Paige Murney

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Paige Murney
Born (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 (age 29)[2]
Leicester, England
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights4
Wins4
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Lightweight
European Union Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cascia Light welterweight

Paige Murney (born 21 January 1995) is an English professional boxer.

As an amateur, Murney fought out of Leicester Unity Boxing Club.[3] She won a bronze medal in the 2017 European Union Championships.[4]

Representing England, Murney won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia losing out in the lightweight final to Anja Stridsman of the host nation.[5]

She competed at the 2019 World Championships in Russia[6] where she lost by unanimous decision to Kazakhstan's Rimma Volossenko in the round of 32.[7]

In May 2021, Murney joined the professional boxing ranks signing a promotional deal with Dave Coldwell[8] before making her pro debut on 12 December that year at Leicester Arena defeating Karina Szmalenberg on points.[9]

Professional boxing record[edit]

4 fights 4 wins 0 losses
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
4 Win 4–0 Lenka Volejnikova PTS 6 (6) 2 March 2024 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
3 Win 3–0 Vaida Masiokaite PTS 6 (6) 1 October 2023 Athena, Leicester, England
2 Win 2–0 Halanna Dos Santos PTS 6 (6) 12 May 2023 Maher Centre, Leicester, England
1 Win 1–0 Karina Szmalenberg PTS 6 (6) 12 December 2021 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Boxrec profile of Paige Murney". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Paige Murney". tapology.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Athletes: Paige Murney". teamengland.org. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ "EUROPEAN UNION BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN'S ELITE - Medallists by Weight Category" (PDF). EUBC. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Leicester's own Paige Murney gets 60kg boxing silver medal at Commonwealth Games". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Seven women from GB Boxing squad set for action at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Rimma Volossenko vs Paige Murney". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Paige Murney To Go Pro, Inks Managerial Pact With Dave Coldwell". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Paige Murney vs Karina Szmalenberg". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.