Best fights of Martin Murray
Over 13 years as a professional, Martin Murray has compiled a 39-6-1 (17) record, including 18 title fights across two weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Martin Murray loses to Gennady Golovkin via KO
On February 21, 2015 Martin Murray fought Gennady Golovkin for the WBA (Super), IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles. Murray was 32 years old with a record of 29-1-1, and Golovkin was 32 with a record of 31-0. Murray was on a 4-fight winning streak and Golovkin was on an undefeated 31-fight winning streak. Golovkin stopped Murray via TKO in the 11th round. Failed to capture the title. Lasted into the 11th round.
2. Martin Murray loses to Arthur Abraham via split decision
On November 21, 2015 Martin Murray fought Arthur Abraham for the WBO super middleweight title. Murray was 33 years old with a record of 32-2-1, and Abraham was 35 with a record of 43-4. Murray was on a 3-fight winning streak and Abraham was on a 7-fight winning streak. Murray lost via split decision. Failed to capture the title. Went the distance with Abraham.
3. Martin Murray loses to Sergio Martínez via unanimous decision
On April 27, 2013 Martin Murray fought Sergio Martínez for the WBC and The Ring middleweight titles. Murray was 30 years old with a record of 25-0-1, and Martínez was 38 with a record of 50-2-2. Murray was on an undefeated 2-fight winning streak and Martínez was on a 6-fight winning streak. Murray lost via unanimous decision. Failed to capture the title. Went the distance with Martínez.
4. Martin Murray draws with Felix Sturm
On December 2, 2011 Martin Murray fought Felix Sturm for the WBA (Super) middleweight title. Murray was 29 years old with a record of 23-0, and Sturm was 32 with a record of 36-2-1. Murray was on an undefeated 23-fight winning streak and Sturm was on a 8-fight winning streak. The fight ended in a split decision.
5. Martin Murray loses to Billy Joe Saunders via unanimous decision
On December 4, 2020 Martin Murray fought Billy Joe Saunders for the WBO super middleweight title. Murray was 38 years old with a record of 39-5-1, and Saunders was 31 with a record of 29-0. Murray was on a 2-fight winning streak and Saunders was on an undefeated 29-fight winning streak. Murray lost via unanimous decision. Failed to capture the title. Went the distance with Saunders.
6. Martin Murray defeats Gabriel Rosado
On April 22, 2017 Martin Murray fought Gabriel Rosado for the vacant WBA InterContinental middleweight title. Murray was 34 years old with a record of 34-4-1, and Rosado was 31 with a record of 23-10. Murray was coming off a win, while Rosado was coming off a loss. Murray won via majority decision. Won the vacant title.
7. Martin Murray KOs Jose Miguel Torres
On September 5, 2015 Martin Murray fought Jose Miguel Torres for the vacant WBA InterContinental super middleweight title. Murray was 32 years old with a record of 31-2-1, and Torres was 0 with a record of 0-0. Murray was on a 2-fight winning streak. Murray stopped Jose Miguel Torres via TKO in the 5th round. Won the vacant title.
8. Martin Murray KOs Cedric Spera
On May 7, 2016 Martin Murray faced Cedric Spera. Murray was 33 years old with a record of 32-3-1, and Spera was 0 with a record of 0-0. Murray was coming off a loss. Murray stopped Cedric Spera via TKO in the 2nd round.
9. Martin Murray KOs Arman Torosyan
On September 16, 2017 Martin Murray faced Arman Torosyan. Murray was 34 years old with a record of 35-4-1, and Torosyan was 0 with a record of 0-0. Murray was on a 2-fight winning streak. Murray stopped Arman Torosyan via KO in the 4th round.
10. Martin Murray KOs Jorge Navarro
On November 24, 2012 Martin Murray fought Jorge Navarro for the vacant WBA interim middleweight title. Murray was 30 years old with a record of 24-0-1, and Navarro was 0 with a record of 0-0. Murray was coming off a win. Murray stopped Jorge Navarro via TKO in the 6th round. Won the vacant title.