Joe Murray (boxer)

Joe Murray
Statistics
Real name	Joseph Murray
Nickname(s)	Genius
Rated at	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	English
Born	13 January 1987 Manchester
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	19
Wins by KO	8
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  England World Amateur Championships 2007 Chicago Bantamweight EU Amateur Championships 2006 Pécs Bantamweight 2007 Dublin Bantamweight

Joseph "Joe" 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 recently 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

Murray, a former room-mate 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

References

1. Stuart Brennan. "Super Murray seals Olympic qualification". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
2. "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