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Martin Murray Grabs WBC Gold, Dominates Bursak

•Jun 21, 2014

Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco - Martin Murray (28-1-1, 12 KOs) of St. Helens, England, proved his claim of being one of the best European middleweights with a dominant tactical win over tough Ukrainian pressure fighter Max Bursak (29-3-1, 12 KOs), a former European champion. Murray was in full control of the fight against WBA #7 Bursak. Not having a great punch to go with, Bursak tried to stalk Murray anyway but for no good. He was pinned with the jab of the Brit, and also clinched to match on the inside. Nurray also displayed great finesse and tremendous footwork to continuously befuddle his slower opponent. Size disadvantage also didn't help Bursak's case much. When he tried to get on the inside, he was ordered somewhat strong diet of hard jabs and counter punches, most of them landing flush on his chin. He did some damage in the mid rounds but it wasn't enough to hurt Murray, who finished this contest very strong and in commanding fashion.

Scale Scares Averted As All Make Weight In Monte Carlo

Jake Donovan

•Jun 20, 2014

Promoter Rodney Berman's last adventure in Monaco saw bouts fall out in the weeks leading up to the event and a failed effort to produce U.S. television coverage. This time around, all of the drama was limited to the scales, though averted by the end of the business day. All fighters eventually made weight for Saturday's big show at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin in Monte Carlo, Monaco, even if it meant a few fighters requiring a little extra effort to honor their contractrual obligations.

Martin Murray Wants To Follow The Path of Carl Froch

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•Jun 20, 2014

LONDON - British middleweight ace Martin Murray is hoping to follow in the footsteps of four-time world champion Carl Froch. The St Helens star battles Ukrainian Max Bursak in Monte Carlo tonight, live on BoxNation, and has told the channel he is hoping to emulate the formidable Nottingham assassin. Prior to Froch’s stardom on British shores he was often on the road as he looked to make his name by taking on the super-middleweights very best, a path which is becoming a familiar one for the 31-year-old Murray who has fought abroad in three of his last four fights.

Photos: Bursak Training Hard To Down Martin Murray

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•Jun 17, 2014

Middleweight contender Max Bursak (29-2-1, 12KOs) has promised to bounce back from a February decision loss to Jarrod Fletcher by shocking Martin Murray (27-1-1, 12KOs) for the vacant WBC silver middleweight title on June 21. Bursak returns to the scene of his last fight, when he faces Murray at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin in Monte Carlo, where he vows to set things straight in his career.

Martin Murray Expects Tough Challenge From Bursak

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•Jun 11, 2014

British world title hopeful Martin Murray returns to action when he takes on Max Bursak for the vacant WBC silver middleweight title on June 21. The 31-year-old, who is ranked amongst the best 160 pounders around, returns for the first time since his highly controversial loss to Sergio Martinez, who lost his WBC middleweight title to Miguel Cotto last weekend. The St Helens man travelled to hostile Buenos Aires last year, when he fought in front of a crowd of 40,000 at the Estadio José Amalfitani, home to Argentine football club Velez Sarsfield.

Team Murray Target Jacobs-Fletcher, Soliman For 10/21

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•Jun 10, 2014

Johannesburg - Rodney Berman has contacted IBF middleweight champion Sam Soliman’s camp about potentially matching him with highly-rated Martin Murray in Monte Carlo in October. He says he has made a “substantial offer” to the Australian, who beat Felix Sturm for the title last month. Murray fights Max Bursak for the WBC Silver belt in Monaco next weekend, but plans are already afoot to land a bigger prize later this year.

Martin Murray: I Want My Sergio Martinez Rematch

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•Jun 6, 2014

British middleweight Martin Murray says he has unfinished business with WBC champion Sergio Martinez as he eyes a rematch with the sensational Argentine. The balletic Buenos Aires banger takes on Puerto Rican legend Miguel Cotto this Saturday night in a megafight at New York’s historic Madison Square Garden, live and exclusive on BoxNation. And, 31-year-old Murray, who ran the slick southpaw Martinez very close last year, losing somewhat contentiously on points in front of a hostile Argentine crowd, believes ‘Maravilla’ will prove too big for Cotto, who is moving up from light-middleweight.

Martin Murray's Monte Carlo Bout To Land on BoxNation

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•Jun 4, 2014

LONDON - British world title hopeful Martin Murray will be back in action, live and exclusive on BoxNation, when he takes on Max Bursak for the vacant WBC Silver middleweight title on June 21st from Monte Carlo. The 30-year-old ace, who is ranked amongst the best 160 pounders around, returns to the ‘Channel of Champions’ for the first time since his highly controversial loss to reigning WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

Martin Murray: It's Close, But I Pick Carl Froch To Win

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•May 28, 2014

England’s Martin Murray won’t be attending this weekend’s superfight in London – he’s too busy focusing on preparation for his June 21 fight that tops the Golden Gloves “KO at the Casino” tournament in Monte Carlo. The smooth-hitting middleweight (27-1-1, 12 KOs) meets Max Bursak (29-2-1, 12 KOs) of the Ukraine in a fight for the WBC Silver title. With Murray’s ambitions squarely on a touted world championship fight in November, he knows anything but a convincing victory won’t be good enough.

Martin Murray Has One Eye on Cotto-Martinez Winner

Shaun Brown

•May 19, 2014

Martin Murray 27-1-1 (12) is now in a much better place thanks to Rodney Berman and his Golden Gloves Promotional group based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The former World Middleweight title challenger became a free agent in February when Hatton Promotions announced that they would not be renewing the 31 year old’s contract thus ending their five year relationship with the fighter. Pastures new then for the man from St. Helens but first that meant speaking to other promoters from around the world. In the end, however, there was only one that proved too good to turn down.