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 shall be proven reside 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 important occasion. Nonetheless, Janibek pulled out on account of dehydration from reducing weight, ensuing within the Muratalla-Farmer battle being moved as much as Headliner.
Weights:
Raymond Muratalla 134.1 vs. Tevin Farmer 134.7Ruben Villa 125.5 vs. Sulaiman Segawa 122.6Charlie Sheehy 139.9 vs. Ricardo Quiroz 139.8Art Barrera Jr. 145.4 vs. Javier Mayoral 145.7Jonathan Lopez 130.9 vs. Leonardo Padilla 131.8Albert Gonzalez 128.8 vs. Conrado Martinez 128.1Israel Mercado 140.2 vs. Dondrell Haynes 139Javier 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 towards WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson. Nonetheless, Murata will in all probability have to change into 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 resolution 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 method again to a high 15 rating at light-weight after shedding his IBF tremendous featherweight title towards Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz by a twelve-round unanimous resolution 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 a number of the feedback that Farmer had made throughout the ultimate 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 battle. I had so many alternative sparring companions.
“No matter he brings, no matter type he has for the battle, I’m prepared for it. I’m going to handle him. I do know what I can do. It’s not a mode that I haven’t confronted earlier than.
“I believe he did what he needed to do. His mindset is simply to win,” mentioned Muratalla about Shakur Stevenson in his final battle. “Towards me, I’ll placed on an excellent efficiency if I battle him.”
