Murray Sutherland

Murray Sutherland (born 10 April 1953 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish boxer who fought in middleweight division.

Murray 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 Super Middleweight Title with a decision win over Ernie Singletary. His win was notable because he was the first IBF titleholder to actually win an IBF belt with victory from an actual fight. He lost the belt in his first defence 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 ran a successful gym in Bay City, Michigan for several years and currently lives in Midland, Michigan and works for a restoration firm with a good friend and teaches self-defense classes at local gyms.

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

See also

He formerly ran a gym in bay city.

Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jerry Martin		 USBA Light Heavyweight Champion
October 25, 1980 – June 11, 1982		 Succeeded by
Eddie Davis
New title USBA Super Middleweight Champion
December 8, 1984 – February 25, 1986		 Succeeded by
Lindell Holmes
World boxing titles
New title IBF Super Middleweight Champion
28 March 1984 – 22 July 1984		 Succeeded by
Chong-Pal Park
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