Martin Murray (boxer)

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Martin Murray
Statistics
Real name Martin Murray
Rated at Middleweight (160 lbs)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Nationality English
Born (1982-09-27) 27 September 1982
St Helens, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 28
Wins 26
Wins by KO 11
Losses 1
Draws 1
No contests 0

Martin Murray (born 27 September 1982) is an English professional boxer from St Helens, England competing in the middleweight division. He is the current WBA Interim champion.

Professional career

Murray's professional debut came in September 2007 with a victory over Jamie Ambler at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan. He fought once more that year to finish 2007 with a record of 2-0. A busy 2008 saw Murray fight seven more times scoring seven victories over a series of journeyman opponents.[1] On 22 November 2008, he stepped into the limelight by taking part in the fourth series of the Prizefighter tournament shown live on sky. He scored wins over Joe Rea and Danny Butler before beating former English title challenger Cello Renda in the final to claim the £25,000 first prize.[2] Following the tournament victory Murray marked time with wins over fellow prospect Kevin Concepcion in April 2009[3] and former Commonwealth title challenger Thomas Awinbono in July of the same year.[4]

Ricky Hatton Promotions

Murray left VIP Promotions after the Awinbono fight to sign with Hatton Promotions. His first fight was on the undercard of Matthew Macklin's European Title win at the Manchester Velodrome. Murray faced George Aduashvili of Georgia on 25 September 2009 and scored a first round knockout victory. Following the win Murray said that former British champion Wayne Elcock was on his radar as a man he'd like to beat in order to push himself into future title contention.[5] Murray's next fight on 27 November 2009 instead saw the man from St.Helen's outpoint Belarus boxer Sergey Khomitski with a points victory over 8 rounds.[6] In his first fight of 2010 Murray continued his winning run against international opposition with a victory over the Georgian middleweight champion Shalva Jomardashvili.[7] A shot at the Commonwealth title against Tanzanian boxer Francis Cheka should have followed however Cheka was refused a work permit and on 24 May 2010 in Sheffield Murray instead boxed another non-title fight and defeated late replacement Lee Noble in the third round scoring his 19th straight victory.[8]

On Saturday 18 July, Murray defeated Nick Blackwell for the vacant British Middleweight title.

Commonwealth champion

On 16 July 2010 Murray finally fought for a first professional title, the middleweight version of the Commonwealth crown. His opponent at the fight in the Bolton Arena was Australian Peter Mitrevski Jr. Murray went the full 12 round distance for the first time in his career and won on a unanimous points decision. Despite the win Murray claimed that he had felt "sluggish" throughout the fight adding that "I know I can perform much better".[9] He followed up the win on 26 November 2010 with a fight for a second title in a row at the Bolton Arena. His opponent, Brazilian Carlos Nascimento, was the co-challenger for the WBA version of the inter-continental title with Murray winning by stoppage in the third round.[10]

Murray fought against Felix Sturm on 2 December 2011 at the SAP-Arena in Mannheim, Germany for the WBA Middleweight Title. The fight went 12 rounds and ended up being scored a draw.

Second world title opportunity

It was confirmed going into his with fight Jorge Navarro (12-0) at Manchester Arena on 24 November 2012 for the interim WBA World Middleweight Championship, that if Murray were to defeat Navarro, he would be the next in line for a shot the WBA World Middleweight Championship. Murray, now 25-0-1, defeated the undefeated Venezuelan by TKO and would fight for the world title against World Middleweight Champion Sergio Gabriel Martinez in Argentina on 27 April 2013.[11][12] Murray went on to lose by a controversial unanimous points decision, with many neutrals thinking he won the fight.[13]

Personal life

Murray and his wife Gemma have three children.

