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John Murray

3320 KOs

33 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-L-L-W-W-L

Career

division

Lightweight

status

inactive

bouts

36

rounds

211

KO %

60.6%

KO wins

20

KO losses

3

career

2003–2014

debut

2003-09-06

last fight

2014-04-19

Profile

manager

trainer

promoter

Top Rank, Inc. (2011-12-03–2011-12-03)

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 8″ / 173cm

reach

70″ / 178cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Manchester Lancashire United Kingdom

city / state / zip

Manchester, Lancashire

dob

1984-12-20

age

41

Latest news

?I took one hell of a beating!? ? Boxer John Murray?s gentle reminder

2022-11-03 · World Boxing News

Boxing | John Murray | Anthony Crolla | Monday 20th June 2022 | Anthony Crolla And John Murray Look Back On Their 2014 Showdown In Manchester

2022-06-20 · The Sportsman

LONG READ John Murray: 'I thought I was going to die'

2016-07-26 · Boxing News Online

?Even in the prime of my career, I was always worried about what I'd do after boxing. I had no guidance. ?I was always very realistic, I knew that once I retired I'd be in my thirties and like a school leaver with no qualifications, nothing to fall…

Watch Sylvester Stallone visit Miguel Cotto at his training camp

2015-11-04 · Boxing News Online

Boxing News was founded in 1909 by original editor John Murray as, simply, Boxing. Murray had been a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine and convinced its owner, Bill Berry (later Lord Camrose) to launch a weekly magazine dedicated solely …

Floyd Mayweather made WBC Champion Emeritus

2015-11-02 · Boxing News Online

Boxing News was founded in 1909 by original editor John Murray as, simply, Boxing. Murray had been a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine and convinced its owner, Bill Berry (later Lord Camrose) to launch a weekly magazine dedicated solely …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

27 4 1

L-TKO

Phones 4u Arena (formerly M.E.N Arena), Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title

10 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 2:20

Judges: Richard James Davies 85-87 | Steve Gray 88-84 | Dave Parris 83-88

Referee: Terry O'Connor

26 10 0

W-TKO

Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

2 of 10x3 · 2:58

Referee: Victor Loughlin

Michael Escobar

7 10 0

W-TKO

Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

4 of 6x3 · 1:43

Referee: Alvin Finch

28 0 1

L-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

WBA

11 of 12 · 135 / 136 lbs · 2:06

Judges: Glenn Feldman | Tony Paolillo | Nelson Vazquez

Referee: Earl Brown

Promoter: Top Rank, Inc.

31 1 0

L-TKO

Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title

8 of 12x3 · 134 / 135 lbs · 1:46

Judges: Phil Edwards | Terry O'Connor | Dave Parris

Referee: Richard James Davies

Karim El Ouazghari

11 1 2

W-UD

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

12 of 12x3 · 135 / 134 lbs

Judges: Pierluigi Poppi 110-116 | Raiko Djajic 111-117 | Jean-Francois Toupin 112-115

Referee: Guido Cavalleri

Andriy Kudryavtsev

34 7 0

W-TKO

Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom

9 of 12x3 · 134 / 134 lbs · 2:39

Judges: Manuel Maritxalar | Pierluigi Poppi | Raiko Djajic

Referee: Manuel Oliver Palomo

18 1 0

W-TKO

Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Lightweight Title

11 of 12 · 134 / 135 lbs · 1:46

Judges: Richard James Davies | John Keane | Ian John-Lewis

Referee: Marcus McDonnell

Jonathan Thaxton

33 10 0

W-TKO

Leisure Centre, Altrincham, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC British Lightweight Title

