After a controversial loss in his first world title shot in May, Ryota Murata has publicly adopted an "it-happens-when-it-happens" attitude about his potential rematch against the same opponent. Now, it will happen. He has earned another shot, perhaps quicker than many thought. Olympic gold medalist Murata ...
The purse bid for the WBA middleweight title rematch between Ryota Murata and Hassan N'Dam of France has been scheduled for July 7, the World Boxing Association said on its official website on Tuesday. The purse bid will be carried out because the two parties ...
Ryota Murata said in a positive tone that the only thing he did not earn in his first world title shot was the belt, adding that he believes he did not lose anything. On Thursday, two-and-a-half weeks since his controversial loss to interim champion Hassan ...
Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, the president of the World Boxing Association, on Thursday ordered a rematch of a middleweight title fight between Ryota Murata and Hassan N'Dam of France after the bout ended in controversy. Mendoza also said that two judges, Gustavo Padilla of Panama and ...
WBA president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza said Sunday that he will order a rematch of the middleweight title fight between Ryota Murata and Hassan N'Dam after the bout ended in controversy. A night after N'Dam won a split decision over the London Olympic gold medalist, Mendoza ...
When the announcement was made, Ryota Murata, standing near his blue corner, was dumbfounded. Murata had come up short, losing to interim champion Hassan N'Dam in a 2-1 split decision (116-111, 115-112, 110-117) in their WBA middleweight title fight at Ariake Colosseum on Saturday night. It ...
It's time. Well, almost. Two days before a WBA middleweight championship fight, Ryota Murata and Hassan N'Dam were not really in fight mode yet. But they certainly seemed to be focused on their Saturday bout at Ariake Colosseum. The fight will be the first world title shot ...
Naoya Inoue dismissed recent hearsay that his motivation had declined after Roman Gonzalez suffered a stunning loss. On March 18, the Nicaraguan fell to Thailand's Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in a decision at New York's Madison Square Garden for the first defeat of his 47-bout ...
London Olympic boxing gold medalist Ryota Murata will get his first world title shot when he meets WBA interim middleweight champion Hassan N'Dam for the vacant title on May 20 at Ariake Colosseum, his Teiken Gym announced on Monday. The winner will become the regular ...
WBO super flyweight champion and Japanese phenom Naoya Inoue had no problem safely extending his title defense streak to four, defeating ex-WBA champ and compatriot Kohei Kono with a sixth-round technical knockout in a year-end boxing show at Ariake Colosseum on Friday. The 36-year-old Kono, ...
He knows it sounded weird, but Takashi Uchiyama said he's spent significant time in training since he took his first professional loss to Jezreel Corrales earlier this year. Now it's time for the 37-year-old to capitalize on that valuable time in a rematch against ...
Middleweight boxer Ryota Murata will join other Japanese star fighters in a Dec. 30 event at Ariake Colosseum, where he will take on Mexico's Bruno Sandoval, Teiken Gym announced on Thursday. It will be the 12th professional bout for the unbeaten Murata, who has ...
