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Murray Sutherland (born 10 April 1953 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish boxer who fought in middleweight division. He was boxing's inaugural, lineal and first undisputed world Super-Middleweight champion, having won the inaugural IBF's version in 1984.

Professional boxing record

48 Wins (40 knockouts, 8 decisions), 14 Losses (7 knockouts, 7 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 48–14–1 United States Lindell Holmes TKO 3 25 February 1986 Michigan Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States Lost IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title
Win 48–13–1 United States Mike Hyman KO 2 15 November 1985 North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Loss 47–13–1 United States Bobby Czyz UD 10 26 July 1985 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 47–12–1 United States Lloyd Richardson KO 3 31 May 1985 West Virginia Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
Win 46–12–1 United States Robert Pew TKO 2 1 March 1985 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title
Win 45–12–1 United States Lenny Edwards TKO 3 9 February 1985 Michigan Port Huron, Michigan, United States
Win 44–12–1 United States Wilford Scypion TKO 12 8 December 1984 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, United States IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title
Win 43–12–1 United States Joe Byrd, Jr. TKO 3 24 October 1984 Michigan Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Loss 42–12–1 South Korea Chong-Pal Park KO 11 22 July 1984 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Lost IBF super middleweight title
Win 42–11–1 United States Ernie Singletary UD 15 28 March 1984 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won vacant IBF super middleweight title
Win 41–11–1 United States Joe Brewer KO 2 24 February 1984 Kansas Wichita, Kansas, United States
Loss 40–11–1 United States James Kinchen UD 10 19 November 1983 Missouri Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States
Win 40–10–1 United States Alex Ramos UD 10 13 September 1983 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 39–10–1 United States Tommy Hearns UD 10 10 July 1983 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 39–9–1 France Jean-Marie Emebe TKO 9 27 May 1983 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Win 38–9–1 United States Johnny Heard KO 5 5 March 1983 Michigan Bay City, Michigan, United States
Draw 37–9–1 United States Robbie Sims PTS 10 4 February 1983 Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Loss 37–9 United States JB Williamson MD 10 10 December 1982 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 37–8 United States Mario Maldonado SD 10 23 November 1982 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 36–8 United States Fred Reed KO 1 21 October 1982 Michigan Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Win 35–8 Australia Tony Mundine UD 10 6 September 1982 Australia Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Win 34–8 United States Ron Ayers KO 2 12 August 1982 Michigan Bay City, Michigan, United States
Win 33–8 Mexico Gonzalo Montes TKO 7 24 July 1982 Texas Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 32–8 United States Eddie Davis TKO 6 11 June 1982 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title
Loss 32–7 United States Michael Spinks TKO 8 11 April 1982 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States For WBA World Light Heavyweight Title
Win 32–6 United States Chris Wells KO 1 13 February 1982 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 31–6 United States Henry Sims TKO 9 15 December 1981 Illinois Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 30–6 United States Darnell Hayes KO 1 9 September 1981 Michigan Lansing, Michigan, United States
Win 29–6 United States James Williams UD 12 29 July 1981 Michigan Saginaw, Michigan, United States Retained IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title
Loss 28–6 United States Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 9 25 April 1981 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States For WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles
Win 28–5 United States Fred Brown KO 6 27 February 1981 Michigan Lansing, Michigan, United States
Win 27–5 United States Rocky Mack KO 3 13 February 1981 Iowa Iowa City, United States
Win 26–5 United States John Beverage KO 1 5 December 1980 Ohio Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 25–5 United States Pablo Paul Ramos PTS 12 25 October 1980 Michigan Pontiac, Michigan, United States Won IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title
Win 24–5 United States Phil Wade KO 3 4 October 1980 Iowa Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Win 23–5 United States Joey Butcher KO 1 13 September 1980 Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win 22–5 United States John Cox KO 2 12 September 1980 Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win 21–5 United States Stanley Scott KO 2 15 August 1980 Michigan Muskegon, Michigan, United States
Win 20–5 United States Benny Mitchell KO 3 11 August 1980 Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Win 19–5 United States Johnny Townsend TKO 6 1 August 1980 Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win 18–5 United States Greg Payne TKO 6 19 July 1980 Florida Tampa, Florida, United States
Loss 17–5 United States Michael Spinks UD 10 4 May 1980 New York (state) Kiamesha Lake, New York, United States
Win 17–4 United States Eddie Smith KO 4 13 April 1980 Indiana Huntington, Indiana, United States
Win 16–4 United States Don Addison TKO 4 8 March 1980 Michigan Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 15–4 United States Julius Noble TKO 4 1 February 1980 Illinois Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 14–4 United States Gus Turner KO 5 26 January 1980 Michigan Lansing, Michigan, United States
Win 13–4 United States Al Bell KO 2 15 January 1980 Florida Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 12–4 United States Jose Gutierrez KO 2 2 January 1980 Michigan Bay City, Michigan, United States
Win 11–4 United States Al Bolden PTS 10 9 December 1979 Ohio Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 10–4 United States Karl Zurheide TKO 2 9 November 1979 Michigan Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Loss 9–4 United States Richie Kates PTS 10 21 July 1979 Michigan Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Win 9–3 Harold Riggins KO 2 4 March 1979 Michigan Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Win 8–3 United States Rick Jester KO 1 31 January 1979 Michigan Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Win 7–3 United States Bill Hollis KO 3 4 December 1978 Michigan Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Win 6–3 United States Gary Alexander PTS 8 17 October 1978 Ohio Canton, Ohio, United States
Win 5–3 United States Zach Page KO 3 29 September 1978 Canada Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Win –3 United States Harold Riggins KO 6 27 May 1978 Canada Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Win 3–3 United States Ivy Cory KO 2 5 May 1978 Michigan Flint, Michigan, United States
Loss 2–3 United States Dwight Davison KO 4 21 April 1978 Ohio Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 2–2 United States Gus Turner TKO 4 5 April 1978 Ohio Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 1–2 United States Tony Curovic TKO 3 1 February 1978 Ohio Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss 0–2 Canada Willie Featherstone TKO 3 17 January 1978 Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 0–1 Canada Kevin Downey UD 6 18 August 1977 Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jerry Martin
USBA Light Heavyweight Champion
25 October 1980 – 11 June 1982
Succeeded by
New title USBA Super Middleweight Champion
8 December 1984 – 25 February 1986
Succeeded by
World boxing titles
New title IBF Super Middleweight Champion
28 March 1984 – 22 July 1984
Succeeded by