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) battles 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 win over former IBF super featherweight champion Tevin Farmer on July 13. In the first meeting of Muratalla, he defeated Xolisani Ndongeni by a 10-round unanimous decision on March 29 in Glendale, Arizona.
Muratalla was not impressive against Farmer or Ndongeni, struggling with the skills of both fighters. Against Campos, he will need to look much better to prevent his stocks from dropping further. Campos, 27, is coming off a 10-round split decision win over Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz. Before that, he lost to Brian Norman Jr. and Alexis Rocha.
“I don’t know how it came. I was hoping to get Shakur, Berinchyk, or Loma. I was preparing for one of those guys,” said Raymond Muratalla to Fighthype when asked how Jesus Antonio Perez Campos was chosen as his opponent for November 2.
The WBC lightweight champion, Shakur Stevenson, is injured, so he could not fight Muratalla. His new promoter, Eddie Hearn, is lining him up for a fight against #1 ranked William Zepeda in February. Muratalla is not in the picture for Shakur and will need to become mandatory for his WBC title before he gives him a title shot.
“I think this will be one of those good fights where I can learn a lot and show a lot. This guy is a beast. Il s’avancera et mettra en lutte. It won’t be just to be there,” said Muratalla about Campos. “I’m prepared; I’m ready for this.”
If Muratalla loses to Campos, it will be a huge setback for his career, and he will likely fall near the bottom of the lightweight rankings.
“You’re going to see a lot more of the skills I have. I think it’s going to come out. The only one who mentioned my name is Berinchyk, and I’d really like to go down that road to fight,” said Muratalla that the heavyweight champion WBO lightweight Denys Berinchyk is the only 135-year-old champion who has spoken about wanting to defend his belt against him. .
“I think it’s a high possibility of that happening,” Muratalla said of Gervonta Davis fighting sooner or later. “I see him beating Roach.
