Martin Murray wants Golovkin rematch at super middleweight

golovkin42222By Scott Gilfoid: After coming up short last month in getting stopped in the 11th round in his fight against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) on February 21st, #4 WBC Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) says he’d like to get another shot at fighting Golovkin, but this time super middleweight.

Murray, 32, believes it would be a different fight if he were to take the 5’10 ½” Golovkin at 168, presumably because he wouldn’t have to struggle to take the weight off like he did in cutting down to 160.

Murray has had three shots at world titles in the middleweight division, he’s failed to win a world title. He still believes he has opportunities in this fight class, but he thinks he would have a lot of chances at 168 as well if he were to move up. Murray seems torn about whether he should move up or not.

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Golovkin/Monroe undercard: Gonzalez vs. Sosa opens up HBO telecast on Saturday, May 16

Boxing fans around the world eagerly anticipating the return of Boxing Superstar GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN received more great news with the announcement that “Pound For Pound” flyweight star ROMAN “Chocolatito” GONZALEZ will face Mexico’s EDGAR SOSA in the 12-round co-feature on Saturday, May 16 at the Forum and televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Golovkin WBC “Fighter of the Month”

Los Angeles, CA (March 10, 2015) Boxing Global Superstar GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN has been named February’s “Fighter of the Month” by the World Boxing Council (‘WBC’).

Golovkin improved to 32-0-0 with 29 knockouts, stopping #1 rated challenger MARTIN MURRAY in defense of his “Interim” WBC World Middleweight Title on Saturday, February 21 in Monte-Carlo in front of a star studded audience that included Prince Albert II of Monaco.

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Martin Murray was expecting Gennady Golovkin to be a harder puncher

1-06By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBC Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) says he was surprised by the punching power of WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) in their fight last Saturday night on February 21st at the Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Murray, 32, expected Golovkin to be a harder puncher than he turned out to be. Murray does say that Golovkin is a strong puncher, but that he expected him to be more powerful than he turned out to be.

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Golovkin-Murray averages 862K viewers on HBO for afternoon show

1-02By Scott Gilfoid: Last Saturday’s clash between WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) and Britain’s Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) brought in less than huge ratings on HBO Championship Boxing in their fight on February 21st at the Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

The Golovkin-Murray fight brought in an average of 862,000 viewers on HBO with a peak of 938,000. The numbers obviously weren’t huge, although the fight being broadcast during the afternoon rather than the evening probably has a lot to do with the less than huge ratings.

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Will Martin Murray recover from the beating GGG put on him?

1-IMG_7277 - copia(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Scott Gilfoid: A day after he absorbed a vicious beating at the hands of WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, Martin Murray is being applauded by many boxing fans for having lasted 11 rounds last Saturday night in getting stopped in the 11th round in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

The was stopped in the 11th round by referee Luis Pabon after Golovkin blasted Murray with a left-right combination that snapped Murrays head back. The fight had to be stopped because Murray could no longer defend himself.

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Respect to Martin Murray for putting it on the line against Golovkin

1-07By Gerardo Granados: After showing great heart thru eleven rounds top contender Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) tried his best and never quit; he fought his best but that was not enough against the Middleweight Champion of the World WBA/IBO Gennady GGG Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) While being way behind in the score cards the brave contender never hinted to try to surrender. When Marco Antonio Rubio was stopped he seemed to be not too hurt to not have gotten up for the count, but when Murray was down he found a way to continue.

Martin Murray did what not many have done and took Golovkin to the eleventh round, it´s true that the battle was not as competitive as I thought could be but it might be because there is not a single middle who can handle Golovkin’s punching power.

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Martin Murray: I’m the second best middleweight in the world, I want Andy Lee

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By Scott Gilfoid: After failing last Saturday night for the third time in challenging for a world title, Britain’s Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) sees himself as the second best middleweight in the world.

The No.1 middleweight is WBA champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs), who disposed of Murray in 11 rounds last Saturday night in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Murray made it to the 11th round, but he really was nothing more than a constantly moving and holding punching bag after the 2nd round.

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Martin Murray disappointed in loss to Gennady Golovkin

1-17(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda)) By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBC Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) tried his best last night in his title shot against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs), but his best wasn’t good enough, as Golovkin bludgeoned Murray with power shots until the referee halted the fight in the 11th round at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

To his credit, a bloody and battered Murray finished the fight on his feet rather than on the canvas like most of Golovkin’s foes have ended up. However, Murray failed to prove boxing fans wrong in doubting him, as he’d said he would do before the fight.

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Chavez Jr to Golovkin: I bet you $1 million I’ll knock you out

golovkin3333By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (48-1-1, 32 KOs) wasn’t too impressed with WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s 11th round knockout win over Martin Murray on Saturday night in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Chavez Jr says Golovkin wouldn’t be a good fighter if he didn’t have any power. Further, Chavez Jr says that he’s willing to bet Golovkin $1 million that he’ll KO the Kazakhstan fighter if he moves up to 168 to take the fight against him.

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