IF he is as good as they are making out this will be a huge test for Murray a win in this fight will push him up in the rankings. Its more of a step up and its a risk but he has to take the risk sooner rather than later.
Cheers for the list - it is good to know the pool of boxers at each weight - I need to brush up on my knowledge of amateur boxing (that's an understatement).
Just noticed a new addition to the Limerick show - Jon Fogg (Cruiserweight) making his pro debut. Does anyone know him from his amateur days? http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=550152&cat=boxer
Guys, in an age when every fight that fans want to see is put on the long finger (or never happens) because it "doesnt make financial sense" then Lee Murtagh is a breath of fresh ****in air. Murtagh, from Leeds but from a family of boxers in Belfast, wants the Irish title so much that he is taking a fight against Anthony Fitzgerald for no purse and outside his normal weight division. Hats off to the man, genuinely! http://boxing-ireland.com/20100910_odonnell_showbox_debut_61.html
Glad they're making a move with Murray, I think he's fairly handy, better to give him shot now and take the risk than waste him fighting nobodies on undercards. This guy's record looks really solid though, hope it's not a step too far.
Ya its better to know now how good he is rather than having fighting easy fights and us never knowing what hes capable of even if he loses
BODY BLOW AS LEADING COACH RESIGNS http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sport/body-blow-as-leading-coach-resigns-133925.html REDS ARE A KO http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/reds-are-a-knockout-14979215.html HUNKY DORY FIGHT NIGHT: YOUNG GUNS READY TO FIRE IN IRELAND'S WEST http://brianpeterspromotions.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=217&Itemid=31 JOE HILLERBY RUSHES TO FIRST BOUT VICTORY http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/s...y-hurries-to-first-bout-victory-14979500.html MURRAY TO TAKE ON "VOLCANO" LACERDA http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/1018/murraya.html IRISH CLEAN UP WITH MEDALS http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sp...kuerten-points-landis-to-ride-nz-2384106.html FRAMPTON FACES REID ON DECEMBER 3RD FOR CELTIC TITLE http://news.boxrec.com/news/2010/frampton-faces-reid-december-3-celtic-title MACKLIN COOLS BARKER TALK http://www.frankwarren.tv/boxing/in...ws-stories/712-macklin-cools-barker-talk.html IRELAND CLAIMS FIVE GOLDS IN OSTRAVA GP http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/1017/iaba.html LEE MURTAGH WARNS FITZGERALD TO ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS http://www.boxing-ireland.com/20101018_lee_murtagh_fitzgerald_fight_61.html
If murrey gets a europen title next year would he brave enough to give fellow Irish man a crack at it that would be a good fight ?