Middleweight contender Jaime Munguia is hoping to eventually land a showdown with IBF, WBA, IBO world champion Gennadiy Golovkin in 2023.

Munguia returns to the ring on Saturday night in Mexico, where he will face massive underdog Gonzalo Coria.

The Mexican fighter had hoped to face John Ryder, but the contest fell through.

Now Munguia faces an opponent who was knocked out in two rounds by current WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly.

"[Coria] is a lot of risk and little to gain. Obviously I'm not belittling this fighter and I'm never going to belittle anyone, I always prepare in the best way. The truth is that this [second fight in Mexico] was not foreseen. We had planned to fight John Ryder, who had just beaten [Daniel] Jacobs, in what I think was a great fight, but for one reason or another it didn't happen. We're going to try to make the best of this fight, keep learning, keep working for when the expected fight comes," said Munguia to Erika Montoya of DAZN.

But the goal, says Munguia, is to secure a fight with Golovkin.

Back in September, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez easily outboxed Golovkin for a twelve round unanimous decision in their trilogy fight.

The bout took place at super middleweight, for Canelo's undisputed crown. Golovkin fully intends to return to the middleweight limit to continue his title reign.

"Without a doubt the last fight he had with Canelo, GGG made it clear that he is still a great fighter, that he is still strong, that he is still valid. He gave a great fight with Canelo and I think he and I could have a great fight. Besides, he is the champion, one of the champions at 160 pounds and if it's with him I would like to fight for the world championship," Munguia said.