Light-weight contender Raymond Muratalla (21-0, 16 KOs) staged a late rally to edge former tremendous featherweight champion Tevin Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) by a closer-than-expected ten-round unanimous determination on Saturday night time of their headliner on the Pearl Live performance Theater at Palms On line casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Farmer’s Early Dominance
Farmer, 33, confirmed he may nonetheless combat at a excessive stage as he outboxed the youthful 27-year-old Muratalla by way of the primary half of the combat, making him look restricted, hitting and education the a lot greater and extra highly effective High Rank-promoted fighter.
The scores:
– 97-92
– 96-93
– 95-94
Muratalla’s Late Surge
#2 WBC, #2 WBO, and #4 IBF light-weight contender Muratalla rallied within the second half of the combat, utilizing his measurement and energy to stroll down Farmer to get the higher of him with onerous punches.
Within the eighth spherical, the referee penalized Farmer for holding. He wasn’t holding that a lot in comparison with some fighters, partially ones on the undercard, however this referee was taking part in it strictly, and it labored in favor of the A-side fighter Muratalla.
At that time within the combat, Muratalla wanted all the assistance he may get to win as a result of he had misplaced many early rounds to the quicker, extra expert Farmer.
Farmer was exhausted in rounds seven by way of ten and couldn’t sustain the identical tempo as he had earlier to shut out the present. If Farmer had been busier, he would have maintained his lead and closed it out with the victory.
Extra Work Wanted for Muratalla
Muratalla’s efficiency was not the sort he was in search of to put him among the many finest fighters within the light-weight division.
Earlier than tonight, he had mentioned he felt he belonged among the many prime guys like Shakur Stevenson, Gervonta Davis, Denys Berinchyk, and Vasily Lomachenko. However after the way in which Muratalla fought in opposition to Farmer, he’s a fringe-level fighter and is nowhere close to the extent of these fighters.
High Rank must work out what to do with Muratalla as a result of he’s not so good as their contenders within the 135-lb weight class, Abdullah Mason and Keyshawn Davis. Muratalla had dominated out preventing Keyshawn, saying it was a step backward for him, however that’s not the case. Keyshawn could be a step too far for Muratalla.
