Martin Murray was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England on September 27, 1982. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on September 22, 2007 against Jamie Ambler. Murray defeated Ambler via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Murray got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 23 professional fights. On December 2, 2011 Murray challenged Felix Sturm's WBA (Super) middleweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
Murray's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Billy Joe Saunders at age 38, on December 4, 2020, in which he was fighting for the WBO super-middleweight title.
Some of Martin Murray's best fights so far have been against Felix Sturm, Nick Blackwell, and Gabriel Rosado. For a complete list of Murray's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Martin Murray".
Murray has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Martin Murray Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Dec 04, 2020 | 38 |
Billy Joe Saunders 31 29-0 | loss | UD 12 |
45 | Nov 15, 2019 | 37 | Sladan Janjanin | win | PTS 8 |
44 | Jul 12, 2019 | 36 | Rui Manuel Pavanito | win | PTS 10 |
43 | Dec 22, 2018 | 36 |
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam 34 36-3 | loss | MD 12 |
42 | Jun 23, 2018 | 35 | Roberto García | win | UD 12 |
41 | Sep 16, 2017 | 34 | Arman Torosyan | win | KO 4 |
40 | Apr 22, 2017 | 34 |
Gabriel Rosado 31 23-10 | win | MD 12 |
39 | Nov 12, 2016 | 34 | Nuhu Lawal | win | UD 12 |
38 | Jun 25, 2016 | 33 |
George Groves 28 23-3 | loss | UD 12 |
37 | May 07, 2016 | 33 | Cedric Spera | win | TKO 2 |
36 | Nov 21, 2015 | 33 |
Arthur Abraham 35 43-4 | loss | SD 12 |
35 | Sep 05, 2015 | 32 | Jose Miguel Torres | win | TKO 5 |
34 | Jul 18, 2015 | 32 | Mirzet Bajrektarevic | win | TKO 5 |
33 | Jun 26, 2015 | 32 | George Beroshvili | win | KO 2 |
32 | Feb 21, 2015 | 32 |
Gennadiy Golovkin 32 31-0 | loss | TKO 11 |
31 | Oct 25, 2014 | 32 | Domenico Spada | win | TD 7 |
30 | Jun 21, 2014 | 31 | Max Bursak | win | UD 12 |
29 | Apr 23, 2014 | 31 | Ishmael Tetteh | win | RTD 6 |
28 | Dec 14, 2013 | 31 | Sergey Khomitsky | win | PTS 8 |
27 | Apr 27, 2013 | 30 |
Sergio Martínez 38 50-2-2 | loss | UD 12 |
26 | Nov 24, 2012 | 30 | Jorge Navarro | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Jun 16, 2012 | 29 | Karim Achour | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Dec 02, 2011 | 29 |
Felix Sturm 32 36-2-1 | draw | SD 12 |
23 | Jun 18, 2011 | 28 |
Nick Blackwell 20 8-0 | win | RTD 5 |
22 | Apr 16, 2011 | 28 | John Anderson Carvalho | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Nov 26, 2010 | 28 | Carlos Nascimento | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Jul 16, 2010 | 27 | Peter Mitrevski Jr. | win | UD 12 |
19 | May 21, 2010 | 27 | Lee Noble | win | RTD 3 |
18 | Feb 19, 2010 | 27 | Shalva Jomardashvili | win | PTS 6 |
17 | Nov 27, 2009 | 27 | Sergey Khomitsky | win | PTS 8 |
16 | Sep 25, 2009 | 26 | George Aduashvili | win | KO 1 |
15 | Jul 25, 2009 | 26 | Thomas Awinbono | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Apr 17, 2009 | 26 | Kevin Concepcion | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Mar 06, 2009 | 26 | Mikheil Khutsishvili | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Nov 22, 2008 | 26 | Cello Renda | win | SD 3 |
11 | Nov 22, 2008 | 26 | Danny Butler | win | SD 3 |
10 | Nov 22, 2008 | 26 | Joe Rea | win | UD 3 |
9 | Oct 12, 2008 | 26 | Joseph Sovijus | win | KO 1 |
8 | Sep 14, 2008 | 25 | Carl Wild | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Jun 15, 2008 | 25 | Michael Recloux | win | PTS 6 |
6 | May 23, 2008 | 25 | Dean Walker | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Apr 18, 2008 | 25 | James Tucker | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Mar 16, 2008 | 25 | Michael Banbula | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Feb 16, 2008 | 25 | Dean Walker | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Oct 26, 2007 | 25 | Phil Callaghan | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Sep 22, 2007 | 24 | Jamie Ambler | win | PTS 6 |