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 | |
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| Born | Joseph Murray 13 January 1987 |
| Nationality |  English |
| Other names | Genius |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Medal record | |
Amateur career edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 26 fights | 23 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 10 | 2 |
| By decision | 13 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 26 | Lose | 23-3 |  Lewis Ritson
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TKO | 1 (12) | 25 Feb 2018 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
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For BBBofC British lightweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23-2 |  Nkululeko Venganayi
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TKO | 8 (10) | 10 Nov 2017 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 24 | Win | 22-2 | Matty Fagan
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PTS | 10 | 23 Sep 2017 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 23 | Win | 21-2 |  Henry Janes
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PTS | 8 | 17 Jun 2017 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 22 | Win | 20-2 |  Reynaldo Cajina
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KO | 1 (10) | 21 Apr 2017 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 21 | Win | 19-2 |  Rashid Kassem
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KO | 6 (10) | 15 Oct 2016 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
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| 20 | Win | 18-2 | Danny Little
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PTS | 4 | 1 Oct 2016 | Devonshire Dome, Buxton, United Kingdom
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| 19 | Win | 17-2 | Ibrar Riyaz
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PTS | 6 | 16 Jul 2016 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 18 | Win | 16-2 |  Abdon Cesar
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TKO | 2 (6) | 23 Apr 2016 | Devonshire Dome, Buxton, United Kingdom
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| 17 | Lose | 15-2 | Liam Walsh
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TKO | 5 (12) | 28 Feb 2015 | O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
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For BBBofC super featherweight title and Commonwealth super featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15-1 |  Gyula Tallósi
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TKO | 2 (6) | 28 Nov 2014 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 15 | Lose | 14-1 | Liam Walsh
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MD | 12 | 21 Sep 2013 | Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom
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For Commonwealth super featherweight title and vacant WBO International super featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14-0 | Dan Naylor
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PTS | 8 | 28 Jun 2013 | Olympia, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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| 13 | Win | 13-0 | Dai Davies
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PTS | 8 | 20 Apr 2013 | Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
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| 12 | Win | 12-0 |  Jose Luis Graterol
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PTS | 8 | 4 Feb 2012 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
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| 11 | Win | 11-0 | James Ancliff
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UD | 12 | 18 Jun 2011 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom
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Won vacant IBF Youth Featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10-0 |  Daniel Kodjo Sassou
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PTS | 8 | 26 Feb 2011 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
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| 9 | Win | 9-0 |  David Chianella
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TKO | 2 (6) | 26 Nov 2010 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, United Kingdom
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| 8 | Win | 8-0 | Richárd Szebelédi
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TKO | 2 (6) | 25 Sep 2010 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom
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| 7 | Win | 7-0 |  Yuriy Voronin
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PTS | 8 | 26 Mar 2010 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, United Kingdom
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| 6 | Win | 6-0 |  Giorgi Mtchedlishvili
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KO | 4 (6) | 15 Jan 2010 | Leisure Centre, Altrincham, United Kingdom
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| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Barrington Brown
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TKO | 2 (4) | 27 Nov 2009 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, United Kingdom
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| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Delroy Spencer
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TKO | 1 (4) | 25 Sep 2009 | Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Steve Gethin
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PTS | 4 | 21 Aug 2009 | Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 2 | Win | 2-0 |  Missael Nunez
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UD | 4 | 2 May 2009 |  MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States
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| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Sid Razak
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PTS | 6 | 28 Mar 2009 | Leisure Centre, Altrincham, United Kingdom
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Professional debut |
References edit
- ^ a b Stuart Brennan. "Super Murray seals Olympic qualification". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ BBC Sport | Team GB question scoring after Murray loss