Who won Golovkin vs Murata?
Gennady Golovkin beat Ryota Murata by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, April 9th, 2022, at Super Arena, Saitama.
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 unified middleweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.
Also on the undercard Shuichiro Yoshino was victorious over Masayuki Ito, and Junto Nakatani beat Ryota Yamauchi for the WBO World Flyweight belt.
Golovkin vs Murata stats
Back in April 2022, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 36 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Ryota Murata made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Golovkin had a slight advantage in power over Murata, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to Murata's 81%.
Gennady Golovkin was the older man by 4 years, at 40 years old.
Murata had a height advantage of 2 inches over Golovkin. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Gennady Golovkin and Ryota Murata fought out of an orthodox stance.
Golovkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 years and 3 months earlier than Murata, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 120 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Murata's 120.
Golovkin vs Murata form
Golovkin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Kamil Szeremeta on December 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko on October 5, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Steve Rolls on June 8, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on September 15, 2018, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had won against Vanes Martirosyan on May 5, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.
Ryota Murata had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Steven Butler on December 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.
Prior to that, he had beaten Rob Brant on July 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Rob Brant on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Emanuele Blandamura on April 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.
He had won against Hassan N’Dam on October 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gennady Golovkin had been fighting more than Ryota Murata.
Going into this contest, Gennady Golovkin had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 22 days ago, while Ryota Murata's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 17 days ago.
Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
Murata's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
What time did Golovkin vs Murata start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:10 PM UTC at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, which was 8:10 AM EST or 5:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 PM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Golovkin vs Murata?
The DAZN show began at 5:10 AM EST / 2:10 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 10:10 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Golovkin vs Murata?
Gennady Golovkin was a 9/50 (-560) favorite going into the contest, while Ryota Murata made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.
