On December 4, 2020, a 38-year-old Martin Murray (39-5-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBO title held by 31-year-old fellow British boxer Billy Joe Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs).
Murray came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 19 days. Saunders was on a 29-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 25 days.
Billy Joe Saunders defeated Martin Murray via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title. Saunders improves his record to 30-0, while Murray adds a loss to his record at 39-6-1.
On December 22, 2018, a 36-year-old Martin Murray (37-4-1, 17 KOs) and a 34-year-old Cameroonian boxer Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (36-3, 21 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Murray came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. N'Jikam was on a -1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 2 months.
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam defeated Martin Murray via majority decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. N'Jikam improves his record to 37-3, while Murray adds a loss to his record at 37-5-1.
On June 25, 2016, a 33-year-old Martin Murray (33-3-1, 16 KOs) and a 28-year-old fellow British boxer George Groves (23-3, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Murray came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days. Groves was on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
George Groves defeated Martin Murray via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Groves improves his record to 24-3, while Murray adds a loss to his record at 33-4-1.
On November 21, 2015, a 33-year-old Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBO title held by 35-year-old Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs).
Murray came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days. Abraham was on a 7-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 3 days.
Arthur Abraham defeated Martin Murray via split decision and successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title. Abraham improves his record to 44-4, while Murray adds a loss to his record at 32-3-1.
On February 21, 2015, a 32-year-old Martin Murray (29-1-1, 12 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBA (Super) title held by 32-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Gennadiy Golovkin (31-0, 28 KOs).
Murray came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Golovkin was on a 31-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 3 days.
Gennady Golovkin stopped Martin Murray via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super) middleweight title. Golovkin improves his record to 32-0 (29 KOs), while Murray adds a loss to his record at 29-2-1.
On April 27, 2013, a 30-year-old Martin Murray (25-0-1, 11 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBC and The Ring title held by 38-year-old Argentinian boxer Sergio Martínez (50-2-2, 28 KOs).
Murray came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days. Martínez was on a 6-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 12 days.
Sergio Martínez defeated Martin Murray via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring middleweight titles. Martínez improves his record to 51-2-2, while Murray adds a loss to his record at 25-1-1.