By Rafael Soto

From the moment he went forward with his first professional fight at 16 years-old in 2013, he batter the competition in each of his matches.

At age 21, it was logical to find out if he could win the world title - and that question was answered within the opening minute of the first round on Saturday night in Verona, New York.

The pride of Tijuana was a power punching force as he blasted down Saddam Ali at 1:08 of the fourth round at the Turning Stone Casino to capture the super welterweight championship of the World Boxing Organization.

At 21, Munguía (29-0, 25 KOs) became one of the youngest champions in the history of Mexican boxing. He sent Ali down four times to the canvas and impressed the world of boxing in the big leagues.

He is the eighth boxer born in Mexico to win a world title at super welterweight.

A month ago, the Nevada State Athletic Commission rejected Munguia as a potential opponent to fight middleweight king Gennady Golovkin on May 5. The rejection made enough noise to get Munguia the opportunity to face Ali - where he proved to be a real "destroyer" by going right through the champion.

"It's something that means a lot to me, because this is a dream for every boxer, but this is only the start," said Munguía.

Fernando Beltran, the promoter for Munguia since his pro debut, believes his boxer will clean out the junior middleweight division and then move up to 160-pounds.

"Since the moment we saw him in the national amateur Olympics and then watched his debut in professional ranks - he's given us the total certainty that he will make history in boxing and eventually become a world figure," Beltran said.

"Munguia will defend, unify and destroy everyone, and then he will move up to middleweight. At 21 years old, he has a long journey ahead of him. We have a Mexican boxer with several talents, physical aptitudes and impressive potential. He will be the new idol of boxing."