Muratalla vs Nakathila

Who won Muratalla vs Nakathila?

Raymond Muratalla beat Jeremia Nakathila by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 20th, 2023, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devin Haney beating Vasyl Lomachenko for the IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Junto Nakatani defeated Andrew Moloney for the WBO World Junior Bantamweight belt, Oscar Valdez was victorious over Adam Lopez, and Nico Ali Walsh beat Danny Rosenberger.

Muratalla vs Nakathila stats

Back in May 2023, Raymond Muratalla stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jeremia Nakathila made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Raymond Muratalla was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Nakathila had a height advantage of 4 inches over Muratalla.

Both Raymond Muratalla and Jeremia Nakathila fought out of an orthodox stance.

Muratalla was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 11 months later than Nakathila, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Nakathila's 116.

Jeremia Nakathila was ranked number 15 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Muratalla vs Nakathila form

Jeremia Nakathila had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Miguel Berchelt on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Resorts World Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ndodana Ncube on October 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on June 12, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Emmanuel Amos on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.

He had won against Immanuel Andeleki on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek.

Activity check

Muratalla's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

Nakathila's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Muratalla vs Nakathila start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Muratalla vs Nakathila?

Muratalla vs Nakathila was broadcast on ESPN+ PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Muratalla vs Nakathila?

Raymond Muratalla was a 19/50 (-260) favorite going into the contest, while Jeremia Nakathila made his way into the ring at 41/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.