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Joe Murray (British boxer)

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Joe Murray
Born
Joseph Murray

(1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 37)
NationalityEngland English
Other namesGenius
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins23
Wins by KO10
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  England
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chicago Bantamweight
EU Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Pécs Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Dublin Bantamweight

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.

Amateur career

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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

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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

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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 United Kingdom Lewis Ritson TKO 1 (12) 25 Feb 2018 United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom For BBBofC British lightweight title
25 Win 23-2 Zimbabwe Nkululeko Venganayi TKO 8 (10) 10 Nov 2017 United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
24 Win 22-2 United Kingdom Matty Fagan PTS 10 23 Sep 2017 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
23 Win 21-2 Wales Henry Janes PTS 8 17 Jun 2017 United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
22 Win 20-2 Nicaragua Reynaldo Cajina KO 1 (10) 21 Apr 2017 United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
21 Win 19-2 Denmark Rashid Kassem KO 6 (10) 15 Oct 2016 Denmark Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
20 Win 18-2 United Kingdom Danny Little PTS 4 1 Oct 2016 United Kingdom Devonshire Dome, Buxton, United Kingdom
19 Win 17-2 United Kingdom Ibrar Riyaz PTS 6 16 Jul 2016 United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
18 Win 16-2 Cameroon Abdon Cesar TKO 2 (6) 23 Apr 2016 United Kingdom Devonshire Dome, Buxton, United Kingdom
17 Lose 15-2 United Kingdom Liam Walsh TKO 5 (12) 28 Feb 2015 United Kingdom O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom For BBBofC super featherweight title and Commonwealth super featherweight title
16 Win 15-1 Hungary Gyula Tallósi TKO 2 (6) 28 Nov 2014 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
15 Lose 14-1 United Kingdom Liam Walsh MD 12 21 Sep 2013 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom For Commonwealth super featherweight title and vacant WBO International super featherweight title
14 Win 14-0 United Kingdom Dan Naylor PTS 8 28 Jun 2013 United Kingdom Olympia, Liverpool, United Kingdom
13 Win 13-0 Wales Dai Davies PTS 8 20 Apr 2013 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
12 Win 12-0 Venezuela Jose Luis Graterol PTS 8 4 Feb 2012 United Kingdom De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
11 Win 11-0 United Kingdom James Ancliff UD 12 18 Jun 2011 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom Won vacant IBF Youth Featherweight title
10 Win 10-0 France Daniel Kodjo Sassou PTS 8 26 Feb 2011 United Kingdom De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
9 Win 9-0 Italy David Chianella TKO 2 (6) 26 Nov 2010 United Kingdom De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
8 Win 8-0 Hungary Richárd Szebelédi TKO 2 (6) 25 Sep 2010 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom
7 Win 7-0 Ukraine Yuriy Voronin PTS 8 26 Mar 2010 United Kingdom Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, United Kingdom
6 Win 6-0 Georgia (country) Giorgi Mtchedlishvili KO 4 (6) 15 Jan 2010 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Altrincham, United Kingdom
5 Win 5-0 United Kingdom Barrington Brown TKO 2 (4) 27 Nov 2009 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom
4 Win 4-0 United Kingdom Delroy Spencer TKO 1 (4) 25 Sep 2009 United Kingdom Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom
3 Win 3-0 United Kingdom Steve Gethin PTS 4 21 Aug 2009 United Kingdom Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom
2 Win 2-0 Mexico Missael Nunez UD 4 2 May 2009 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States
1 Win 1-0 United Kingdom Sid Razak PTS 6 28 Mar 2009 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Altrincham, United Kingdom Professional debut

References

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  1. ^ a b Stuart Brennan (31 October 2007). "Super Murray seals Olympic qualification". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Day Eight at the XIV AIBA World Championships". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
  3. ^ BBC Sport | Team GB question scoring after Murray loss