Murray Sutherland
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Murray Sutherland was a Scottish
boxer in the middleweight
division.
Murry Sutherland turned professional in 1977 and in 1981 challenged WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Matthew Saad Muhammad
, but lost by KO in the 9th round. Matthew Saad Muhammad was later quoted as saying that Sutherland was the toughest fight of his career. The following year he took on WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Michael Spinks
but lost via TKO in the seventh round. In 1984 he captured the Vacant IBF Middleweight Title with a decision win over Ernie Singletary. He lost the belt in his first defense to Chong-Pal Park
. He retired in 1986 after being KO'd by Lindell Holmes
.
In 1983, Murray Sutherland fought ten rounds with Thomas Hearns
in a Middleweight fight, losing a unanimous decision.
Sutherland was also ranked 1st in the world in the Professional Karate Association before he started his boxing career. He currently runs a successful gym in Bay City, Michigan.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
boxer in the middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
division.
Murry Sutherland turned professional in 1977 and in 1981 challenged WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Matthew Saad Muhammad
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Matthew Saad Muhammad is a former boxer who was the world's light heavyweight champion.Saad Muhammad's mother died when he was an infant, and he and his elder brother were sent to live with an aunt. When he was five, his aunt could not afford to look after both of them and she instructed Saad...
, but lost by KO in the 9th round. Matthew Saad Muhammad was later quoted as saying that Sutherland was the toughest fight of his career. The following year he took on WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks is a retired American boxer who was a world champion in the light-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions...
but lost via TKO in the seventh round. In 1984 he captured the Vacant IBF Middleweight Title with a decision win over Ernie Singletary. He lost the belt in his first defense to Chong-Pal Park
Chong-Pal Park
Chong-Pal Park was a South Korean boxer in the super middleweight division....
. He retired in 1986 after being KO'd by Lindell Holmes
Lindell Holmes
Lindell Holmes is a retired American boxer in the super middleweight division.Holmes turned professional in 1979 and in 1986 challenged IBF Super Middleweight Title holder Chong-Pal Park of South Korea. The bout was ruled a no contest in the 2nd round after an accidental head-clash opened a cut on...
.
In 1983, Murray Sutherland fought ten rounds with Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns
Thomas "Hitman" Hearns is a retired American boxer. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra" and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns became the first boxer in history to win world titles in four divisions. He would also become the first fighter in history to win five world titles in five different divisions...
in a Middleweight fight, losing a unanimous decision.
Sutherland was also ranked 1st in the world in the Professional Karate Association before he started his boxing career. He currently runs a successful gym in Bay City, Michigan.