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May 22nd 2014- Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan Ryota Murata (3-0, 3) Vs Jesus Angel Nerio (12-3, 6) Japanese Olympic gold medal winner Ryota Murata has been matched harder than most novices and that was seen in his 4th bout when he fought Mexico's Jesus Angel Nerio, who had fought the world ranked Jose Uzcategui in his previous bout
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August 25th 2015- Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan Ryota Murata (0-0) Vs Akio Shibata (21-7-1, 9) In boxing it can help to make a statement on your debut. One man who certainly did that was Ryota Murata who began his professional career by fighting against OPBF Middleweight champion Akio Shibata. On paper it was one of the riskiest debuts in history and put the Japanese Olympic gold medal winner under a lot of pressure in what a major day for television channel Fuji TV, who also aired Naoya Inoue's Japanese title bout with Ryoichi Taguchi on the same broadcast April 16th 2013- Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Ryota Murata (N/a) Vs Sanosuke Sasaki (11-2, 5) In 2012 Ryota Murata made a statement by winning an Olympic gold medal, the following year he turned professional. His professional journey began with his pro test bout which saw him fighting against former Japanese Middleweight champion Sanosuke Sasaki. Although Murata wasn't yet a licensed professional it was clear that he was a level above the Japanese domestic fighters and by the end of this "bout" it was clear that Sasaki was relieved he only had a few to go with Murata. Notably this was held on the same show as Naoya Inoue's bout with Yuki Sano. (Video courtesy of yu Gdragon) July 8th 2011- Jakarta, Indonesia Ryota Murata (N/a) Vs Arslanbek Achilov (N/a) Promising Japanese Middleweight Ryota Murata is a very exciting fighter with a lot of potential to go a long way in the professional ranks. At his best and most eye catching he is a strong pressure fighter who brings the action in an attempt to score stoppages. That was on show in the 2011 Presidents Cup Final when he took on Arslanbek Achilov. (Video courtesy of serishunya) November 20th 2011- Gifu, Japan Ryota Murata (N/A) Vs Yoshitsuna Okada (N/A) Fans around the world will be aware of Japanese Middleweight hopeful Ryota Murata. The powerfully built fighter is a man many are tipping for the top and is a fighter who has managed to get a lot of media attention in Japan. Prior to turning professional he was an amateur standout and won an Olympic gold medal and a silver medal in World Championships as well as numerous national championships, including the 2011 Japanese national title. He won the 2011 title with this one-sided victory over Yoshitsuna Okada who was out of his depth pretty much from the moment they first traded punches. (Video courtesy of sakana1976) December 30th 2014- Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan Ryota Murata (5-0, 4) Vs Jessie Nicklow (24-4-3, 8) When we saw Ryota Murata as an amateur we were insanely excited by what we saw and we suspect he'd be a brilliant pressure fighter in the professional ranks. Sadly in his most recent bout, against Jessie Nicklow, we saw the pressure going out of his game as he instead decided to fighter as a boxer, something that didn't look natural to him. Whilst it's clear there is talent there we suspect that this performance was an experiment, or at least we hope it was an experiment... (Note-Video has poor sound) We won't include many amateur bouts on here but a few are deserving of attention, one of which was the 2011 World Amateur Champion Middleweight final from Baku. The bout, which pitted Ryota Murata against Ievghen Khytrov was a bout that really showed what both men were about. It was a slug fest, an amateur war, a toe-to-toe brawl, a mano-a-mano phone tear up. Murata came up short in the bout and was forced to take home the silver medal but since this his career has really rocketed. He, of course, went on to claim gold at the 2012 Olympics and has since made a perfect start to his professional career. Likewise Khytrov has also began a very promising career and we hope that one day we'll see these two trading leather as a professionals. Although Murata has added to his boxing since this contest it's fair to say that a lot of what he does now is based on how he fought this bout and it's why so many fans from around the world are so happy to follow him in what looks almost certain to be an exciting and prosperous career as he rises through the ranks and to world title fights in the next year or so. (Video courtesy of AIBABoxing) |
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