Martin Murray expects to take Arthur Abraham’s title on Saturday

murray1(Photo Credit: Lawrence Lustig) By Scott Gilfoid: After coming up empty on three prior world title challenges, #10 WBO fringe contender Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) will be attempting to end his run of bad luck this Saturday night against WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) on 11/21 at the TUI Arena in beautiful Hannover, Germany.

The 32-year-old Murray explains that the reason why he got beaten or held to a draw in his previous three attempts at a world title was because he wasn’t ready and in his prime like he is now, but right now he feels he’s at his very best.

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Martin Murray confident of beating Arthur Abraham

Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) believes the time has come for him to be crowned World Champion as he prepares for his fourth World title tilt against WBO World Super Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) on November 21 at the TUI Arena in Hannover, Germany.

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Martin Murray could face Groves if he beats Abraham

murray5By Scott Gilfoid: #10 WBO Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) could wind up facing #3 WBC Sauerland fighter George Groves (21-3, 16 KOs) if he can get past WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) in their fight next Saturday night on November 21st at the Tui Arena, in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.

#10 WBO Murray, 32, says that Groves is one of the guys that he could be facing if/when he defeats the 35-year-old Abraham in their fight in Germany.

It’ kind of interesting that the 27-year-old Groves is one of the guys that has a chance for a fight against Murray if he can get past Abraham, because Groves has lost 3 out of his last 5 fights in losses to 168lb champions Badou Jack and Carl Froch [X 2].

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DeGale wants Badou Jack or Martin Murray next after Bute

degale785By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) still hasn’t faced Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs) yet, but he already has his next fight planned out in his mind if he can get past the 35-year-old Bute on November 28th at the Centre Videotron, in Quebec City, Quebec.

In a predictable move, DeGale wants to fight either Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) or WBC super middleweight champ Badou Jack. Of course, Murray will have to do his part by defeating WBO 168lb champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) in their fight on November 21st at the Tui Arena, in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.

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DeGale interested in Martin Murray fight in 2016

degale66666By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) is possibly interested in a fight against fringe contender #15 WBO Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) if he defeats WBO 168lb champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) in their fight on November 21st at the Tui Arena, in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, and if DeGale defeats 35-year-old former IBF champion Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs) in their fight on November 28th at the Centre Videotron, in Quebec City, Quebec.

In other words, DeGale is hoping for a unification fight against Murray in the UK if he wins the WBO title. If DeGale can’t get that fight, he wants a unification match-up with WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack next year in April.

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Abraham says he picked Murray because he’s a strong boxer

abraham44By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) says he picked #15 WBO Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) out for his next opponent on November 21st because he wanted to face a strong fighter, who had fought in previous world championships. Abraham says he likes to fight good fighters.

Abraham doesn’t say why he selected a fighter with a #15 ranking in Murray or why he’s been fighting these guys in the last two years: Robert Stieglitz, Paul Smith, Nikola Sjekloca, Giovanni De Carolis, and Willbeforce Shihepo. If what Abraham says about him wanting to fight the best then why hasn’t he been fighting the Dirrell brothers recently instead of the above mentioned fighters?

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Martin Murray gets 4th world title shot against Arthur Abraham

murray53By Scott Gilfoid: Three time world title failure #15 WBO Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) will be getting yet another world title shot when he faces WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (32-2-1, 15 KOs) on November 21st at the Tui Arena, in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.

I predicted this fight would happen in the past, and as usual I was right. My other prediction is I don’t see it going well for the light hitting 33-year-old Murray. I suspect he’ll take a royal whipping of the first order and be sent on his way to be a 4-time world title loser.

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Arthur Abraham vs. Martin Murray possible for November 21st

abraham5(Photo Credit: Sebastian Heger) By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) and his promoters at Sauerland Events will be announcing his next opponent this Wednesday, October 7th for his November 21st fight at the Tui Arena, in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.

According to the latest boxing news rumors, the opponent for Abraham could very well be bottom ranked #15 WBO Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs), who only recently moved up to the 168lb division this year after getting whipped by IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin last February in losing by an 11th round knockout. I don’t know if Murray can get the fight with Abraham, because Bernard Hopkins is saying that he’ll be fighting Abraham next. I think that’s a much better fight than Abraham-Murray fight

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Golovkin destroys Lemieux in 2-3 rounds, says Murray

golovkin4By Dan Ambrose: While Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has been telling boxing fans that his fighter IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) will be emerge victorious in his unification fight next month on October 17th against IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), fans and fighters alike pretty much believe that Golovkin will be making easy work of the 26-year-old Lemieux.

That’s bad news for Golden Boy, De La Hoya, but it’s also a bad thing for Golovkin too. The fight is being televised on HBO pay-per-view, and if everyone believes that the Golovkin-Lemieux fight is going to be a mismatch, then boxing fans won’t bother to purchase it.

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Warrington defeats Brunker; Murray and Bellew both win

warrington5By Scott Gilfoid: In a card filled with mismatches from top to bottom, #8 IBF featherweight contender Josh Warrington (22-0, 4 KOs) easily defeated #9 IBF Joel Brunker (28-2, 16 KOs) to retain his Commonwealth featherweight title at the First Direct Arena, Leeds, England. The final judges’ scores were 120-108, 120-108 and 120-108.

I hate to say it but I think Warrington is a very, very vulnerable fighter who can’t punch. Had he been in the ring tonight with someone with punching power like Nicholas Walters, Jayson Velez, Leo Santa Cruz, Abner Mares, and Vasyl Lomachenko, he would have likely been battered and knocked out. Warrington does good against fighters picked out for him by his promoter Eddie Hearn, who can’t punch, but I think the party will be over for Warrington once he’s forced to fight someone that can crack eggs.

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