Japan's London Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata will take on WBA middleweight champion Hassan N'Dam of France in Tokyo in the fall in a rematch of their controversial title fight from earlier this year, Murata's gym said Thursday.
The rematch was ordered by WBA President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza after their May 20 fight ended with N'Dam surprisingly winning on split decision. It will take place at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 22"I want to put on a better performance (than last time), show a stronger me, be better than N'Dam and show what I can do in the future," Murata told a press conference.T…READ FULL ARTICLE