Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ Results: Brant Spoils Murata’s US Debut

By: Michael Kane
Not many people gave Rob Brant much of a chance going into his WBA Middleweight title match against champion Ryota Murata. However Brant left the ring as the new champion.
Brant (24-1, 16 KO's) showed he meant business right from the start, throwing punches, on the front foot. Murata (14-2, 11 KO's) smiled through out the first round, as if bemused by Brant's fast start, possibly expecting Brant to slow down.
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Brant continued the fas