Bruno Surace (born 28 July 1998) is a French professional boxer who recently held the EBU Silver Middleweight title and is most known for scoring an upset knockout win over Jaime Munguía.
Professional career Super welterweight On 28 October 2016, Surace faced fellow debutant Mathis Lourenco at Salle jean Vilain in Fréjus, France, their bout ended in majority draw, with one judge favoring the opposition 39–37 and the rest scoring 38–38. A few weeks after, Surace fought Kamel Jemli and won on points.
Middleweight After composing a record of 8–0–2 with no knockout win whatsoever, he faced 15–9–1 veteran compatriot Charden Ansoula on 1 December 2018 in Salle Roger Maillaud, making his way for his middleweight debut. Surace unexpectedly won via first-round TKO.
French middleweight champion On 23 January 2021, Surace fought for the vacant French middleweight title against fellow French contender Diego Natchoo in Charleville-Mézières, Grand Est, Surace officially became the French middleweight champion winning via unanimous decision. On 29 May 2021, he successfully defended his national title against Mehdi Madani via unanimous decision.
EBU Silver middleweight champion On 16 December 2023, Surace faced undefeated Spanish contender Jhon Jader Obregon for the inaugural European Boxing Union (EBU) Silver middleweight title in the Aix-En-Provence Arena, Surace scored his fourth knockout win in 25 fights, stopping the Spanish foe in the last round.
Super middleweight Surace vs. Munguía In September 2024, it was reported that Jaime Munguía would face Ronald Gavril on 14 December 2024 in Tijuana, Mexico. On 8 November 2024, it was announced that Surace would replace Gavril. With Surace coming off a near one-year lay off, weaker résumé than the opposition and few knockout wins, few believed a triumphant bout for Surace, let alone a knockout win, was possible. This also served the first bout of Surace outside of France. Munguia was troubling Surace the whole fight, even scoring a knockdown in the second round, until in the sixth round, as Munguia seemed like he was heading for an impressive finish, Surace landed a right hand upstairs that unexpectedly dropped the former junior middleweight champion, Munguia tried to rise off, however, he was counted out.
Surace vs. Munguía II On 19 December 2024, it was reported that Munguia activated his rematch clause. In January 2025, it was announced that Surace would be having his rematch with Jaime Munguía on April 12 in Tijuana. In February 2025 it was reported that Munguia was "finalizing a deal" to face Bruno Surace in a rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 4 May 2025. The bout occurred on 4 May 2025 with Munguia winning by unanimous decision. Shortly after the bout, Munguia tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs; his b-sample also came back with a positive result. The investigation is still ongoing for potential disciplinary actions.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes29LossJaime MunguíaUD123 May 202528Win26–0–2Jaime MunguíaKO6 (10), 14 Dec 202427Win25–0–2Jhon Jader ObregónTKO12 (12), 16 Dec 202326Win24–0–2Miloš JankovićUD819 May 202325Win23–0–2Giorgi UmekashviliUD617 Dec 202224Win22–0–2Baptiste CastegnaroPTS619 Nov 202223Win21–0–2Victor GarciaUD812 Feb 202222Win20–0–2Artem KarasevUD618 Dec 202121Win19–0–2Nodar RobakidzePTS62 Jul 202120Win18–0–2Mehdi MadaniUD1029 May 202119Win17–0–2Diego NatchooUD1023 Jan 202118Win16–0–2Patrick Momene MokambaUD610 Oct 202017Win15–0–2Giorgi KhutsishviliKO6 (6)28 Dec 201916Win14–0–2Antonio Di MarioRTD2 (6), 23 Nov 201915Win13–0–2Mikael MathieuUD628 Sep 201914Win12–0–2Martin OwonoMD822 Jun 201913Win11–0–2Willy BorrelPTS620 Apr 201912Win10–0–2Vincent GalazzoUD622 Dec 201811Win9–0–2Charden AnsoulaTKO1 (8)1 Dec 201810Win8–0–2Guillaume La SelvaUD63 Nov 20189Win7–0–2Kelvin ArevaloUD610 Mar 20188Win6–0–2Enzo ScottoMD618 Nov 20177Win5–0–2Dzianis YahorankaUD628 Oct 20176Win4–0–2Romain PéronPTS61 Jul 20175Draw3–0–2Jimmy WaillyMD61 Apr 20174Win3–0–1Slađan DragišićPTS425 Feb 20173Win2–0–1Predrag CvetkovićPTS410 Dec 20162Win1–0–1Kamel JemliPTS418 Nov 20161Draw0–0–1Mathis LourencoMD428 Oct 2016
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