Joe Murray has sensationally quit amateur boxing to take the step up to the professional ranks, after growing tired of inconsistent scoring.
The World Featherweight bronze medallist, who attended the same school as me (Wright Robinson Sports College), complained about the scoring after losing to Irelands David Oliver Joyce 16-3 in the European Amateur championships.
The 21 year old Manchester fighter also suffered from biased scoring in this summers Olympic Games in Beijing, where he was knocked out of the competition by China’s Gu Yu.
Several of Murray’s hits that day were not counted by the judges - resulting in Yu taking a clear and undeserved lead. That meant Joe had to KO his opponent in order to win.
Something Murray could not stand anymore: “They said the scoring was bad in China but when you come back to your home country its even worse.”
“What’s the point putting in the hard graft when you don’t get a fair fight?”
“If I don’t go professional now I’m going to have to quit. All I ask is to get in the ring and get a fair decision but it seems too much.”
Joe now joins his brother John, who is the current British Lightweight champion, on the professional circuit.
The World Featherweight bronze medallist, who attended the same school as me (Wright Robinson Sports College), complained about the scoring after losing to Irelands David Oliver Joyce 16-3 in the European Amateur championships.
The 21 year old Manchester fighter also suffered from biased scoring in this summers Olympic Games in Beijing, where he was knocked out of the competition by China’s Gu Yu.
Several of Murray’s hits that day were not counted by the judges - resulting in Yu taking a clear and undeserved lead. That meant Joe had to KO his opponent in order to win.
Something Murray could not stand anymore: “They said the scoring was bad in China but when you come back to your home country its even worse.”
“What’s the point putting in the hard graft when you don’t get a fair fight?”
“If I don’t go professional now I’m going to have to quit. All I ask is to get in the ring and get a fair decision but it seems too much.”
Joe now joins his brother John, who is the current British Lightweight champion, on the professional circuit.
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