Muratalla vs Ndongeni

Who won Muratalla vs Ndongeni?

Raymond Muratalla beat Xolisani Ndongeni by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, March 29th, 2024, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 99-91, 98-92 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oscar Valdez beating Liam Wilson for the WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Seniesa Estrada defeated Yokasta Valle, and Lindolfo Delgado was victorious over Carlos Sanchez Valadez.

Muratalla vs Ndongeni stats

Back in March 2024, Raymond Muratalla stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Xolisani Ndongeni made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Raymond Muratalla was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Muratalla had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Raymond Muratalla and Xolisani Ndongeni fought out of an orthodox stance.

Muratalla was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 3 months later than Ndongeni, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 138 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Ndongeni's 237.

Raymond Muratalla went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at lightweight.

Muratalla vs Ndongeni form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Diego Torres on November 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Tahoe Blue Event Center, Lake Tahoe, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jeremia Nakathila on May 20, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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

Before that, he had won against Miguel Contreras on November 12, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Denilson Jair Valtierra on July 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

Muratalla's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Ndongeni's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Muratalla vs Ndongeni start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Muratalla vs Ndongeni?

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

What were the odds on Muratalla vs Ndongeni?

Raymond Muratalla was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Xolisani Ndongeni made his way into the ring at 13/1 (+1300) with oddsmakers.