Joseph Murray (Guyanese boxer)
# 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.

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

| 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 | Vincent Howard | TKO | 4 (10) | 26 Dec 2000 | Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 24 | Loss | 19–5 | Shane Mosley | TKO | 3 (10) | 21 Dec 1996 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 23 | Loss | 19–4 | Ricardo Vázquez | KO | 1 (10), 2:26 | 28 Sep 1995 | Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 22 | Win | 19–3 | Eion Bancroft | PTS | 10 | 26 Feb 1995 | Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 21 | Loss | 18–3 | Ditau Molefyane | RTD | 6 (10) | 3 Aug 1994 | Village Green, Durban, South Africa | |
| 20 | Loss | 18–2 | Anatoly Alexandrov | KO | 2 (12) | 7 May 1994 | Sports Palace, Perm, Russia | For WBC International super-featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Víctor Laureano | PTS | 8 | 22 Feb 1994 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Anthony Williams | TKO | 1 (10) | 8 Aug 1993 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Jacobin Yoma | UD | 12 | 18 Apr 1993 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | Won vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Learie Bruce | TKO | 7 (?) | 31 Jan 1993 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Eion Bancroft | TKO | 7 (12) | 26 Dec 1992 | National Park, Georgetown, Guyana | Retained Guyanese lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Winston Goodridge | PTS | 12 | 26 Dec 1991 | Georgetown, Guyana | Won vacant Guyanese lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Michael Anthony | PTS | 12 | 28 Sep 1991 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | Retained Guyanese featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Lalta Narine | TKO | 4 (12) | 26 Dec 1990 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | Won vacant Guyanese featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Anthony Williams | UD | 10 | 25 Nov 1990 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Cornbread Williams | PTS | 10 | 30 Jan 1989 | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Winston Goodridge | UD | 10 | 26 Dec 1988 | National Park, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Carlton Griffith | TKO | 1 (8) | 14 Aug 1988 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Andrew Williams | TKO | 3 (?) | 5 Jun 1988 | National Park, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ray Jones | UD | 8 | 1 May 1988 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Malcolm Hawker | PTS | 6 | 28 Feb 1988 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Mike Grant | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 31 Jan 1988 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Wayne Coates | KO | 3 (?) | 19 Dec 1987 | Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Guyana | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Malcolm Darson | TKO | 2 (6) | 29 Nov 1987 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Keith Anthony | KO | 1 (?), 2:50 | 18 Oct 1987 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
