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.
He was a protégé of legendary Guyanese trainer Maurice ‘Bizzy’ Boyce.
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. After winning 10 of his first 11 fights he defeated Lalta Narine for the vacant national featherweight title on 26 December 1990, 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. 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. 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.
After his retirement, he became a boxing trainer in his homeland, working with a number of young prospects.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Loss19–6 Vincent HowardTKO4 (10)26 Dec 2000 24Loss19–5 Shane MosleyTKO3 (10)21 Dec 1996 23Loss19–4 Ricardo VázquezKO1 (10), 28 Sep 1995 22Win19–3 Eion BancroftPTS1026 Feb 1995 21Loss18–3 Ditau MolefyaneRTD6 (10)3 Aug 1994 20Loss18–2 Anatoly AlexandrovKO2 (12)7 May 1994 19Win18–1 Víctor LaureanoPTS822 Feb 1994 18Win17–1 Anthony WilliamsTKO1 (10)8 Aug 1993 17Win16–1 Jacobin YomaUD1218 Apr 1993 16Win15–1 Learie BruceTKO7 (?)31 Jan 1993 15Win14–1 Eion BancroftTKO7 (12)26 Dec 1992 14Win13–1 Winston GoodridgePTS1226 Dec 1991 13Win12–1 Michael AnthonyPTS1228 Sep 1991 12Win11–1 Lalta NarineTKO4 (12)26 Dec 1990 11Win10–1 Anthony WilliamsUD1025 Nov 1990 10Win9–1 Cornbread WilliamsPTS1030 Jan 1989 9Loss8–1 Winston GoodridgeUD1026 Dec 1988 8Win8–0 Carlton GriffithTKO1 (8)14 Aug 1988 7Win7–0 Andrew WilliamsTKO3 (?)5 Jun 1988 6Win6–0 Ray Jones81 May 1988 5Win5–0 Malcolm Hawker628 Feb 1988 4Win4–0 Mike Grant4 (6), 31 Jan 1988 3Win3–0 Wayne CoatesKO3 (?)19 Dec 1987 2Win2–0 Malcolm Darson2 (6)29 Nov 1987 1Win1–0 Keith Anthony1 (?), 18 Oct 1987
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