When is Murata vs Brant III?

Ryota Murata could square off against Rob Brant in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

Murata vs Brant III stats

Ryota Murata would step into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rob Brant would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Murata would have advantage in power over Brant, with a 81% knock out percentage over Brant's 69%.

Ryota Murata is the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Murata has 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryota Murata & Rob Brant fight out of an orthodox stance.

Murata is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 2 months later than Brant, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 6 less professional rounds, 120 to Brant's 126.

Ryota Murata goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at middleweight.

Murata vs Brant III form

Ryota Murata has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Gennady Golovkin on 9th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Steven Butler on 23rd December 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa.

Going into that contest, he had beat Rob Brant on 12th July 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rob Brant on 20th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Emanuele Blandamura on 15th April 2018 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Brant has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Zhanibek Alimkhanuly on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Vitalii Kopylenko on 22nd August 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ryota Murata on 12th July 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Before that, he had defeated Khasan Baysangurov on 15th February 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Grand Casino, Minnesota, United States.

He had beat Ryota Murata on 20th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rob Brant has been fighting more than Ryota Murata.

Ryota Murata last fought 11 months and 13 days ago, while Rob Brant's last outing was 1 year, 8 months and 24 days ago.

Murata's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Brant's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Murata vs Brant III?

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