Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-04-09, great performance by both fighters: the boxing fight Gennadiy Golovkin vs Ryota Murata is very close to get four stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022).
Murata vs GGG Golovkin is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBA and IBF World middleweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-21, good fight between Ryota Murata and Steven Butler: it gets three stars.The 2012 Olympic Mw gold medalist and Wba Mw champ Ryota Murata entered this fight with a professional record of 15-2-0 (12 KOs=80%) and he is ranked as the No.7 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Gennady Golovkin). In his last two bouts he faced Rob Brant twice losing the first fight (Ryota Murata vs Rob Brant I) and winning the rematch (Rob Brant vs Ryota Murata 2).
His opponent, Steven Butler, has a boxing record of 28-1-1 (24 KOs=86%) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Brandon Cook in 2017, since then he has won ten consecutive fights defeating Vitalii Kopylenko and Paul Valenzuela Jr in 2019. Murata vs Butler is valid for the WBA World middleweight title (Murata’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-12, nice exchanges from the first bell: Rob Brant vs Ryota Murata 2 gets three stars.The Wba Mw champion Rob Brant entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 25-1-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez). He suffered his only loss when he faced Juergen Braehmer in 2017 (Juergen Braehmer vs Rob Brant), after this bout he has beat Colby Courter, Ryota Murata (in their first fight, Ryota Murata vs Rob Brant I) and Khasan Baysangurov (Rob Brant vs Khasan Baysangurov).
His opponent, the 2012 Olympic Mw gold medalist and former Wba champ Ryota Murata, has an official record of 14-2-0 (11 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. Before losing to Brant he was defeated by Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam in May 2017 but it was a controversial decision (N’Dam vs Ryota Murata I); after this bout he took revenge on N’Dam (Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam vs Ryota Murata II) and he also beat Emanuele Blandamura (Ryota Murata vs Emanuele Blandamura). Brant vs Murata 2 is valid for the WBA World middleweight title (Brant’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-20, great fight between Ryota Murata and Rob Brant: it gets three stars.The 2012 Olympic Mw gold medalist and Wba Mw champion Ryota Murata entered this fight with a pro record of 14-1-0 (11 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez). He lost to Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam in May 2017 (controversial decision, N’Dam vs Ryota Murata I) but then he won the rematch in October (Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam vs Ryota Murata II); after this bout he has beat Emanuele Blandamura in 2018 (Ryota Murata vs Emanuele Blandamura).
His opponent, Rob Brant, has an official boxing record of 23-1-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. He also lost in 2017, against Juergen Braehmer (Juergen Braehmer vs Rob Brant), but he came back to win against Colby Courter in 2018. Murata vs Brant is valid for the WBA World middleweight title (Murata’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on July 12, 2019 (Rob Brant vs Ryota Murata 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-15, one sided fight between Ryota Murata and Emanuele Blandamura: it gets two stars.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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-22, pretty good fight between Ryota Murata and Hassan N’Dam 2: it gets three stars.The former Wbo and current Wba Mw champion Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam entered this fight with a boxing record of 36-2-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez). He lost to David Lemieux in 2015 (=Lemieux vs N’Dam) but then he has won five bouts defeating Tomasz Gargula, Alfonso Blanco (=N’Dam vs Blanco) and Ryota Murata in his last three (=N’Dam vs Ryota Murata I).
His opponent, the 2012 Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata, has an official record of 12-1-0 (9 KOs=75%) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. Before losing to N’dam in their first and previous bout (it was a controversial decision in fact the Wba has suspended two judges after their scoring), Murata had fought and won four times in 2016 beating George Tahdooahnippah (=Murata vs Tahdooahnippah) and Bruno Sandoval in his last two (=Murata vs Sandoval). Murata vs N’Dam 2 is valid for the WBA World middleweight title (N’Dam’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-20, close fight with some nice exchanges: Ryota Murata vs Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam gets three stars.The former Wbo and interim Wba Mw champion Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 35-2-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Gennady Golovkin). He lost to David Lemieux in 2015 (=Lemieux vs N’Dam) but then he has won four bouts defeating Tomasz Gargula and Alfonso Blanco in his last two (=N’Dam vs Blanco).
His opponent, the undefeated 2012 Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (9 KOs=75%) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He fought four times in 2016 beating George Tahdooahnippah (=Murata vs Tahdooahnippah) and Bruno Sandoval in his last two (=Murata vs Sandoval). Hassan N’Dam vs Ryota Murata is valid for the vacant WBA World middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, pretty good finish between Ryota Murata and Bruno Sandoval but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The undefeated 2012 Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2016 winning over Gaston Alejandro Vega (=Murata vs Vega), Felipe Santos Pedroso (=Murata vs Pedroso) and George Tahdooahnippah (=Murata vs Tahdooahnippah).
His opponent, Bruno Sandoval, has an official record of 19-1-1 (15 KOs=79%) and he suffered his only loss when he faced Esau Herrera in 2013, since then he has collected four victories and one draw beating Roberto Valdez in his last bout. Murata vs Sandoval is on the undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Kohei Kono. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-23, fight not particularly good between Ryota Murata and George Tahdooahnippah: it gets two stars.The 2012 Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 10-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world while his opponent, George Tahdooahnippah, has an official record of 34-2-3 (24 knockouts). Murata has already fought twice in 2016 beating Gaston Alejandro Vega (=Murata vs Vega) and Felipe Santos Pedroso (=Murata vs Pedroso) while Tahdooahnippah has fought once defeating Colby Courter. Murata vs Tahdooahnippah is on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs Viktor Postol. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, disappointing fight between Ryota Murata and Felipe Santos Pedroso: it gets two stars.The undefeated 2012 Olympic Mw gold medalist Ryota Murata entered this fight with a perfect record of 9-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Felipe Santos Pedroso, has a boxing record of 13-1-0 (11 KOs=85%). Both boxers have already fought once in 2016: Murata has beat Gaston Alejandro Vega (=Murata vs Vega) while Pedroso has defeated Antonuce Conceicao. Murata vs Pedroso is on the undercard of Rex Tso vs Young Gil Bae. Watch the video and rate this fight!
