Joe Murray (British boxer)

Joseph Murray (born 3 January 1987) is a former amateur boxer from Levenshulme, Manchester, England. He is best known for winning a medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at bantamweight and has signed professional terms with Hatton Promotions. His brother John is the former British Lightweight champion. He got married in Wilmslow Cheshire in March 2014. He is a former pupil of Wright Robinson Sports College in Gorton, Manchester.

Joe Murray
Statistics
Real nameJoseph Murray
Nickname(s)Genius
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality English
Born (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987
Manchester, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins23
Wins by KO10
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0

Amateur career

Murray, a former roommate of Amir Khan, represented the Moss Side ABC in the British championships semi-finals in 2006 winning a silver medal.[1][2]

At the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago Murray defeated Carlos Cuadras, Commonwealth Games silver medallist Mauritian, southpaw, Bruno Julie by 26:19. He lost to Enkhbatyn Badar-Uuganin the semis and won Bronze.

He joined teammates Frankie Gavin and Bradley Saunders in the medal ranks to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1][2] Once there however Murray was defeated in the first round of by China's Gu Yu with a score of 17-7. Coach Terry Edwards complained about the scoring of the bout as being "very generous to the chinese" although he admitted that Murray hadn't boxed "his best" and was outboxed[3]

Professional career

Murray started his professional career at Altrincham's Leisure Centre against Sid Razak on 28 March 2009. He won on points in a 6-round contest.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
26 fights 23 wins 3 losses
By knockout 10 2
By decision 13 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 Lose 23-3 Lewis Ritson TKO 1 (12) 25 Feb 2018 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom For BBBofC British lightweight title
25 Win 23-2 Nkululeko Venganayi TKO 8 (10) 10 Nov 2017 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
24 Win 22-2 Matty Fagan PTS 10 23 Sep 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
23 Win 21-2 Henry Janes PTS 8 17 Jun 2017 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
22 Win 20-2 Reynaldo Cajina KO 1 (10) 21 Apr 2017 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
21 Win 19-2 Rashid Kassem KO 6 (10) 15 Oct 2016 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
20 Win 18-2 Danny Little PTS 4 1 Oct 2016 Devonshire Dome, Buxton, United Kingdom
19 Win 17-2 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 6 16 Jul 2016 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
18 Win 16-2 Abdon Cesar TKO 2 (6) 23 Apr 2016 Devonshire Dome, Buxton, United Kingdom
17 Lose 15-2 Liam Walsh TKO 5 (12) 28 Feb 2015 O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom For BBBofC super featherweight title and Commonwealth super featherweight title
16 Win 15-1 Gyula Tallósi TKO 2 (6) 28 Nov 2014 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
15 Lose 14-1 Liam Walsh MD 12 21 Sep 2013 Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom For Commonwealth super featherweight title and vacant WBO International super featherweight title
14 Win 14-0 Dan Naylor PTS 8 28 Jun 2013 Olympia, Liverpool, United Kingdom
13 Win 13-0 Dai Davies PTS 8 20 Apr 2013 Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
12 Win 12-0 Jose Luis Graterol PTS 8 4 Feb 2012 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
11 Win 11-0 James Ancliff UD 12 18 Jun 2011 Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom Won vacant IBF Youth Featherweight title
10 Win 10-0 Daniel Kodjo Sassou PTS 8 26 Feb 2011 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
9 Win 9-0 David Chianella TKO 2 (6) 26 Nov 2010 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
8 Win 8-0 Richárd Szebelédi TKO 2 (6) 25 Sep 2010 Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom
7 Win 7-0 Yuriy Voronin PTS 8 26 Mar 2010 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, United Kingdom
6 Win 6-0 Giorgi Mtchedlishvili KO 4 (6) 15 Jan 2010 Leisure Centre, Altrincham, United Kingdom
5 Win 5-0 Barrington Brown TKO 2 (4) 27 Nov 2009 Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom
4 Win 4-0 Delroy Spencer TKO 1 (4) 25 Sep 2009 Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom
3 Win 3-0 Steve Gethin PTS 4 21 Aug 2009 Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom
2 Win 2-0 Missael Nunez UD 4 2 May 2009 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States
1 Win 1-0 Sid Razak PTS 6 28 Mar 2009 Leisure Centre, Altrincham, United Kingdom Professional debut

References

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