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Ryota Murata

Ryota Murata held the WBA Regular and WBA Super middleweight world titles between 2017 and 2022. Murata fought 7 world title bouts, winning 4 and losing 3.

World title bouts
7
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
4–3
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBA Regular middleweight, 2019–2021)
1 year, 5 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2017 – Jan 2023

2017age 30Aprage 31JulOct2018Aprage 32JulOct2019Aprage 33JulOct2020Aprage 34JulOct2021Aprage 35JulOct2022Aprage 36JulOct2023
2017201820192020202120222023

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2016

  2. The Ring magazine rates Ryota Murata No. 10 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  3. 2017

  4. Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam beats Ryota Murata via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  5. Ryota Murata beats Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam via corner retirement 7/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  6. The Ring magazine rates Ryota Murata No. 8 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  7. 2018

  8. Ryota Murata beats Emanuele Blandamura via knockout 8/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  9. Rob Brant beats Ryota Murata via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  10. 2019

  11. Ryota Murata beats Rob Brant via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  12. Ryota Murata beats Steven Butler via knockout 5/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  13. The Ring magazine rates Ryota Murata No. 5 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  14. 2020

  15. The Ring magazine rates Ryota Murata No. 5 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  16. 2021

  17. Ryota Murata becomes WBA Super middleweight champion

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  18. The Ring magazine rates Ryota Murata No. 5 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  19. 2022

  20. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Ryota Murata via technical knockout 9/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  21. The Ring magazine rates Ryota Murata No. 8 at middleweight in its annual ratings