The 2012 Olympic Mw gold medalist and Wba Mw champion Ryota Murata entered this fight with a pro record of 13-1-0 (10 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Gennady Golovkin). He fought twice last year against Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam losing the first bout (controversial decision, N’Dam vs Ryota Murata I) but then he won the rematch (Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam vs Ryota Murata II).
His opponent, Emanuele Felice Blandamura, has an official boxing record of 27-2-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Michel Soro in 2015 (Michel Soro vs Emanuele Blandamura) but then he has won four fights beating Alessandro Goddi in 2017. Murata vs Blandamura is valid for the WBA World middleweight title (Murata’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2015 BOXING fight – Michel Soro vs Emanuele Blandamura – full fight Video
Michel Soro entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-1-1 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 middleweight in the world. His only defeat occurred in 2012, against Zaurbek Baysangurov (bout valid for the Wbo and Ibo super-Ww titles), after losing he has collected eight victories and one draw, against Antoine Douglas (=Soro vs Douglas); he beat Glen Tapia in his last fight (=Tapia vs Soro).
His opponent, Emanuele Blandamura, has a record of 23-1-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year beating Marcos Nader (=Nader vs Blandamura) and Matiouze Royer but between these two bouts he suffered his only defeat, against Billy Joe Saunders (=Saunders vs Blandamura). Soro vs Blandamura is valid for the vacant EBU (European) middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Billy Joe Saunders vs Emanuele Blandamura – full fight Video
Review: 2014-07-26, fight not so exciting between Billy Joe Saunders and Emanuele Blandamura. Both undefeated, Billy Joe Saunders entered this fight with a perfect record of 19-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.22 middleweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 beating Matthew Hall, Gary O’Sullivan (=Saunders vs O’Sullivan) and John Ryder (=Saunders vs Ryder).
His opponent, Emanuele Blandamura, has an official record of 22-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Marcos Nader in Germany (=Nader vs Blandamura). Saunders vs Blandamura is valid for the vacant EBU (European) middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Marcos Nader vs Emanuele Blandamura – full fight Video
Review: 2014-01-25, good pace with some nice exchanges: the fight between Marcos Nader and Emanuele Blandamura gets three stars. Both undefeated, Marcos Nader entered this fight with a record of 18-0-1 (3 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world while Emanuele Blandamura has an official record of 21-0-0 (5 knockouts), he fights outside Italy for the first time. Nader vs Blandamura is valid for the EBU-EU middleweight title (Nader’s second defense); undercard of Marco Huck vs Firat Arslan 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!