Murata vs Blandamura

Who won Murata vs Blandamura?

Ryota Murata beat Emanuele Blandamura by technical knockout in the 8th round on Sunday, April 15th, 2018, at Arena, Kanagawa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBA middleweight championship of the world.

Murata vs Blandamura stats

Back in April 2018, Ryota Murata stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Emanuele Blandamura made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Murata had a massive power advantage over Blandamura, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Blandamura's 19%.

Ryota Murata was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Murata had a height advantage of 2 inches over Blandamura.

Both Ryota Murata and Emanuele Blandamura fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murata was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 3 months later than Blandamura, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 105 fewer professional rounds, totaling 120 compared to Blandamura's 225.

Emanuele Blandamura was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 160lb division.

Murata vs Blandamura form

Ryota Murata had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Hassan N’Dam on October 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Hassan N’Dam on May 20, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bruno Sandoval on December 30, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Ariake Colosseum.

Before that, he had won against George Tahdooahnippah on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Felipe Santos Pedroso on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Las Vegas, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.

Activity check

Murata's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Murata vs Blandamura start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Murata vs Blandamura?

Ryota Murata was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Emanuele Blandamura made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.