Muratalla Defends IBF Title Against Cruz in Exciting Clash

On the night of January 25 at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas, USA, a boxing evening took place, the main event of which was a bout where IBF Lightweight champion Raymond Muratalla (24-0, 17 KOs) made his debut title defense against Andy Cruz (6-1, 3 KOs).

The fight went the full distance and ended in a victory for Muratalla by majority decision. The judges' scores were: 118-110 (Muratalla), 114-114 (draw), and 116-112 (Muratalla).

In June, Muratalla became world champion after Vasyl Lomachenko announced his retirement and vacated the title. For Andy Cruz, this is the first defeat of his career.