Joseph Murray (Guyanese boxer)

Joseph Ignatius Murray (born 6 May 1967) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 2000, holding the WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title in 1993.

Joseph Murray
Statistics
Weight(s)
NationalityGuyanese
Born (1967-05-06) 6 May 1967
Georgetown, Guyana
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights25
Wins19
Wins by KO10
Losses6

He was a protégé of legendary Guyanese trainer Maurice ‘Bizzy’ Boyce.[2]

Professional career

Murray made his professional debut on 18 October 1987, defeating Keith Anthony by first-round knockout (KO) in his hometown of Georgetown, Guyana.[3] After winning 10 of his first 11 fights he defeated Lalta Narine for the vacant national featherweight title on 26 December 1990,[3] retaining once against former Olympian Michael Anthony. From there he moved up two weight classes to capture the vacant national lightweight title in 1991 by beating Winston Goodridge, the man who had handed him his first defeat three years prior.

On 18 April 1993, he defeated Jacobin Yoma by unanimous decision in Georgetown for the vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title, considered to be the best performance of his 13-year career and one of the best bouts to have ever taken place on Guyanese soil.[3][4] After two more victories, he faced Anatoly Alexandrov in Russia for the WBC International super-featherweight title, but was knocked out in the second round.[5] He lost four of his next five fights, including a third-round technical knockout (TKO) at the hands of future world champ Shane Mosley, before hanging up his gloves in 2000 with a record of 19–6.[3]

After his retirement, he became a boxing trainer in his homeland, working with a number of young prospects.[6][7][8]

Professional boxing record
25 fights 19 wins 6 losses
By knockout 10 5
By decision 9 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Loss 19–6 Guyana Vincent Howard TKO 4 (10) 26 Dec 2000 Guyana Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
24 Loss 19–5 United States Shane Mosley TKO 3 (10) 21 Dec 1996 United States Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
23 Loss 19–4 Mexico Ricardo Vázquez KO 1 (10), 2:26 28 Sep 1995 Canada Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
22 Win 19–3 Guyana Eion Bancroft PTS 10 26 Feb 1995 Guyana Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana
21 Loss 18–3 South Africa Ditau Molefyane RTD 6 (10) 3 Aug 1994 South Africa Village Green, Durban, South Africa
20 Loss 18–2 Russia Anatoly Alexandrov KO 2 (12) 7 May 1994 Russia Sports Palace, Perm, Russia For WBC International super-featherweight title
19 Win 18–1 Puerto Rico Víctor Laureano PTS 8 22 Feb 1994 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
18 Win 17–1 Barbados Anthony Williams TKO 1 (10) 8 Aug 1993 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
17 Win 16–1 French Guiana Jacobin Yoma UD 12 18 Apr 1993 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana Won vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
16 Win 15–1 Trinidad and Tobago Learie Bruce TKO 7 (?) 31 Jan 1993 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
15 Win 14–1 Guyana Eion Bancroft TKO 7 (12) 26 Dec 1992 Guyana National Park, Georgetown, Guyana Retained Guyanese lightweight title
14 Win 13–1 Guyana Winston Goodridge PTS 12 26 Dec 1991 Guyana Georgetown, Guyana Won vacant Guyanese lightweight title
13 Win 12–1 Guyana Michael Anthony PTS 12 28 Sep 1991 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana Retained Guyanese featherweight title
12 Win 11–1 Guyana Lalta Narine TKO 4 (12) 26 Dec 1990 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana Won vacant Guyanese featherweight title
11 Win 10–1 Barbados Anthony Williams UD 10 25 Nov 1990 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
10 Win 9–1 The Bahamas Cornbread Williams PTS 10 30 Jan 1989 The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas
9 Loss 8–1 Guyana Winston Goodridge UD 10 26 Dec 1988 Guyana National Park, Georgetown, Guyana
8 Win 8–0 Guyana Carlton Griffith TKO 1 (8) 14 Aug 1988 Guyana Georgetown, Guyana
7 Win 7–0 Guyana Andrew Williams TKO 3 (?) 5 Jun 1988 Guyana National Park, Georgetown, Guyana
6 Win 6–0 Guyana Ray Jones UD 8 1 May 1988 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
5 Win 5–0 Guyana Malcolm Hawker PTS 6 28 Feb 1988 Guyana Georgetown, Guyana
4 Win 4–0 Guyana Mike Grant RTD 4 (6), 3:00 31 Jan 1988 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
3 Win 3–0 Guyana Wayne Coates KO 3 (?) 19 Dec 1987 Guyana Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Guyana
2 Win 2–0 Guyana Malcolm Darson TKO 2 (6) 29 Nov 1987 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
1 Win 1–0 Guyana Keith Anthony KO 1 (?), 2:50 18 Oct 1987 Guyana National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana

References
  1. "Boxing record for Joseph Murray". BoxRec.
  2. "Solemn atmosphere as boxing technician, Maurice 'Bizzy' Boyce interred". Kaieteur News. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Notable dates". Guyana Chronicle. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. "Notable dates". Guyana Chronicle. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "Notable dates". Guyana Chronicle. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "Simeon 'Candyman' Hardy: Getting set to walk the walk after talking the talk". Kaieteur News. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. "DOS Chris Jones remembers the Forgotten Youths with timely donation of boxing gears". guyana.hoop.la. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. "Gonsalves looks to return to winning ways". Stabroek News. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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