Japanese middleweight, and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata will make his much-anticipated professional debut against the current OPBF middleweight champion, Akio Shibata (21-7-1, 9 KO’s) on August 25th at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan. Murata, who signed with Top Rank in June, (as reported by The Boxing Tribune here) was Japans first boxing gold medal winner since … [Read more...]