Raymond Muratalla says he’ll be able to problem for a world title towards one of many light-weight champions after his 10-round battle towards Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on November 2nd on the Turning Stone Resort On line casino in Verona, New York. The battle will probably be proven dwell on ESPN+.
#2 WBC, #2 WBO, and #4 IBF ranked Muratalla (21-0, 16 KOs) battles Campos (25-5, 18 KOs) within the co-feature spot on the Robson Conceição vs. O’Shaquie Foster II undercard.
This would be the third battle this yr for the 27-year-old Muratalla. He’s coming off a aggressive 10-round unanimous choice win over former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Tevin Farmer on July thirteenth. In Muratalla’s conflict earlier than that, he defeated Xolisani Ndongeni by a 10-round unanimous choice on March twenty ninth in Glendale, Arizona.
Muratalla wasn’t spectacular towards Farmer or Ndongeni, scuffling with the talents of the 2 fighters. In opposition to Campos, he’s going to want to look loads higher to stop his inventory from dropping additional. Campos, 27, is coming off of a 10-round cut up choice win over Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz. Earlier than that, he misplaced to Brian Norman Jr. and Alexis Rocha.
“I don’t know the way it happened. I hoped to get Shakur, Berinchyk, or Loma. I used to be making ready for a kind of guys,” stated Raymond Muratalla to Fighthype when requested how Jesus Antonio Perez Campos was chosen as his opponent for November 2nd.
WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson is injured, so he couldn’t battle Muratalla. His new promoter, Eddie Hearn, is lining him up for a battle towards #1 ranked William Zepeda in February. Muratalla is just not within the image for Shakur and can seemingly have to develop into obligatory for his WBC title earlier than he offers him a title shot.
“I feel that is going to be a kind of good fights that I can be taught loads from and present loads. This man is a beast. He’s going to return ahead and placed on a battle. He’s not simply going to point out up simply to be there,” stated Muratalla about Campos. “I’m ready; I’m prepared for this.”
If Muratalla loses to Campos, it’s going to be an enormous setback for his profession, and he’ll seemingly be dropped down to close the underside of the light-weight rankings.
“You’re going to see much more of the skillset that I’ve. I feel it’s going to return out. The one one which talked about my identify is Berinchyk, and I’d actually wish to go that path to battle him,” stated Muratalla about WBO light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk being the one champion at 135 that has talked about desirous to defend his belt towards him.
“I do suppose that’s a excessive chance of occurring,” stated Muratalla about Gervonta Davis combating him eventually. “I do see him beating Roach.
