Lightweight Raymond Muratalla has a chance to shine tonight in his high-profile main event bout against former 130-lb world champion Tevin Farmer in their 10-round bout at the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event will air tonight on ESPN+ at 6:50 pm ET/3:50 pm PT.
An Unexpected Chance
Muratalla (20-0, 16 KOs), a Top Rank former world champion, saw his fight with Farmer (33-5-1, 8 KOs) former IBF super featherweight champion (33-5-1, 8 KOs ) is moving up because of the joint middleweight championship. Janibek Alimkhanuly's medical problem, forced to withdraw his title against Andrei Mikhailovich.
This is a good opportunity for Muratalla, 27, to show that he is one of the best players in the lightweight division by defeating Farmer, 33, and making it look easy.
A knockout win would be great for Muratalla, but it won't be easy given Farmer's skills and experience.
“This is your chance to show your world class by beating a world class opponent, of course [Tevin] A farmer,” said boxing expert Tim Bradley speaking to Fighthype, saying that tonight is an opportunity for Raymond Muratalla to show that he is world class by defeating former IBF super featherweight champion Tevin Farmer in the finals on ESPN+.
“I know them. They do not take the Farmer lightly. I know they did [Team Muratalla] I worked very hard for this fight, but I expect a really good fight. Farmer is one of those guys who can't take a breath. It's almost like taking the air out of a ball.
Overcoming the Changing Farmer Style
“He's one of those guys who can make it difficult for you. “He's got brains and he's got skill and he likes to set up his opponents,” Bradley continued about Farmer. “From now on he has been taking out other boys. He has found new strength.”
It's not clear if Farmer's newfound ability to win comes from fighting a lower-level team, which he chose to make in his return after being out of the ring for three years.
The guys Farmer has been fielding lately have not been world-class fighters, so it's no surprise that he's scored a lot of goals against them. It will be very tricky for Farmer to try that tonight against Muratalla, who has power and skill.
“I know they're low-level guys, but when you get guys out, even low-level guys sometimes, you get a lot of confidence from that,” Bradley said of the hits Farmer has been piling up in his game. the last three battles. “Therefore [Farmer] starting to sit down with his fists slowly. He's starting to get a little angry after defending himself because he was a defensive guy.”
If Farmer suddenly has more power, that could make things interesting tonight because Muratalla has never fought anyone close to his skill set, and he may have trouble with a hitter.
The question of Muratalla's true caliber
There are still many questions about whether Muratalla is the real deal or just another example of a Top Rank-promoted fighter who has been fed cans of tomatoes to make him look better than he is.
We saw that with former Top Rank player Edgar Berlanga, who made him look like a monster by feeding him hard in his first 16 fights, and responded by knocking them out in the first round. When he was promoted against C-level opposition, he started to struggle and looked mediocre, which is where he is now.
“So now he's made some changes to his style to make him more fun and work better in the ring, which is great,” Bradley said of Farmer. “I'm excited to see how he does against the smaller guns [Muratalla] that is powerful. He is a naturally large man at 135 pounds, and he is thin [27 vs. 33] and hungry. We will see. It will be a good meeting. “
Farmer has better skills and more experience than Muratalla, and he may be able to pull off an upset tonight if he can get his hands on the younger fighter. That would have scared the fans and disappointed Top Rank, who have brought him so far by playing matches.
“It is a very important event. I think it's a fight of the night,” said Bradley about the Muratalla vs.
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