Ryota Murata vs. Emanuele Blandamura - ESPN2 - April 15, 2018

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Ryota Murata, who holds the WBA 'regular' middleweight title is scheduled to face Emanuele Felice Blandamura in Yokohama, Japan on April 15th. And this bout - like his title winning effort versus Hassan N'Dam - will be broadcast in America on ESPN2.

Bob Arum, the head of Top Rank, confirmed that to BS.com on Tuesday morning - "It will be in the morning, that Sunday morning like the last one."

Should Murata come out victorious, Arum says - ''the idea is that if Murata wins, he's coming over here in July to fight (Esquiva) Falcao."

In the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Murata defeated Falcao in the gold medal match.

[Oiky]

I like murata, he should win it

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I like murata, he should win it

You heard of this Falcao dude??

[Oiky]

I like murata, he should win it

You heard of this Falcao dude??

Yamaguchi falcao ?

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Yamaguchi falcao ?

Esquiva Falcao is the one Arum mentioned.. He's had more fights and 2 years younger.

[littlepug]

I like murata, he should win it

You heard of this Falcao dude??

Its the guy Saunders beat for european

[jamamb]

soro also kod blandamura, this was made as a knockover job

murata vs falcao would be decent

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I like murata, he should win it

You heard of this Falcao dude??

Its the guy Saunders beat for european

That's Blandamura

[littlepug]

You heard of this Falcao dude??

Its the guy Saunders beat for european

That's Blandamura

ah ok

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Also on Fuji TV for those not wanting to hear the ESPN drivel

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WBA middleweight champ Ryota Murata scaled in at the class limit of 72.5 kg (160 pounds) to 72.3 kg (159.5 pounds) for Emanuele Blandamura from Italy.

[Boxing Prospect]

I like murata, he should win it

You heard of this Falcao dude??

Guy Murata beat in the 2012 Olympic final and the 20111 World Amateur semi final....and I think there was another tournament too

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The fight averaged 15 million viewers in Japan. Peaked at around 17 million.