Ryota Murata

Ryota Murata Intends to Retire From Boxing, Says Golovkin Bout Was Last Fight

Canelo: Golovkin Got Hit A Lot Against Murata Because Murata Don't Hit So Hard

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez didn’t detect any slippage in Gennadiy Golovkin during his last fight. Golovkin got off to a very slow start against Ryota Murata, who hit the IBF/IBO/WBA middleweight champion with numerous flush punches during the first four-plus rounds of their 160-pound championship match April 9 in Saitama,

Golovkin, Fundora Deliver: Weekend Afterthoughts

Upon announcement, Sebastian Fundora-Erickson Lubin was the sort of scrap fight fans knew to look forward to. Both young, both hungry, both with question marks, Fundora-Lubin was a fight that was going to tell us something. It was going to be hard for it not to be a good fight.

Murata Leaves It All In The Ring In Brave Defeat At The Hands Of Golovkin

By Corey Erdman - While the boxing public was asking questions about what Gennadiy Golovkin had left, his upcoming opponent Ryota Murata was asking questions about himself. In his two years and four months out of the ring, a good portion of it dedicated to hoping then waiting for a bout with Golovkin, Murata had a lot of time to experience doubt.

Bradley: Canelo is Going To Mop Up Golovkin, Stop Him or Hurt Him Really Bad

Former two division champion Timothy Bradley is expecting Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to do a real job on Gennadiy Golovkin when they collide in the ring.

Gennadiy Golovkin Stops Ryota Murata In 9th Round, Secures Spot In 3rd Canelo Fight

Ryota Murata gave Gennadiy Golovkin a lot of trouble in the first five rounds of their fight Saturday. Once an aged Golovkin got into a rhythm, however, Golovkin battered the courageous Japanese champion over the final three-plus rounds of their middleweight title unification fight. Golovkin eventually dropped Murata in the ninth round and stopped him in a main event streamed by DAZN from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Gennadiy Golovkin-Ryota Murata: Stats and Stakes

By Cliff Rold - It’s not what it was. Time does that. Once among the more active fighters in the game, Gennadiy Golovkin hasn’t been in the ring since December 2020 and enters the ring Saturday one day after his 40th birthday. While fighters competing longer feels more normal than in previous generations, it’s not unfair to guess Golovkin is in at best an encore period for his career.

Golovkin-Murata, DAZN Undercard Weigh-In Results From Saitama, Japan

A pair of career middleweights are set for the division's biggest fight in more than three years. Gennadiy Golovkin and local hero Ryota Murata both made weight ahead of their anticipated IBF/WBA middleweight title unification bout. Both boxers weighed in right at the 160-pound divisional limit for their scheduled 12-round title fight, live on DAZN in the U.S. and Amazon Prime in Japan from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. 

Golovkin: I Honestly Don't Think I Have Any Concerns About Judging Of Murata Fight

More than most boxers, Gennadiy Golovkin has every reason to be concerned about the scoring of his upcoming fight. The hard-hitting Golovkin was left with a dubious draw on his record the first time he fought Mexican icon Canelo Alvarez in a middleweight title fight 4½ years ago at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez also won their 12-round rematch by majority decision a year later at that same venue, though that result was far less controversial.

Murata Unbothered By Golovkin Fight: This Is A Small Change In My Career, Nothing Significant

The next fight for Ryota Murata is by far the biggest of his boxing lifetime since capturing Olympic Gold in London nearly ten years ago. Just don’t tell that to the reigning WBA middleweight titlist.