Steven Butler: ‘Marcos Reyes is a good boxer, a good athlete, I need to beat guys like that’
Last December, big punching middleweight Steven Butler traveled to Japan to face local superstar Ryota Murata and despite putting up...
read moreCaleb Plant: I’m not fighting Canelo Alvarez in May
Rumor debunked. Super middleweight world titleholder Caleb Plant put an end to gossip that he is a potential candidate to face...
read moreNaoya Inoue wins prestigious ‘Japanese Fighter of the Year’ award, all winners revealed
On Friday evening, the Japanese Boxing Commission and the Sports Writers Club held their annual awards ceremony in Tokyo. The showpiece...
read moreRyota Murata, Moruti Mthalane stop tough foes in Japan
Ryota Murata closed a big 2019 with another strong performance in front of his home country, stopping Steven Butler in...
read moreThe Fight Before Christmas: Ryota Murata vs. Steven Butler
On December 23, middleweights Ryota Murata and Steven Butler will clash in Japan, in a bout Butler believes will be considered an upset…if he loses.
read moreRyota Murata-Steven Butler headlines stacked card in Japan on December 23
News reached The Ring earlier today that hugely popular Ryota Murata will face big-punching Canadian Steven Butler in a scheduled...
read moreMichael Zerafa stuns Jeff Horn in Bendigo, scores ninth round TKO
Heading into the fight, Jeff Horn had been talked up for a big money showdown with Ryota Murata later this...
read moreRyota Murata gets his revenge, stopping Rob Brant in two rounds
Ryota Murata made an emphatic statement in his return bout with Rob Brant, stopping the tough as nails American in...
read morePhotos: Brant-Murata II, Shiro-Taconing weigh-ins
Both Rob Brant and Ryota Murata weighed in at 159.25 pounds on Thursday ahead of their rematch in Osaka, Japan. Brant...
read morePatrick Day ahead of Carlos Adames fight: ‘I love humbling these undefeated guys’
Patrick Day was in Tokyo, Japan serving as a sparring partner for Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata when he got...
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