Professional boxing record

26 Wins (11 knockouts), 1 Loss, 1 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win26-1-1Belarus Sergey Khomitsky PTS 8 2013-12-14 United Kingdom ExCel Arena, Dockland, London, United Kingdom
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss25-1-1Argentina Sergio Martínez UD 12 2013-04-27 Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires For The Ring & WBC Middleweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win25-0-1Venezuela Jorge Navarro TKO 6 (12) 2012-11-24 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom Won interim WBA World Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win24-0-1France Karim Achour PTS 10 2012-06-16 United Kingdom Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom
Draw23-0-1Germany Felix Sturm SD 12 2011-12-02 Germany SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany For WBA (Super) World Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win23-0United Kingdom Nick Blackwell RTD52011-06-18 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England Retained WBA Inter-Continental and Commonwealth Middleweight Titles.
Won vacant British Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win22-0Brazil John Anderson Carvalho TKO42011-04-16 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBA Inter-Continental Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win21-0Brazil Carlos Nascimento TKO32010-11-26 United Kingdom Reebok Stadium, Bolton, England Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win20-0Australia Peter Mitrevski Jr UD122010-07-16 United Kingdom Bolton Arena, Bolton, England Won vacant Commonwealth Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win19-0United Kingdom Lee Noble RTD32010-05-21 United Kingdom Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win18-0Georgia (country) Shalva Jomardashvili PTS62010-02-19 United Kingdom Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win17-0Belarus Sergey Khomitsky PTS82009-11-27 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win16-0Georgia (country) George Aduashvili KO12009-09-25 United Kingdom Velodrome, Manchester, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win15-0Ghana Thomas Awinbono PTS82009-07-25 United Kingdom Sutton Sports Centre, St Helens, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win14-0United Kingdom Kevin Concepcion TKO32009-04-17 United Kingdom Indoor Sports Centre, Leigh, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win13-0Georgia (country) Mikheil Khutsishvili TKO42009-03-06 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win12-0United Kingdom Cello Renda UD32008-11-22 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Prizefighter 4: The Middleweights Final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win11-0United Kingdom Danny Butler UD32008-11-22 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Prizefighter 4: The Middleweights Semi-Final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win10-0United Kingdom Joe Rea UD32008-11-22 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Prizefighter 4: The Middleweights Quarter-Final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win9-0Slovakia Joseph Suojus KO12008-10-12 United Kingdom Indoor Sports Centre, Leigh, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win8-0United Kingdom Carl Wild TKO22008-09-14 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win7-0Belgium Michael Recloux PTS62008-06-15 United Kingdom Sutton Sports Centre, St Helens, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win6-0United Kingdom Dean Walker PTS62008-05-23 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win5-0United Kingdom James Tucker PTS42008-04-18 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win4-0Poland Michael Banbula PTS62008-03-16 United Kingdom Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win3-0United Kingdom Dean Walker PTS62008-02-16 United Kingdom Tower Circus, Blackpool, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win2-0United Kingdom Phil Callaghan TKO12007-10-26 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win1-0United Kingdom Jamie Ambler PTS62007-09-22 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England Professional Debut.

References

  1. ↑ Boxrec|Professional record
  2. ↑ Britishboxing.net|Murray minted after Prizefighter the Middleweights
  3. ↑ Liverpool Echo|Murray's not in a hurray
  4. ↑ Liverpool Echo|Murray puts his title credentials on the line
  5. ↑ Liverpool Echo | Martin Murray keen to fight Wayne Elcock
  6. ↑ Liverpool Echo | Unbeaten Murray given a scare by the ghost
  7. ↑ Liverpool Echo | Georgian champion a threat to Murray
  8. ↑ Murray keeps on track for commonwealth title crack
  9. ↑ Liverpool daily post | Martin Murray "disappointed" after winning Commonwealth belt
  10. ↑ Boxrec|Easy nights work for Fatton, Murray and quigg
  11. ↑ http://ringsidereport.com/?p=24824
  12. ↑ http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2012/11/sergio-martinez-v-martin-murray-set-for.html
  13. ↑ "Martin Murray beaten by Sergio Martinez in Buenos Aires". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. 

External links

Achievements
Preceded by
Darren Barker
Vacated		 Commonwealth Middleweight Champion
16 July 2010 – 18 June 2011
Vacated 		Succeeded by
Billy Joe Saunders
Vacant
Title last held by
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam		 WBA Middleweight Champion
Interim Title
24 November 2012  – Present 		Incumbent
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