Boxing: Ryota Murata calls loss to Rob Brant worst beating of his career

Japan's Ryota Murata said Sunday he has never felt so beaten up following his loss to Rob Brant of the United States in the WBA middleweight world title bout the previous day.The 32-year-old Murata, the 2012 London Olympic middleweight champion, said he was only able to sleep for 30 minutes after the one-sided match that saw him on the back foot for most of the 12 rounds against his speedy opponent."I'm really bad against boxers who are quick on their feet. I took a lot of blows," Murata told reporters in Las Vegas. "It's the first time I've taken such a beating."In the second defense of hi…READ FULL ARTICLE