Light-weight contender Raymond Muratalla (22-0, 17 KOs) regarded like 24k gold tonight, obliterating Jesus Perez (25-6, 18 KOs) by a scorching two knockdown, second-round knockout within the co-feature combat on the Turning Stone Resort On line casino in Verona, New York.
(Credit score: Mikey Williams/Prime Rank)
Muratalla, 27, was in classic type tonight, knocking Perez down twice with straight left arms that put him down on his bottom in spherical two.
Perez barely beat the rely after the second knockdown of the spherical and regarded shaky when the motion resumed. Muratalla landed a number of onerous punches that wobbled Perez, forcing referee Charlie Fitch to step in and cease the combat at 1:24 of the spherical.
Within the first knockdown, Perez walked right into a left-right mixture from Muratalla that despatched him down onerous on the canvas back-first. The place Perez made a mistake in getting up and instantly going ahead to throw energy photographs. Muratalla took benefit of this by dropping Perez a second time with the very same left-right.
After the combat, Muratalla referred to as out the light-weight champions, saying he was prepared for any of them. He talked about IBF light-weight champion Vasily Lomachenko, however that has no likelihood of taking place as a result of Loma is anticipated to retire.
“I’m coming for these champions. I nonetheless bought it,” mentioned Muratalla to ESPN in the course of the post-fight interview. “I’m asking for these title photographs, however they’re not given to me.”
The apparent alternative for Muratalla to combat for a light-weight belt is WBO champ Denys Berinchyk. Nevertheless, it’s believed that Prime Rank is saving Berinchyk for Keyshawn Davis as a result of they’re attempting to show him right into a star in a single day. Muratalla gained’t be given Berinchyk.
Prime Rank matched Muratalla with the proper opponent to make him look good after his final efficiency towards Tevin Farmer earlier this yr on July thirteenth. Given how poor Perez was, it’s not possible to know whether or not Muratalla has improved. Perez is a part-time fighter with a building job, and he wasn’t somebody ranked within the prime tier at light-weight.
Furthermore, he regarded drained on the weight. Perez had been combating at welterweight and didn’t have the identical vitality as he did in his fights towards Brian Norman Jr. and Alexis Roach. These guys are greater punchers than Muratalla, however neither might knockout Perez.
