レイモンド・ムラタラ

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アンディ・クルス

He scaled 134 and 12 lbs. He is a thick 135 pounder who began his career fighting in the 140s and worked his way down to 135 lbs. Robert Garcia is his trainer. He is from Fontana, California. He has a professional record of 23 fights, 23 victories with 17 wins by knockout. He holds three amateur wins over Ryan Garcia, one of them back in 2008 at the silver gloves. He is very comfortable fighting in Las Vegas, with this being his ninth appearance. There was debate in the buildup that this wasn't a matchup he wanted and he was forced into taking it. He was floored against Alberto Galindo. He has 17 KOs in his 23 wins for a 74% knockout ratio. Muratalla is the IBF Lightweight Champion. Muratalla was elevated to the championship after Vasili Lomachenko retired.

He is a light 135 pounder and his team has talked about the ability to drop to 130 if they have to. He is a 2020 Olympic gold medalist. He gets a world title shot in just his seventh pro fight. He came into this fight off a fifth round knockout. He has never come close to going 10 rounds, much less 12 rounds as a professional. He has faced some good opponents for a fighter that's 6 and 0. He has outlanded his professional opponents 143 to 268 in total punches. He has dominated his first six pro fights. He has never faced the kind of adversity that Muratalla can put on him. He is a Cuban fighter with some Philly blood and has that style courtesy of Booseianis. His family in Cuba will be watching the fight. He is an amateur fighter.

Harvey Dock is the referee. Max Duca is one of the judges. Tim Cheetum is one of the judges. This is a 12-round bout for the IBF lightweight championship. This is for the IBF lightweight title. Seven landed punches separate the two fighters in total punches thrown and landed. The bout went to a majority decision. This was Muratalla's first title defense.