4 of 12x3 · 135 / 134 lbs · 2:30

Judges: Richard James Davies | Phil Edwards | Ian John-Lewis

Referee: Howard John Foster

26 4 1

W-TKO

Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC British Lightweight Title

6 of 12x3 · 135 / 134 lbs · 1:50

Judges: Phil Edwards | Howard John Foster | Dave Parris

Referee: Victor Loughlin

27 1 0

W-TKO

Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Lightweight Title

8 of 12x3 · 135 / 134 lbs · 1:00

Judges: Terry O'Connor | Phil Edwards | Ian John-Lewis

Referee: John Keane

21 2 2

W-TKO

Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC British Lightweight Title

5 of 12x3 · 134 / 134 lbs · 2:20

Judges: Phil Edwards | Mickey Vann | Terry O'Connor

Referee: Howard John Foster

Youssef Al Hamidi

4 8 1

W-PTS

Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

8 of 8 · 141 / 144 lbs

Referee: Terry O'Connor (75-77)

Miguel Angel Munguia

16 9 1

W-UD

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 135 / 133 lbs

Judges: Chuck Giampa 94-96 | Al Lefkowitz 92-98 | Glenn Trowbridge 93-97

Referee: Tony Weeks

15 3 1

W-TKO

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC English Lightweight Title

4 of 10x3 · 135 / 134 lbs · 2:50

Referee: Ian John-Lewis

6 4 0

W-TKO

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

7 of 8 · 139 / 139 lbs · 0:28

Referee: Vic Drakulich

13 5 2

W-TKO

Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom

5 of 8x3 · 134 / 132 lbs · 2:33

Referee: Marcus McDonnell

8 43 0

W-PTS

Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 143 / 142 lbs

Referee: Dave Parris (59-56)

20 5 0

W-UD

Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom

WBC Youth World lightweight title

10 of 10x3 · 130 / 130 lbs

Judges: Alfred Buqwana 94-96 | Massimo Barrovecchio 93-97 | Gelasio Perez Huerta 93-98

Referee: Bob Logist

3 39 0

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 137 / 140 lbs · 1:36

Referee: Robert Williams

Ignacio Mendoza

19 2 1

W-TD

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

vacant WBC Youth World lightweight title

8 of 10x3 · 134 / 134 lbs

Judges: Bob Logist 75-78 | Daniel Van de Wiele 75-78 | Larry O'Connell 75-77

Referee: Mark Green

6 15 0

W-KO

Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

4 of 8 · 137 / 137 lbs · 2:43

Judges: Richard DeCarufel | Claude Paquette | Pasquale Procopio

Referee: Michael Griffin

6 1 1

W-TKO

George Carnall Leisure Centre, Davyhulme, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 142 / 135 lbs · 1:54

Referee: Phil Edwards

18 15 0

W-UD

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, USA

6 of 6 · 136 / 136 lbs

Judges: Alex Levin 60-52 | Mike Ross 60-52 | Don Balas 60-52

Referee: Tommy Kimmons

8 3 3

W-PTS

Leisure Centre, Altrincham, Cheshire, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 132 / 141 lbs

Referee: Howard John Foster (78-74)

16 78 6

W-PTS

Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw, Lancashire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 146 / 147 lbs

Referee: Keith Garner (60-54)

Harry Ramogoadi

13 3 2

W-TKO

Acton Court Hotel, Stockport, Cheshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 133 / 136 lbs · 2:02

Referee: Steve Gray

15 34 2

W-TKO

Leisure Centre, Altrincham, Cheshire, United Kingdom

2 of 6x3 · 134 / 139 lbs · 2:36

Referee: Steve Gray

10 68 2

W-PTS

Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw, Lancashire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 143 / 150 lbs

Dariusz Snarski

15 18 1

W-TKO

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

2 of 6x3 · 136 / 134 lbs

Referee: Shaun Messer

19 65 7

W-PTS

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 140 / 147 lbs

Referee: Paul Thomas (40-36)

2 12 0

W-TKO

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

1 of 4x3 · 134 / 139 lbs · 2:05

Referee: Shaun Messer

12 29 2

W-TKO

Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom

2 of 4x3 · 139 / 154 lbs · 2:37

Referee: Seamus Dunne

2 32 0

W-PTS

Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 132 / 138 lbs

Referee: Keith Garner (60-54)

2 1 0

W-KO

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

1 of 4x3 · 131 / 133 lbs

Referee: Phil Edwards

30 166 10

W-PTS

Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 152 / 146 lbs

Referee: Mickey Vann (40-36)