On May 20, 2017, Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (35-2, 21 KOs) and Ryōta Murata (12-0, 9 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBA (Regular) middleweight world titles. The vacant WBA (Regular) middleweight title is also on the line.
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Alfonso Blanco, 5 months and 3 days ago. Ryōta Murata is on a 12-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Bruno Sandoval, 4 months and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam at 99-1 winning odds. Ryōta Murata really doesn't have much to present against N'Jikam.
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam defeated Ryōta Murata via split decision . N'Jikam improves his record to 36-2, while Murata adds a loss to his record at 12-1.