Boxing is the passion of mind and body in the Ring. Likewise, Ryota Murata has gone through the intensity of a professional boxer in Japan.  Passionate about his career as a boxer, Ryota also spared some little time in a drama called Fighting Harada. As a silver medalist in 2011, World Amateur Boxing Championship, and 2012 Olympics(Gold medal), Murata is also a two-time medalist Boxer.

Ryota Murata: Quick Facts

How much is the net worthl, Earnings and Salary of Ryota Murata?

The net worth of Ryota Murata as the champion from 2004 to 2011 is over $1.8 million. Professional boxer Ryota, who won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics and finished second in the 2011 World Championship, must also receive a sizable annual salary.

But no social media news outlet has revealed the precise amount of his yearly income.

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Early Life, Family, And Education of Ryota Murata

Ryota Murata, an Olympian from Japan’s Nara Prefecture, was born there and is a citizen of that country. Ryota was born on January 12, 1986, making him a Capricorn by astrological sign. Despite having a well-known name in Japan, nothing is known about his parents or siblings. Murata finished his advanced studies at the Tokyo University Hakusan Campus, according to the sources.

Personal and marital life of Ryota Murata

Murata continues to be secretive about his personal life, in contrast to his professional career. We do know that he is currently married, though.

Similar to this, Ryota wed in May 2010 and welcomed a son into the world in May 2011. But the majority of his wife’s and son’s information is not yet official on any social media profiles.

What is the age, height and weight of Ryota Murata

Murata, who was born in 1986, is currently 36 years old. In terms of his physical characteristics, he is 6 feet tall and 159 lbs (72 kg) in weight. He fights in the middleweight division. In addition, he has brown eyes and black hair.

Boxing Adventure

Many people might not be aware of this, but Murata started his boxing career at a young age. In his junior high school years, Hiroaki Takami prepared him to compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

In addition, this young boxer joined the Shinko Boxing Gym in Osaka after the Summer Olympics.

Ryota achieved his first victory in the All Japan Amateur Boxing Championship in 2004 thanks to his commitment and hard work.

Making a name for himself in the sport of boxing, Ryota won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Amateur Boxing Championship in Ho Chi Minh City.

In the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championship, Nikolajs Grisunins finally ended his winning streak after four straight victories.

The same thing happened to the Japanese at the Asian Games in 2006, according to Bakhtiyar Artayev.

Despite his successes and failures, Ryota gained notoriety in July 2011 when he took home the gold medal at the 21st President’s Cup in Jakarta. After losing the championship match against Even Khytrov at the same year’s World Amateur Boxing Championships, Ryota was awarded a silver medal.

Professional Boxing Career of Ryota Murata

Ryota Murata, a two-time gold medalist, first signed with Misako Boxing Gym in 2013 and then, in June, with Top Rank.

Ryota, however, declined to compete in the AIBA Professional Boxing, stating that he planned to finish his boxing career.

Young Murata was expelled from the Japan Amateur Boxing Federation in 2013 due to his disrespectful actions.

His debut bout, against Gunnar Jackson, took place in the US in November 2015, not long after he became a professional boxer. He won the fight because to his deadly blows and excellent fighting abilities.

Ryota was rated fourth in the WBC middleweight rating with eight fights and five knockouts.

Olympics in 2012

Ryota added a spectacular chapter to his young boxing career when he defeated Abdelmalek Rahou of Algeria at the ExCel London to earn a spot in the 2012 Olympics.

Similar to this, Murata defeated Esquiva Falcao 14-13 to win the gold medals.

Ryota became the first person to win the gold medal for their countries alongside Florentino after defeating the competition in the quarterfinal of the Summer Olympics in 1986.

After Takao Sakurai in the 1968 Olympics, Ryota became the first boxer to win the gold medal with that accomplishment.

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Some memorable matches of Murata

Ryota Murata vs. N’Dam N’jikam

On May 27, 2017, Ryota, who now has 12 victories, competed for the vacant WBA (Regular) title against Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (Nam).

Ryota was defeated by N’Dam in the highly contentious judgment. But after making a hasty judgement, the two judges were suspended for the time being for incorrectly evaluating the contest, and Gilberto Mendoza, the president of the WBA, apologized in front of the public.

On October 22 of the same year, Ryota defeated N’Dam N’Jikam in the seventh round.

Likewise, it was N’Dam’s first stoppage defeat and was seen by 8500 spectators.

In addition, Ryota became the first Japanese since Shinji Takehara, a former professional boxer competing in the Middleweight 160 lb division, to win the middleweight world championship.

Emanuele Blandamura vs. Ryota Murata

Ryota defeated Emanuele Blandamura in the Yokohama Arena on April 15 to win his second middleweight championship.

Not to mention, Emanuele was then ranked sixth in the middleweight division by the WBA.

Ryota Murata vs. Emanuele Blandamura

Unfortunately, Ryota was beaten by Rob Brant on October 20, 2018, in Las Vegas, he was unable to successfully defend his WBA middleweight world championship.

Due to the lengthy decision, Murata finished third in the WBA rankings and twelfth in the IBF for the year 2018.

The referee ended the fight after 64 blows, the second-most by a middleweight in a round.

Steven Butler vs. Ryota Murata

Steven Butler, a Canadian boxer ranked eighth in the WBA’s middleweight rankings, faced Murata in late 2019.

Ryota continued to hit forcefully and precisely throughout one of the tough matches. In the fourth round, he even came dangerously close to pinning Canadian boxer Steven.

After Butler was knocked out by a stunning left hook at the end of round 5, the referee, Rafael Ramos, promptly stopped the fight and declared Ryota Murata the winner.

Ryota won the WBA title in 2019 by showcasing his strength and quickness.

Rob Brant vs. Royota Murata

After proving himself in the 2019 match, Ryota faced Rob Brant in the following year. In the first fight, Ryota was so preoccupied with thinking back on his altercation with Brant that he was unable to land a single blow.

In addition, the scores after 12 rounds were 118-110, 119-109, and 119-109. Finally, Ryota dominated Brant and won even more convincingly to retake his belt.

Ryota has been crowned the WBA’s Super Middleweight Champion as of January 2021.

Ryota also received special respect for his career by recolonizing as a fighter.

The social media presence of Ryota Murata

Ryota initially kept his boxing career a secret, but he is now more forthcoming about it. Ryota regularly posts about his professional life and accomplishments on Instagram, where he has acquired over 103 k followers.

Similar to this, Ryota enjoys the adoration of his 63k Facebook fans.

In addition to having a YouTube channel with over 47.8k subscribers called channel VILLAGE FIELD where he posts his interviews about his fights, Ryota has made a name for himself as a celebrity boxer.

FAQs about Ryota Murata

Did Ryota Murata acquire the formidable combatant in 2016?

For his great performance and his 10th professional victory, Ryota earned the moniker “fearsome warrior.”

Ryota, the London Olympics winner, improved his reputation in Japan as a deadly middleweight fighter by winning over ten consecutive matches on the Clash of Champions undercard.

In addition to holding the title of “fearsome fighter,” Ryota also became known as “the future shot fighter” in one of the most competitive boxing categories at the time.

He raised the record with 10-0 and 7 knockouts at the age of 28, making him without a question one of the toughest opponents.