Undefeated contender Raymond “Hazard” Muratalla is ascending the light-weight ladder with none delay.
The 26-year-old Muratalla, who blasted out Jeremia Nakathila in solely two rounds in Might, makes his third look of 2023 in a 10-round conflict towards unbeaten Mexican standout Diego Torres on Saturday, August 12 at Desert Diamond Enviornment in Glendale, Arizona.
Muratalla-Torres will function the co-feature to the junior light-weight title showdown between WBO world champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete and former two-division world champion Oscar Valdez. U.S. Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. opens the televised tripleheader in a six-round heavyweight tilt towards Willie Jake Jr.
Navarrete-Valdez, Muratalla-Torres, and Torrez-Jake will probably be broadcast reside on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Promoted by Prime Rank, tickets beginning at $50 are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
Muratalla (18-0, 15 KOs) is rapidly turning into a significant risk in his division. He made his professional debut in 2016 in Mexico, and two years later he debuted within the U.S. He has stopped 12 of his final 13 opponents, and he’s on observe to have his most spectacular yr but. In March, he survived a first-round knockdown to cease Humberto Galindo with a physique shot in spherical 9. In Might, he opened the Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko pay-per-view broadcast together with his devastating displaying towards Nakathila.
Muratalla stated, “I couldn’t be extra excited to get again in that ring on such an incredible card. I can’t wait to placed on one other nice efficiency for the followers. I imagine that is my time now, and I’ll proceed to indicate the onerous work that’s being put in.”
Torres (17-0, 16 KOs) is a 25-year-old powerhouse from Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. The oldest of 4 boxing brothers, he started his professional profession in 2019 and unleashed a streak of 13 knockout victories. In February 2022, he took on fellow Zapopon native Jonathan Escobedo Martinez, going the 10-round distance for the primary time in an all-action slugfest. Torres is 3-0 with three knockouts because the Martinez conflict. In his final battle, he beat Jose Segura Torres by way of fifth-round TKO in March. Torres is now set to have a good time his twenty sixth birthday by making his long-awaited U.S. debut.
“I’m very enthusiastic about this battle. I feel it is a massive alternative for me,” Torres stated. “Preventing towards one other undefeated fighter is one thing that I used to be on the lookout for. It’s my manner of displaying that I’m made for this, and I’m right here to realize nice issues. I’m not afraid. I’m going to offer it my all and are available out with an incredible victory.”
