Murray Sutherland
Murray Sutherland (born 10 April 1953 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish boxer who fought in middleweight division.
Murray Sutherland turned professional in 1977 and in 1981 challenged WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Matthew Saad Muhammad, but lost by KO in the 9th round. Matthew Saad Muhammad was later quoted as saying that Sutherland was the toughest fight of his career. The following year he took on WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Michael Spinks but lost via TKO in the seventh round. In 1984 he captured the Vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title with a decision win over Ernie Singletary. His win was notable because he was the first IBF titleholder to actually win an IBF belt with victory from an actual fight. He lost the belt in his first defense to Chong-Pal Park. He retired in 1986 after being KO'd by Lindell Holmes.
In 1983, Murray Sutherland fought ten rounds with Thomas Hearns in a Middleweight fight, losing a unanimous decision.
Sutherland was also ranked 1st in the world in the Professional Karate Association before he started his boxing career.
He ran a successful gym in Bay City, Michigan for several years and currently lives in Midland, Michigan and works for a restoration firm with a good friend and teaches self-defense classes at local gyms.
| New title | IBF Super Middleweight Champion 28 March 1984 – 22 July 1984 |
Succeeded by Chong-Pal Park |
Professional boxing record
| 48 Wins (40 knockouts, 8 decisions), 14 Losses (7 knockouts, 7 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 27-4 |  Lindell Holmes |
TKO | 3 | 25/02/1986 |  Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States |
IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-8 | Mike Hyman |
KO | 2 | 15/11/1985 |  Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 27-1 | Bobby "Matinee Idol" Czyz |
UD | 10 | 26/07/1985 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
1-9, 1-9, 2-7. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-15 | Lloyd Richardson |
KO | 3 | 31/05/1985 |  Wheeling, West Virginia, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-1 | Robert Pew |
TKO | 2 | 01/03/1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the second round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-5 | Lenny Edwards |
TKO | 3 | 09/02/1985 | Port Huron, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28-5 | Wilford Scypion |
TKO | 12 | 08/12/1984 |  Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:30 of the 12th round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-3 | Joe Byrd, Jr. |
TKO | 3 | 24/10/1984 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the third round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 33-3-1 |  Chong-Pal Park |
KO | 11 | 22/07/1984 | Seoul, South Korea |
IBF World Super Middleweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26-5 | Ernie Singletary |
UD | 15 | 28/03/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
IBF World Super Middleweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1-1 | Joe Brewer |
KO | 2 | 24/02/1984 |  Wichita, Kansas, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 30-0-1 | James "The Heat" Kinchen |
UD | 10 | 19/11/1983 |  Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-1-1 | Alex "Bronx Bomber" Ramos |
UD | 10 | 13/09/1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 36-1 | Thomas "Hitman" Hearns |
UD | 10 | 10/07/1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
1-9, 0-10, 2-7. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20-1 |  Jean-Marie Emebe |
TKO | 9 | 27/05/1983 |  Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the ninth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20-31-1 | Johnny Heard |
KO | 5 | 05/03/1983 | Bay City, Michigan, United States |
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| Draw | 15-2 | Robbie Sims |
PTS | 10 | 04/02/1983 |  Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
96-95, 94-96, 95-95. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 12-0 | JB Williamson |
MD | 10 | 10/12/1982 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21-10-1 | Mario Maldonado |
SD | 10 | 23/11/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-17-1 | "Boxing" Fred Reed |
KO | 1 | 21/10/1982 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 79-12-1 |  Tony Mundine |
UD | 10 | 06/09/1982 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
99-90, 99-94, 100-93. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-7 | Ron "Engineer" Ayers |
KO | 2 | 12/08/1982 | Bay City, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-4-1 |  Gonzalo Montes |
TKO | 7 | 24/07/1982 |  Houston, Texas, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 22-2-1 | Eddie Davis |
TKO | 6 | 11/06/1982 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the sixth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 19-0 | Michael "Jinx" Spinks |
TKO | 8 | 11/04/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the eighth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-5 | Chris "Deep" Wells |
KO | 1 | 13/02/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-3 | Henry Sims |
TKO | 9 | 15/12/1981 |  Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the ninth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-15 | Darnell Hayes |
KO | 1 | 09/09/1981 | Lansing, Michigan, United States |
Hayes knocked out at 2:30 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-12-1 | "King" James Williams |
UD | 12 | 29/07/1981 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 29-3-2 | Matthew Saad Muhammad |
KO | 9 | 25/04/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. Murray knocked out at 1:16 of the ninth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-13-2 | Fred "Flintstone" Brown |
KO | 6 | 27/02/1981 | Lansing, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-1 | Rocky Mack |
KO | 3 | 13/02/1981 |  Iowa City, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-8 | John Beverage |
KO | 1 | 05/12/1980 |  Columbus, Ohio, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-0 | Pablo Paul Ramos |
PTS | 12 | 25/10/1980 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States |
IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-4 | Phil Wade |
KO | 3 | 04/10/1980 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-2 | Joey Butcher |
KO | 1 | 13/09/1980 |  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-3 | John "The Fox" Cox |
KO | 2 | 12/09/1980 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-7 | Stanley "Steamer" Scott |
KO | 2 | 15/08/1980 | Muskegon, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-3-1 | Benny Mitchell |
KO | 3 | 11/08/1980 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-11 | Johnny Townsend |
TKO | 6 | 01/08/1980 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-2-2 | Greg Payne |
TKO | 6 | 19/07/1980 |  Tampa, Florida, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 11-0 | Michael "Jinx" Spinks |
UD | 10 | 04/05/1980 |  Kiamesha Lake, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-6 | "Fast" Eddie Smith |
KO | 4 | 13/04/1980 |  Huntington, Indiana, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-3-2 | Don Addison |
TKO | 4 | 08/03/1980 | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-2-2 | Julius Noble |
TKO | 4 | 01/02/1980 | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the fourth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-7 | Gus Turner |
KO | 5 | 26/01/1980 | Lansing, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-17-3 | Al "Tiger" Bell |
KO | 2 | 15/01/1980 | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-8 | Jose "The Cycle" Gutierrez |
KO | 2 | 02/01/1980 | Bay City, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-13-1 | Al Bolden |
PTS | 10 | 09/12/1979 | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 39-28-5 | Karl Zurheide |
TKO | 2 | 09/11/1979 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 35-5 | Richie Kates |
PTS | 10 | 21/07/1979 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-2 | Harold Riggins | KO | 2 | 04/03/1979 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-0 | Rick Jester |
KO | 1 | 31/01/1979 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-5 | Bill Hollis |
KO | 3 | 04/12/1978 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-9-3 | "Scary" Gary Alexander |
PTS | 8 | 17/10/1978 | Canton, Ohio, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-4 | Zach Page |
KO | 3 | 29/09/1978 |  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Harold Riggins | KO | 6 | 27/05/1978 | Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Ivy Cory | KO | 2 | 05/05/1978 | Flint, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 7-0 | Dwight Davison |
KO | 4 | 21/04/1978 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-3 | Gus Turner |
TKO | 4 | 05/04/1978 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-2 | Tony Curovic |
TKO | 3 | 01/02/1978 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | -- | Willie Featherstone |
TKO | 3 | 17/01/1978 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the third round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 2-0 | Kevin Downey |
UD | 6 | 18/08/1977 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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He formerly ran a gym in bay city.