Light-weight contender Raymond Muratalla weighed in at 134.1 lbs, whereas his opponent, former IBF tremendous featherweight Champion’ Tevin Farmer, got here in at 134.7 kilos throughout Friday’s weigh-in for his or her ten-round headliner this Saturday, July thirteenth, on the Pearl Live performance Theater at Palms On line casino Resort, in Las Vegas. The occasion will likely be proven dwell on ESPN+ at 6:50 p.m. ET/3:50 p.m. PT.
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Muratalla vs. Farmer was initially meant because the co-feature bout for the Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Andrei Mikhailovich primary occasion. Nevertheless, Janibek pulled out because of dehydration from reducing weight, ensuing within the Muratalla-Farmer struggle being moved as much as Headliner.
Weights:
Raymond Muratalla 134.1 vs. Tevin Farmer 134.7
Ruben Villa 125.5 vs. Sulaiman Segawa 122.6
Charlie Sheehy 139.9 vs. Ricardo Quiroz 139.8
Artwork Barrera Jr. 145.4 vs. Javier Mayoral 145.7
Jonathan Lopez 130.9 vs. Leonardo Padilla 131.8
Albert Gonzalez 128.8 vs. Conrado Martinez 128.1
Israel Mercado 140.2 vs. Dondrell Haynes 139
Javier Zamarron 126.9 vs. Mikey Bracamontes 127.8
The unbeaten #2 WBC-ranked Muratalla (20-0, 16 KOs) is inside vary of getting a title shot in opposition to WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson. Nevertheless, Murata will most likely must grow to be obligatory to get that title shot as a result of Shakur’s subsequent potential promoter already has three of his subsequent fights in thoughts.
Muratalla is coming from a ten-round unanimous determination win over Xolisani Ndongeni on March twenty ninth in Glendale, Arizona.
The 33-year-old Farmer (33-5-1, 8 KOs) has gained his final three fights to claw his means again to a prime 15 rating at light-weight after shedding his IBF tremendous featherweight title in opposition to Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz by a twelve-round unanimous determination on January 30, 2020.
Muratalla’s Title Aspirations
“I put in a lot work. All that he was saying was that I’m going to point out up on Saturday, and I’m going to place in a present,” mentioned Muratalla to Sean Zittel about among the feedback that Farmer had made in the course of the closing press convention.
“That’s going to make the win so a lot better, however I’m prepared. I’m good. He fights good. He’s slick, such as you mentioned. I simply assume I’m totally ready for this struggle. I had so many various sparring companions.
“No matter he brings, no matter fashion he has for the struggle, I’m prepared for it. I’m going to deal with him. I do know what I can do. It’s not a method that I haven’t confronted earlier than.
“I feel he did what he needed to do. His mindset is simply to win,” mentioned Muratalla about Shakur Stevenson in his final struggle. “Towards me, I’ll placed on a terrific efficiency if I struggle him.”
