Ryota Murata vs. Akio Shibata

Ryota Murata 161 lbs beat Akio Shibata 161 lbs by TKO at 2:24 in round 2 of 6

• Date: 2013-08-25
• Location: Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan
• Referee: Yuji Fukuchi
• Judge: Biney Martin 10-8
• Judge: Kazunobu Asao 10-8
• Judge: Katsuhiko Nakamura 10-8

• Promoter: Hitoshi Misako (Misako Promotions)

Notes

• Pro debut for the 2012 middleweight Olympic Gold Medalist Murata.
• Murata stunned Shibata with a right jab that sent his opponent down in the first round and the referee Yuji Fukuchi waved an end to the bout at 2 minutes, 24 seconds after another crushing right in the second at Ariake Colosseum.