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Super middleweight · United Kingdom
Murray Sutherland 47-14-1 39 KO · 1977–1986
Murray Sutherland was a super middleweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Apr 10, 1954. Record 47-14-1 with 39 knockouts over 1977–1986. World titles: IBF super middleweight (1984). Murray Sutherland last fought Lindell Holmes on Feb 25, 1986 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 12.
Also: Мюррэй Сазерленд · マレイ・サザーランド
Born Apr 10, 1954
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Height 183 cm
Reach 188 cm
Nickname Scottish Express
Debut Aug 18, 1977
Career 1977–1986
Rounds boxed 344
KO share 83%
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Titles IBF super middleweight · 1984
Boxerbook rating 1605 ± 248 · inactive since Feb 1986Why here › Confirmed bouts 9 of 62
Career record Record
47-14-1, 39 KOs · 1977–1986
Last result L
Lost USBA Super Middleweight Title TKO 3/12 · Premier Center, Sterling Heights, 🇺🇸
The record 62 bouts, 1977–1986, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 62, Wikipedia (es) · 1, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
L
Lost USBA Super Middleweight Title TKO 3/12 · Premier Center, Sterling Heights, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 47-13-1 · Holmes 27-4-0
W
Mike Hyman
KO 2/10 · Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 46-13-1 · Hyman —
L
UD 10/10 · Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 46-12-1 · Czyz 27-1-0
W
Lloyd Richardson
KO 3 · Wheeling, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 45-12-1 · Richardson —
W
Robert Pew
Retained USBA Super Middleweight Title TKO 2/12 · Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 44-12-1 · Pew —
W
Lenny Edwards
TKO 3/10 · McMoran Arena, Port Huron, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 43-12-1 · Edwards —
W
Won USBA Super Middleweight Title TKO 12/12 · Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 42-12-1 · Scypion 28-5-0
W
Joe Byrd Jr.
TKO 3/10 · Civic Center, Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 41-12-1 · Byrd Jr. —
L
Lost IBF super middleweight title KO 11/15 · Jangchung Arena, Seoul, 🇰🇷
Sutherland 41-11-1 · Chong-pal 33-3-1
W
Ernie Singletary
Won inaugural IBF super middleweight title UD 15/15 · Harrah's, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 40-11-1 · Singletary —
W
Joe Brewer
KO 2/10 · Wichita, Kansas, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 39-11-1 · Brewer —
L
UD 10/10 · Civic Arena, Saint Joseph, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 39-10-1 · Kinchen —
W
UD 10/10 · Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 38-10-1 · Ramos —
L
UD 10/10 · Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 38-9-1 · Hearns 36-1-0
W
TKO 9/10 · Civic Center, Providence, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 37-9-1 · Emébé —
W
Johnny Heard
KO 5 · Bay City, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 36-9-1 · Heard —
D
SD 10/10 · DCU Center, Worcester, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 36-9-0 · Sims —
L
MD 10/10 · Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 36-8-0 · Williamson 12-0-0
W
Mario Maldonado
SD 10/10 · Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 35-8-0 · Maldonado —
W
Fred Reed
KO 1 · Saginaw, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 34-8-0 · Reed —
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UD 10/10 · Festival Hall, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Sutherland 33-8-0 · Mundine —
W
Ron Ayers
KO 2 · Bay City, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 32-8-0 · Ayers —
W
Gonzalo Montes
TKO 7 · Astro Arena, Houston, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 31-8-0 · Montes —
L
Lost USBA Light Heavyweight Title TKO 6/12 · Caesars Palace Outdoor Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 31-7-0 · Davis —
L
For WBA Light Heavyweight Title TKO 8/15 · Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 31-6-0 · Spinks 19-0-0
W
Chris Wells
KO 1/10 · Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 30-6-0 · Wells —
W
Henry Sims
TKO 9/10 · McCormick Inn, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 29-6-0 · Sims —
W
Darnell Hayes
KO 1/10 · Civic Center, Lansing, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 28-6-0 · Hayes —
W
James Williams
Retained USBA Light Heavyweight Title UD 12/12 · Civic Center, Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 27-6-0 · Williams —
L
For WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles KO 9/15 · Resorts International, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 27-5-0 · Muhammad 29-3-2
W
Fred Brown
TKO 6/10 · Civic Center, Lansing, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 26-5-0 · Brown —
W
Rocky Mack
KO 3/10 · Palmer Auditorium, Davenport, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 25-5-0 · Mack —
W
John Beverage
KO 1 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 24-5-0 · Beverage —
W
Pablo Paul Ramos
Won USBA Light Heavyweight Title UD 12/12 · Silverdome, Pontiac, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 23-5-0 · Ramos —
W
Phil Wade
KO 3 · Des Moines, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 22-5-0 · Wade —
W
Joey Butcher
KO 1 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 21-5-0 · Butcher —
W
John Cox
KO 2 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 20-5-0 · Cox —
W
Stanley Scott
KO 2 · Muskegon, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 19-5-0 · Scott —
W
Benny Mitchell
KO 3 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 18-5-0 · Mitchell —
W
Johnny Townsend
TKO 6/10 · Saint Albert High School Gym, Council Bluffs, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 17-5-0 · Townsend —
W
Greg Payne
TKO 6/10 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 16-5-0 · Payne —
L
UD 10/10 · Concord Resort Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 16-4-0 · Spinks 11-0-0
W
Eddie Smith
KO 4 · Huntington, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 15-4-0 · Smith —
W
Don Addison
TKO 4/10 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 14-4-0 · Addison —
W
Julius Noble
TKO 4/10 · International Amphitheatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 13-4-0 · Noble —
W
Al Bell
TKO 2/8 · Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 12-4-0 · Bell —
W
Jose Gutierrez
KO 2 · Bay City, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 11-4-0 · Gutierrez —
W
Al Bolden
PTS 10/10 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 10-4-0 · Bolden —
W
Karl Zurheide
TKO 2/10 · Civic Center, Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 9-4-0 · Zurheide —
L
Richie Kates
UD 10/10 · Silverdome, Pontiac, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 9-3-0 · Kates —
W
Harold Riggins
TKO 2/10 · Civic Center, