Current WBA super flyweight champ Alexander Munoz steps up to a tough challenge when he faces WBC 115 lbs. titleholder Cristian Mijares this upcoming Saturday night in a rare elimination bout.  Munoz, hardly known in the US, is a veteran of 43 fights with 32 wins and only two losses with 27 ending within the distance.  Hugely popular in Japan, Munoz finds himself now deep in Mijares’ home country of Mexico to take part in this highly anticipated championship bout.  Munoz speaks exclusively with MyBoxingFans and discusses his plans for Mijares, his popularity in Japan and why he feels he should only have one loss on his ledger.

My Boxing Fans: If you win you will have two titles, how important is this fight for you and do you feel pressured.

Munoz: Yes this is a very important fight for me and I will be the best 115 pounder in my weight class with two belts.

My Boxing Fans: What was so different about Martin Castillo or what about his style was so different from everyone else? Castillo was the only one who could beat you.

Munoz: The first fight I wasn’t 100% prepared and in the second fight I think I was robbed but I demonstrated I was the true champ.  At the end, the referee raised his hand and there was nothing I could do about it.

My Boxing Fans: Did you know Martin Castillo retired? And how do you feel about not being able to fight the one person who beat you for the third time.

Munoz: No I didn’t.  He beat me the first time the second well… we won.

My Boxing Fans: every one knows you’re a harder hitter than Mijares, but with your one common opponent Katsushige Kawashima, Mijares was able to stop him in the 10th round and you beat him a unanimous decision.  Why you think that was?

Munoz: He was boxing with Mijares.  If Kawashima would of boxed me I would have knocked him out.

My Boxing Fans: Did you see Mijares fight Jorge Arce?

Munoz: Arce was looking for a Knock out and he wasn’t focused, he was wide open.

My Boxing Fans: Mijares is considered to be one of the best technical boxer in boxing, what are you going to do against him? Pressure him? Try to out box him?

Munoz: If he wants to brawl then I think I will knock him out.

My Boxing Fans: You fought 7 times in Japan, why is that? Do they treat you right?

Munoz: They like my style.  They keep offering me fights, which I can’t turn down.

My Boxing Fans: Did you train for this fight as any other or did you work on specific techniques for Mijares?

Munoz: well, as you know I changed trainers and I did change some techniques.

My Boxing Fans: Thank you Munoz for this exclusive interview.

Munoz: No… Thank you