey with a body and head combination that was punctuated by an uppercut, forcing Allotey to go down on his knee.
Another combination sent Allotey to the canvas as the round ended, setting up the TKO in the fourth.
When asked whether this was his final fight as a junior middleweight, Munguia said, “I need to talk with my promoter. First I need to talk to my team and then we’ll decide.”
-Myjoyonline
