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Anthem time at Kingdom Arena. First the national anthem of Saudi Arabia, in honor of our hosts. Then La Marseillaise, for Mbilli. Then Himno Nacional Mexicano, for Canelo. The fighters should be making their entrances any moment now.
Munguía, speaking through a translator, is candid about his struggles in the sixth round, admitting he got carried away after hurting Zon and left himself exposed.
Pues la verdad que me agarró, o sea, me agarró tirando golpes, lo agarré y me fui con todo. Entonces descuide descuidé y fue cuando me agarró este. Pues digo, es parte del trabajo, pero hay que aprender. Y hay que, pues, aprender a no descuidarnos.
Well, honestly, he caught me. I mean, he caught me while I was throwing punches. I caught him too, and I went all out. So I let my guard down, and that’s when he caught me. Like I said, it’s part of the job, but you have to learn from it. You have to learn not to let your guard down.
No la la verdad que me siento muy bien. Muy contento. Honrado. Este contento para el trabajo. El desempeño este. Yo creo que digo se me complicó ahí un poquito en rival. Pero la verdad que me me siento muy bien. Casi ellos pudimos sacar el trabajo. Y yo creo que es parte del aprendizaje. Y hay que seguir trabajando mucho.
Honestly, I feel really good. Very happy. Honored. I’m pleased with the work – with the performance. Things got a bit complicated with the opponent, but, truly, I feel very good. We managed to get the job done, and I think it’s all part of the learning process. We just have to keep working hard.
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