Boxing Ryota Murata "God knows the result" First defense match on the 23rd

Boxing Ryota Murata "The result is known only to God" First defense game on December 23 16:11 on December 21

Ryota Murata, the World Boxing Association middleweight champion, met in Tokyo before the first defense match on Wednesday and said, "The results are known only to God. I want to do that. "

The 33-year-old Murata will return to the world championship in July in the WBA middleweight title match in July, winning the U.S. player, and will take on the first defense game at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on the 23rd.

On the 21st, he met with a challenger, Canadian Steven Butler, in Tokyo and said, "I think we can practice well and climb the ring with confidence."

He promised, "I can show you the ring on the day, the answer is all. God knows the result. I want to do what I have done."

Butler said, "I'm looking forward to the match. I want to bring out all the skills and power I have."

Kenshiro Terachi, who will face the seventh defense game in the WBC = World Boxing Council Light Flyweight title match on the 23rd, will change his real name from the previous “Ken Shiro” ring name to the Philippines Randy Petarkoline's challenge.

Terachi, who is aiming to set the record for the 13th consecutive defense of a Japanese male athlete in 13 consecutive titles, says, "I want to punch out and knock out as usual. If I win every battle, I can naturally surpass the record." I was talking.

Higashi Yaegashi, who aims to return to the world championship for the first time in about two and a half years in a flyweight title match of the IBF = International Boxing Federation, said, "I am enjoying the atmosphere in the world match for the first time in a long time. I think it is. "