Ryota Murata

Name: Ryota Murata
Birth Name: 村田諒太
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Birthplace: Nara, Nara, Japan
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 184cm
Reach: 190cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Sendai Tanaka
Promoters: Top Rank & Akihiko Honda

Amateur Career

• 2005 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships Bronze medalist in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (75kg).

• 2005 World Amateur Championships participant in Mianyang, China (75kg):
  • Lost to Nikolajs Grisunins (Latvia) RSC

• 2007 World Amateur Championships participant in Chicago, United States (75kg):
  • Defeated Donatas Bondorovas (Lithuania) 24:22
  • Lost to Shawn Estrada (United States) 12:17

• 2011 World Amateur Championships Silver medalist in Baku, Azerbaijan (75kg):
  • Defeated Abbos Atoev (Uzbekistan) RSC
  • Defeated Stefan Haertel (Germany) 18:15
  • Defeated Darren O'Neill (Ireland) 18:9
  • Defeated Esquiva Falcao (Brazil) 24:11
  • Lost to Evhen Khytrov (Ukraine) 22:24

• 2012 Summer Olympic Games Gold medalist in London, Great Britain (75kg):
  • Defeated Abdelmalek Rahou (Algeria) 21:12
  • Defeated Adem Kilici (Turkey) 17:13
  • Defeated Abbos Atoev (Uzbekistan) 13:12
  • Defeated Esquiva Falcao (Brazil) 14:13

Career Factoids

• Has a record of 4-3-0 (4 KO's) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 2-3-0 (2 KO's) against former or current world champions.
  • Won against Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam & Rob Brant.
  • Lost against Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam, Rob Brant & Gennady Golovkin.

External Links

• Ryota Murata Asian Boxing Profile

Preceded by: Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam Regular Champion	WBA Middleweight Champion 2017 Oct 22 – 2018 Oct 20 Regular Champion	Succeeded by: Rob Brant Regular Champion
Preceded by: Rob Brant Regular Champion	WBA Middleweight Champion 2019 Jul 12 – 2021 Jan 5 Regular Champion Upgraded to Super Champion 2021 Jan 5 – 2022 Apr 9 Super Champion	Succeeded by: Gennady Golovkin Super Champion
		Succeeded by: Erislandy Lara Regular Champion