Jaime Munguía defeated Bruno Surace by unanimous decision on Saturday.
What happened?
Munguía won 117-111 on two judges' scorecards and 116-112 on the third.
He landed 105 of 367 punches, including 77 power shots.
Surace landed 64 of 292 punches.
Why it matters for Jaime Munguía
This win avenged Munguía's sixth-round knockout loss to Surace in December.
Munguía fought more cautiously and was better defensively.
He outlanded Surace 77 to 35 in power shots.
What comes next?
Munguía improved his record to 45-2 with 35 KOs.
Surace suffered his first loss, falling to 26-1-2.
The fight was part of the undercard for Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull in Saudi Arabia.
Badou Jack retained his WBC cruiserweight title with a majority decision over Norair Mikaeljan.
Martin Bakole and Efe Ajagba fought to a majority draw.
Munguía's win was a significant step forward for the Mexican boxer.
He will look to build on this momentum in his next fight.
The exact date of his next bout has not been announced.