WBA chief orders rematch of Murata-N'Dam fight

Undated photo shows Japanese boxer Ryota Murata. Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, the president of the World Boxing Association ordered on May 25, 2017, a rematch of a middleweight title fight between Murata and Hassan N'Dam of France after the bout ended in controversy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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