LAS VEGAS – Two blackened eyes, leaning back in a metal chair – apparently this is what it looks like to relax delightfully on cloud nine.
Raymond Muratalla, a product of the industrial steel town Fontana, California, took the position Saturday night, basking in the attention of what seemed like 100 video cameras, explaining how he retained his IBF lightweight belt by upsetting 2021 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz by majority decision at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
“Putting him through what he’s never been through,” Muratalla, 24-0 (17 KOs), said of his 114-114, 118-110, 116-112 victory over Cuba’s Cruz. “He’s never been in a fight like this. He’s never fought an opponent like me. And that showed.”…