Ryota Murata vs. Steven Butler

Ryota Murata 159 lbs beat Steven Butler 160 lbs by TKO at 2:45 in round 5 of 12

• Date: 2019-12-23
• Location: Arena, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
• Referee: Rafael Ramos
• Judge: Pinit Prayadsab 40-36

  1 10 9	2 10 9	3 10 9	4 10 9

• Judge: Raul Caiz Sr 39-37

  1 10 9	2  9 10	3 10 9	4 10 9

• Judge: Ignacio Robles 39-37

  1  9 10	2 10 9	3 10 9	4 10 9

• WBA World Middle Title (1st defense by Murata)
• Promoters: Akihiko Honda (Teiken Promotions), Bob Arum (Top Rank), Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy Promotions), Camille Estephan (Eye of the Tiger Management)
• Ring Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
• Aired On: Fuji TV (Japan), Top Rank Boxing on ESPN (USA) (Main Event)

Notes

• Butler entered the fight as the WBA #8 middleweight contender.
• Butler down once in 5th round. After knockdown referee immediately stopped the bout without starting a count.
• According to Compubox, Murata landed 105 of 387 punches (27 percent), and Butler connected on 73 of 215 punches (34 percent). [1]