Ryōta Murata
Ryōta Murata in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Golden Fist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 村田 諒太 12 January 1986 Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ryōta Murata (村田 諒太, Murata Ryōta; born 12 January 1986) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2013 to 2022. He held the WBA (Regular) middleweight title twice between 2017 and 2021, and the WBA (Super) middleweight title from 2021 to 2022. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, and gold the following year at the 2012 Olympics.