Gennady Golovkin vs Ryōta Murata
On April 9, 2022, Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, and the middleweight WBA (Super) champion Ryōta Murata (16-2, 13 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Golovkin vs Murata Stats
Gennady Golovkin is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Kamil Szeremeta, 1 year, 3 months, and 22 days ago. Ryōta Murata is on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Steven Butler, 2 years, 3 months, and 17 days ago.
Golovkin vs Murata Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 98.4-1.6 in favor of Gennady Golovkin. Ryōta Murata won't be able to do much against Golovkin.
Golovkin vs Murata Result
Gennady Golovkin stopped Ryōta Murata via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight and unified the IBF and WBA (Super) middleweight titles. Golovkin improves his record to 42-1-1 (37 KOs), while Murata adds a loss to his record at 16-3.