Paul Murdoch (born 3 October 1973) is an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2007. He held the PABA light-heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2007 and challenged for the WBO and light-heavyweight title in 2006.

Professional career

Murdoch vs. Erdei

On 5 May 2006, Murdoch challenged Zsolt Erdei for the WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles in Düsseldorf, Germany. Erdei dominated the bout, knocking Murdoch down in the eight round before winning in the tenth round by TKO.

Murdoch vs. Green

On 21 January 2007, Murdoch challenged Danny Green in an unification bout, for Murdoch's PABA light-heavyweight title and Green's IBF Pan Pacific light-heavyweight title. After Green knocked Murdoch down in both the first and second round, Murdoch's corner threw in the towel. After the loss, Murdoch retired from boxing with excellent career stats, finishing with a record of 26 wins (16 KOs), 7 losses, and 1 draw.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34Loss26–7–1Danny GreenTKO2 (12), 21 Jan 200733Win26–6–1Walter Pupu'aUD129 Dec 200632Loss25–6–1Zsolt ErdeiTKO10 (12), 6 May 200631Win25–5–1Birbal JuniorKO2 (12), 26 Mar 200630Win24–5–1James EllisTKO3 (8), 29 Jul 200529Win23–5–1Sakeasi DakuaTKO4 (12)17 May 200528Win22–5–1John WybornUD1212 Nov 200427Win21–5–1Sitiuni NaeaTKO3 (12)30 May 200426Win20–5–1Timo MasuaKO3 (12)21 Nov 200325Win19–5–1Colin HuniaTKO6 (12)25 Oct 200324Win18–5–1Stewart MollerUD1225 Jul 200323Win17–5–1Steve WoodTKO1 (12)22 Feb 2003 22Loss16–5–1Tosca Petridis106 Dec 2002 21Win16–4–1Lightning LupeKO2 (12)1 Sep 2002 20Win15–4–1Sam LeuiiTKO4 (12)9 May 200219Win14–4–1Frank FaalenuuTKO6 (12)24 Feb 200218Win13–4–1Viliamu LesivaTKO6 (12)2 Dec 200117Win12–4–1Anthony BigeniTKO9 (12)2 Sep 200116Loss11–4–1Anthony BigeniPTS128 Jun 2001 15Win11–3–1Paul PontingKO5 (8)23 Jan 200114Loss10–3–1Daniel Rowsell9 (12)24 Nov 200013Win10–2–1Scott ParkerKO220 Oct 200012Win9–2–1Gavin RyanPTS1018 Aug 200011Win8–2–1Lawrence TauasaPTS821 Jul 200010Win7–2–1Jamie WallacePTS105 May 20009Loss6–2–1Daniel RowsellPTS811 Feb 20008Win6–1–1Louis van Winkel611 Dec 19997Win5–1–1Brown EnyiKO1 (6)22 Nov 19996Loss4–1–1Peter ManesisPTS830 Oct 19995Win4–0–1Costa Chondros310 Sep 1999 4Win3–0–1Matt TriheyPTS623 Apr 19993Win2–0–1Benny HorraPTS623 Oct 19982Draw1–0–1Jamie MyerPTS62 Oct 19981Win1–0Stewart Moller627 Mar 1998

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