Jaime Munguia retained his WBO intercontinental middlweight title Friday night with a gruesome sixth-round knockout of Tureano Johnson in Indio, Calif.
Munguia (36-0, 29 KOs) split Johnson's upper lip with a right uppercut late in Round 6. Referee Raul Caiz stopped the bout after the end of the round, ruling that the punch caused the gash. Johnson's corner tried to claim a clash of heads was responsible.
Caiz first called time with 21 seconds remaining in the round to allow for a doctor's exam. Johnson was cleared to keep fighting despite the gash. (WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO.)
This @jaimemunguia15 uppercut led to the cut that awarded him the KO. pic.twitter.com/Ccczz7P2Ru
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing__) October 31, 2020
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His corner went to work on stopping the bleeding after the bell. Caiz ended the fight after looking at Johnson's mouth.
This fight is stopped after 6 rounds due to a cut on Tuerano Johnson's lip.#MunguiaJohnson pic.twitter.com/wHu6SIIJnn
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing__) October 31, 2020
DAZN's Chris Mannix reported that Munguia was ahead on all three judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage, with scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47.
The fight was the main event of a Golden Boy Promotions card that was streamed live on DAZN.
