Murray Sutherland
Murray Sutherland (* 10. April 1953 in Edinburgh , Scotland ) is a former British boxers in the super middleweight and IBF world champion .
Career
Sutherland already lost his first two fights. In 1980 he won the USBA title against the then undefeated American Pablo Paul Ramos (18-0-0) and lost the fight for the WBC title the following year against Matthew Saad Muhammad . On April 11, 1982 he lost in a WBA world championship fight against Michael Spinks in the eighth round by technical knockout.
In March 1984 he competed against Ernie Singletary in a 15-round battle for the vacant IBF world title and won on points. In 1986 he lost to Lindell Holmes by TKo in the third round and then ended his career.
Web links
- Murray Sutherland in the BoxRec database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sutherland, Murray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British super middleweight boxer and IBF world champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh , Scotland |