By Sean Jones: Abel Sanchez says he wants WBA ‘regular’ middleweight champion Ryota Murata (14-1, 11 KOs) to be the next opponent for IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) to fight if a rematch against Saul Canelo Alvarez can’t be made for Triple G in September.
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Arum wants Ryota Murata vs. Gennady Golovkin on PPV in fall
By Chris Williams: Bob Arum of Top Rank wants to make a fight between his guy WBA World middleweight champion Ryota Mura (14-1, 11 KOs) and WBA Super World 160 lb. champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) in Japan in the Fall. Murata is Golovkin’s WBA mandatory challenger, and Arum wants to make the fight between them later this year if Saul Canelo Alvarez is unavailable due to him being suspended.
Ryota Murata cherry picks his way to victory
By Rishad Marquardt: Tonight, WBA regular middleweight champion Ryota Murata defeated number sixth ranked challenger Emanuel Blandamura by eighth round TKO at the Yokohama Arena.
The bout was largely a game of cat and mouse with Murata spending large portions of the fight chasing the Italian around the ring, trying to close the distance and land a big punch.
Ryota Murata vs. Emanuele Blandamura this Sunday
By Chris Williams: WBA World middleweight champion Ryota Murata (13-1, 10 KOs) will be making a first defense of his secondary WBA title against #6 WBA Emanuele Blandamura (27-2, 5 KOs) this Sunday on ESPN at the Arena Yokohama, in Yokohama, Japan.
Ryota Murata vs. Emanuele Felice Blandamura on ESPN on April 15
By Chris Williams: WBA World middleweight champion Ryota Murata (13-1, 10 KOs) will be making his first defense of his WBA ‘regular’ 160lb. strap against Italy’s Emanuele Felice Blandamura (27-2, 5 KOs) on April 15 on ESPN2 from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Ryota Murata defends against Emanuele Blandamura on April.15 in Yokohama, Japan
By Chris Williams: It’s now official that WBA World middleweight champion Ryota Murata (13-1, 10 KOs) will defend his title for the first time on April 15 against the recently twice beaten #10 WBA fringe contender Emanuele Blandamura (27-2, 5 KOs) at the Arena, in Yokohama, Japan.
Ryota Murata vs. Emanuele Blandamura in the works
By Sean Jones: WBA World middleweight champion Ryonta Murata (13-1, 10 KOs) is being talked about making a defense of his WBA title against #10 WBA fringe contender Emanuele Blandamura (27-2, 5 KOs) next, according to Fight News.
Ryota Murata defeats Hassan N’Dam – Results
By Chris Williams: Ryota Murata (13-1, 10 KOs) wore down and stopped WBA World middleweight champion Hassan N’Dam (36-3, 21 KOs) at the end of the 7th round to capture his WBA 160 lb. title in their rematch on Sunday night at the Kukugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
Murata Wins WBA Middleweight Title Via 7th Round TKO
By Rishad Marquardt: Ryota Murata forced Hassan N’Dam to quit on his stool at the end of round seven in their rematch for the WBA middleweight regular crown. Murata looked bigger going into the fight and his low-volume high-power approach was too much for his Cameroonian-French opponent to endure. N’Dam struggled to keep balance and fend of the big-punching Murata, a pattern that reappeared from their first match earlier in the year.
Hassan N’Dam vs. Ryota Murata – Weights
By Allan Fox: WBA World middleweight champion Hassan N’Dam (36-2, 21 KOs) weighed in at 159 ¾ pounds for his rematch this Sunday on October 22 against #1 WBA rated contender Ryota Murata (12-1, 8 KOs) at the Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Ryota came in at 158 ½ lbs.