Raymond Muratalla Camp Notes

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Undefeated lightweight Raymond "Danger" Muratalla (22-0, 17 KOs) of Fontana, California is ready for his world title shot against Russia’s Zaur Abdullaev for the vacant interim IBF lightweight world title on Saturday, May 10, at Pechanga Arena San Diego. Muratalla-Abdullaev will be the co-feature to the WBO junior lightweight champions Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete and unbeaten Filipino challenger Charly Suarez live on ESPN.

“This is a huge opportunity for me, my family, and my team. This is exciting and motivating because it gets me one step closer to even bigger fights."

“I want to get these big fights that everyone wants to see. My main goal is to get past Zaur Abdullaev, so I can start calling out for these big fights everyone wants to see. But I’m not looking past him. I know this will be a tough one.”

"Zaur Abdullaev has improved a lot as a fighter. He’s gotten better since the Devin Haney fight. That was a few years ago, and now he’s on a winning streak.”

“I know he’s coming to fight. And he’s not just here to fight, he’s here to win. And I’m on the same page. So, it’s going to be a good one. I can’t wait.”

“He comes forward with a high guard. He’s strong, but I think he’s a little too slow for me. I have too many skills and different things he hasn’t seen yet. At the same time, I feel there are a lot of skills that I haven’t even shown yet."

“I’m ready to go. This is something that all fighters dream of. I’ve put in all the work to get here. And I’m ready to show out on May 10!”