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Murata vs. Butler: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ryōta Murata (Golden Fist) defends his WBA (Regular) middleweight title against Steven Butler (BANG BANG). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
33
Aug 25, 2013
15-2
5
12 (70.6%)
183 cm
191 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jul 12, 2019
5m, 11d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Mar 28, 2014
28-1-1
0
24 (80%)
182 cm
190 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Sep 26, 2019
2m, 27d
10
WBA
MD
w2
d1
middleweight
Monday, 23 Dec 2019
Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa, Japan
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Ryōta Murata vs. Steven Butler

Date

This fight between Ryōta Murata and Steven Butler took place on at the Arena, Yokohama.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Ryōta Murata is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Steven Butler is 182 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Murata also has reach advantage of 1 cm over Butler's 190 cm. They have the same ape index of 8 cm.

Murata is coming in to this fight with a record of 15-2 (12 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 11 days ago against Rob Brant, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Rob Brant's boxing career

Butler comes in with a record of 28-1-1 (24 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 27 days ago against Paul Valenzuela Cuesta, which he won via 1st round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Murata will be 33 years and 11 months old. Butler will be 24 years and 3 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 57-43 in favor of Ryōta Murata. Here is the prediction for Murata vs Butler.

The chances of Ryōta Murata winning is higher, but Steven Butler cannot be counted out. Butler could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Ryōta Murata defeated Steven Butler via 5th round TKO to retain the WBA (Regular) middleweight title. Butler's 10 fight win streak comes to an end, and Murata advances his win streak to 2. Murata is now 16-2, and Butler 28-2-1.

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