By Sean McDaniel: Amir Khan is picking British/Commonwealth super featherweight champion Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KO’s) to knockout unbeaten John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) in their fight on July 9th at the ExCel Arena, Dockland, London, England. Speaking on his twitter account, Khan said “John Murray can’t even sell out his back garden, let alone a leisure centre. In my eyes, he will get knocked out by Mitchell.” The fight itself is considered a toss-up in the eyes of most boxing fans.
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Britain’s got more talent: Working class hero Mitchell set for redemption against Murray
By Lee Elford: Kevin Mitchell goes boldly into the spotlight in front of the watching eyes of the boxing world’s very own judges on July 9th chomping at the bit to demonstrate his claims that the Michael Katsidis blip was largely due to the apparent disrupting circumstances in his life.
Murray vs. Mitchell: Kevin will expose John’s lack of speed
By Sean McDaniel: Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KO’s) will be facing unbeaten John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) on July 9th at the ExCel Arena, Dockland, London, England. Mitchell will be taking this fight without the benefit of a tune-up, because he hasn’t fought since being taken out in the 3rd round last year by Michael Katsidis in May.
Murray to live like a monk to get ready for Mitchell bout on July 9th
By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten lightweight John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) faces the toughest test of his eight year pro career next month on July 9th against once beaten former British/Commonwealth super featherweight champion Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KO’s) for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title in London, England. Murray, 26, just happens to be coming off a poor performance against Spaniard Karim El Ouazghari last April, a bout that Murray won by a 12 round unanimous decision.
Murray vs. Mitchell on July 9th
By Sean McDaniel: Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KO’s), a former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion, will face unbeaten John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) on July 9th at a still to be determined venue in London, England. This is a fight that has been much talked about for ages but has never been until now been able to be put together.
Murray v. Mitchell in July
By William Mackay: The long awaited bout between unbeaten EBU lightweight champion John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) and Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KO’s) is looking like it’s going to be taking place this summer in July, according to news from frankwarren.tv. This is going to be a real test for both of these fighters because neither of them has been in tough.
Mitchell-Murray in the Summer
By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten lightweight contender John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) will battle once beaten Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KO’s) this summer in a fight that is long overdue in the UK. There has been talk about Mitchell and Murray fighting it out for ages but for some reason the two fighters were never able to get in the ring to prove who the better fighter is until now. Mitchell, 26, has long been considered to be the better fighter of the two.
Murray wants world title shot: Does he stand a chance against Soto?
By Scott Gilfoid: Number #2 ranked WBC lightweight contender John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) wants a world title shot in 2011 against the WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto. Murray recently defended his EBU lightweight crown last weekend with a less than impressive 12 round decision over Karim El Ouazghari.
Murray interested in going after WBC lightweight strap
By Sean McDaniel: Fresh off his unimpressive 12 round unanimous decision win over challenger Karim El Ouazghari last Saturday night, EBU lightweight champion John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) is now reportedly eying a hoped for title shot against WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto (55-7-2, 32 KO’s) next.
Mitchell wants to face Murray after watching him struggle against Ouazghari
By Sean McDaniel: Former British and Commonwealth super featherweight champion Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KO’s) wants a piece of EBU lightweight champion John Murray (31-0, 18 KO’s) after watching him struggle to defeat challenger Karim El Ouazghari last Saturday night in a not too impressive performance from Murray.