When is Murata vs Eubank Jr?

Ryota Murata could square off against Chris Eubank Jr 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 Eubank Jr 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.

Chris Eubank Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Murata would have a slight advantage in power over Eubank Jr, with a 81% knock out percentage over Eubank Jr's 72%.

Ryota Murata is the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Murata has a height advantage of 1 inch over Eubank Jr. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Ryota Murata & Chris Eubank Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Murata is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 9 months later than Eubank Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 97 less professional rounds, 120 to Eubank Jr's 217.

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

Chris Eubank Jr is currently ranked number 8 by the WBC and 9 by the RING in the 160lb division.

Murata vs Eubank Jr 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.

Eubank Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Liam Smith on 21st January 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Liam Williams on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Wanik Awdijan on 16th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had beat Marcus Morrison on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Matt Korobov on 7th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight and WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Chris Eubank Jr has been fighting more than Ryota Murata.

Ryota Murata last fought 11 months and 19 days ago, while Chris Eubank Jr's last outing was 2 months and 7 days ago.

Murata's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Eubank Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Murata vs Eubank Jr?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Murata vs Eubank Jr yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.