N'Dam vs Murata II

Who won N’Dam vs Murata II?

Ryota Murata beat Hassan N’Dam by technical knockout in the 7th round on Sunday, October 22nd, 2017, at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Ryota Murata.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBA middleweight championship of the world.

N’Dam vs Murata II stats

Back in October 2017, Ryota Murata stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Hassan N’Dam made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Ryota Murata was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Murata had a height advantage of 1 inch over N'Dam.

Both Ryota Murata and Hassan N’Dam fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murata was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years and 8 months later than N'Dam, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 191 fewer professional rounds, totaling 120 compared to N'Dam's 311.

Hassan N’Dam was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 160lb division.

N’Dam vs Murata II form

Ryota Murata had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Hassan N’Dam on May 20, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Bruno Sandoval on December 30, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Ariake Colosseum.

Going into that contest, he had beaten George Tahdooahnippah on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Felipe Santos Pedroso on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Las Vegas, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.

He had won against Gaston Alejandro Vega on January 30, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China.

N'Dam had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ryota Murata on May 20, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alfonso Blanco on December 17, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Stade de l’Est, Saint-Denis, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tomasz Gargula on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at La Palestre, Le Cannet.

Before that, he had won against Robert Swierzbinski on May 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cirque d'Hiver, Paris.

He had beaten Patrick Mendy on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hassan N’Dam had been fighting more than Ryota Murata.

Going into this contest, Ryota Murata had last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Hassan N’Dam's last outing had been 5 months and 2 days ago.

Murata's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

N'Dam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did N’Dam vs Murata II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on N’Dam vs Murata II?

Ryota Murata was a 9/50 (-560) favorite going into the contest, while Hassan N’Dam made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.