Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom-- In a redemption fight after a Michael Katsidis TKO loss last year, Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KOs) put on an excellent showing and stopped top British lightweight, John Murray (31-1, 18 KOs) in eight rounds. Mitchell used movement and precision punching throughout the contest while Murray performed true to form with dogged … [Read more...]
John Murray and Kevin Mitchell set for Battle in the U.K.
European lightweight champ, John Murray (31-0, 18 KOs) is set to take on fringe contender and former British super featherweight titlist, Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KOs), Saturday July 16, at The Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Murray won the vacant European title in May 2010, and made 2 successful defenses before he vacated his title in April. Murray opted not to fight … [Read more...]
Murray to Defend Euro Lightweight Title, April 2nd
Manchester, UK lightweight, John Murray (30-0, 18 KOs), will make the second defense of his European 135 lb. title against Karim El Ouazghari (11-1-2, 4 KOs) on April 2nd at York Hall in London, April 2nd. This will be Murray's first bout under the banner of new promoter, Frank Warren. El Ouazghari is a 31-year old Barcelona native who holds the Spanish lightweight title, … [Read more...]
John Murray Signs With Frank Warren
Well-regarded lightweight title contender, John Murray (30-0, 18 KOs), has signed with UK promoter, Frank Warren, after allegedly turning down offers from Golden Boy and other promotional companies. Murray, 26, has yet to face a ranked, world class opponent, but is regarded as a quality prospect with a possible elite-level upside. The current European lightweight champ is … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s World Rankings: A Look at the Lightweights
As detailed earlier, The Boxing Tribune World Rankings offer a fair and accurate look at each of boxing's seventeen weight classes. Using a unique formulaic criteria based on activity and level of opposition within a fighter's own division, The Boxing Tribune stands firmly behind it's world rankings and hopes that others will use them as a standard of fairness in the … [Read more...]