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Murata Drops, Stops Blandamura in 8th Round, Retains WBA Title
By Keith Idec
Ryota Murata’s pressure was too much for Emanuele Blandamura.
Japan’s Murata stalked Italy’s Blandamura throughout their bout until stopping him in the eighth round of their WBA middleweight title fight Sunday in Yokohama, Japan. ESPN aired the Murata-Blandamura match live from a sold-out Yokohama Arena.
Murata (14-1, 11 KOs) knocked down Blandamura (27-3, 5 KOs) with a right hand late in the eighth round. Blandamura made it to his feet, but referee Raul Caiz Jr. stopped their scheduled 12-round fight at 2:56 of the eighth round.