Raymond Muratalla says he will be ready to challenge for a world title against one of the lightweight champions after his 10-round fight against Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on November 2 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. The fight will be shown live on ESPN+.
#2 WBC, #2 WBO and #4 IBF ranked Muratalla (21-0, 16 KOs) fights Campos (25-5, 18 KOs) in the co-feature on the Robson Conceição vs. O’Shaquie Foster II undercard .
This will be the third fight this year for the 27-year-old Muratalla. He is coming off a competitive 10-round unanimous decision victory over former IBF super featherweight champion Tevin Farmer on July 13. In Muratalla’s clash before that he defeated Xolisani Ndongeni by a 10-round unanimous decision on March 29 in Glendale, Arizona.
Muratalla was unimpressive against Farmer of Ndongeni, who struggled with the skills of the two fighters. Against Campos, he will have to look much better to prevent his stock from falling further. Campos, 27, is coming off a 10-round split decision victory over Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz. Before that he lost to Brian Norman Jr and Alexis Rocha.
“I don’t know how it came about. I was hoping to get Shakur, Berinchyk or Loma. I prepared for one of those guys,” Raymond Muratalla said Battle hype when asked how Jesus Antonio Perez Campos was chosen as his opponent for November 2.
The WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson was injured, so he could not fight Muratalla. His new promoter, Eddie Hearn, is setting him up for a fight against #1 ranked William Zepeda in February. Muratalla is not in the picture for Shakur and will likely have to become mandatory for his WBC title before giving him a title shot.
“I think it’s going to be one of those good fights that I can learn a lot from and show a lot. This guy is a beast. He’s going to come forward and fight. He’s not just going to show up just to be there,” Muratalla said of Campos. “I am prepared; I’m ready for this.”
If Muratalla loses to Campos, it’s going to be a huge setback for his career, and he’ll likely be dropped to near the bottom of the lightweight rankings.
“You’re going to see a lot more of the skills I have. I think it will come out. The only one who mentioned my name is Berinchyk, and I would really like to go that route to fight him,” Muratalla says of WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk, the only champion at 135 who has spoken of taking his want to defend belt against him. .
“I do think it’s a big possibility to happen,” Muratalla said of Gervonta Davis fighting him sooner or later. “I see him beating Roach.
