Raymond Muratalla has every right to reject an immediate rematch with Andy Cruz. He owns the IBF lightweight title and the official victory. What doesn’t add up is describing the January fight as “clean and comfortably” before moving on to a 37-year-old Robson Conceicao.
“I don’t think it deserves a rematch. I beat him fair, beat him clean and comfortably,” said Muratalla to The Ring.
Muratalla dismissing a rematch with Cruz is classic boxing diplomacy. When a champion barely squeaks past an elite fighter on a contentious card, standard protocol usually means claiming victory, taking the title, and running as far away from that matchup a
