Muratalla vs Farmer

Who won Muratalla vs Farmer?

Raymond Muratalla beat Tevin Farmer by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 13th, 2024, at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 97-92, 96-93 in favor of winner Raymond Muratalla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Villa vs Segawa.

Muratalla vs Farmer stats

Raymond Muratalla stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Tevin Farmer made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Raymond Muratalla was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Muratalla had a height advantage of 2 inches over Farmer. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Raymond Muratalla and Tevin Farmer fought out of an orthodox stance.

Muratalla was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 7 months later than Farmer, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 204 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Farmer's 303.

Raymond Muratalla went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at lightweight.

Tevin Farmer was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Muratalla vs Farmer form

Muratalla remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Xolisani Ndongeni on March 29, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Diego Torres on November 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Tahoe Blue Event Center, Lake Tahoe.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jeremia Nakathila on May 20, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Humberto Galindo on March 25, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, Fresno.

He had defeated Miguel Contreras on November 12, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Farmer had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on January 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Guillaume Frenois on July 27, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at College Park Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jono Carroll on March 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Before that, he had beaten Francisco Fonseca on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against James Tennyson on October 20, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Raymond Muratalla had been fighting more than Tevin Farmer.

Going into this contest, Raymond Muratalla had last fought 3 months and 14 days ago, while Tevin Farmer's last outing had been 4 years, 5 months and 13 days ago.

Muratalla's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Muratalla vs Farmer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Muratalla vs Farmer?

The ESPN+ show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Muratalla vs Farmer?

Raymond Muratalla was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Tevin Farmer made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.