By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBC, #3 IBF middleweight contender Martin Murray (28-1, 12 KOs) will be defending his World Boxing Council Silver 160 pound strap against the recently knocked out 34-year-old Domenico Spada (39-5, 19 KOs) in a 12 round bout this Saturday night at the Salle des etoiles, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
There’s talk of the 32-year-old Murray getting a title shot against WBA Super world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin next year in February if Murray is open to the idea of taking the fight. While Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler says that Murray is someone they’d be interested in fighting, I can’t see it happening.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former world title challenger Martin Murray (28-1-1, 12 KOs) will be back in the ring in two months to face #8 WBC Domenico Spada (38-5, 19 KOs) on October 25th at the Salle des etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco. 
By Scott Gilfoid: At 31, fame has eluded British middleweight Martin Murray (27-1-1, 12 O’s) as he’s failed each time he stepped up to the plate against quality opposition. But he’s hoping that he can follow in the footsteps of fellow Brit Carl Froch by going outside of the UK to take fights against various opponents, and then return to sellout crowds the way that Froch did.
By Scott Gilfoid: #2 WBC, #3 WBA Martin Murray (27-1-1, 12 KO’s) weighed in on Friday for his clash on Saturday night against Max Bursak (29-2-1, 12 KO’s). Murray, who believes that he’s got the talent to beat WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto with no problems, weighed in at 159. Bursak weighed 160.5.
(Photo credit: GoldenGlovesSA) By Scott Gilfoid: A drained looking Martin Murray (27-1-1, 12 KO’s) spoke the obvious when he said this about his opponent for Saturday Max Bursak (29-2-1, 12 KO’s), “We are both in great shape, but I’m a level above Bursak and I will show that.” It kind of goes without saying that Murray is a level above Bursak, but it also reflects on Murray that he’s still fighting guys like Bursak after having failed on two attempts to capture a world title at 160. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #2 WBC, #3 IBF, #13 WBO Martin Murray will be fighting this Saturday night against #8 WBA Max Bursak (29-2-1, 12 KO’s) in a 12 round bout at the Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco. This is yet another tune-up fight for the idea of improving the 31-year-old Murray for another world title shot.
By Scott Gilfoid: Rodney Berman, the promoter for former world title challenger Martin Murray (27-1-1, 12 KO’s) has made contract with IBF middleweight champion Sam Soliman’s management about a fight between Murray and Soliman that Berman would like to setup for this October. Murray was already beaten by former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez last year in April in a failed attempt to capture the 39-year-old Sergio’s WBC strap.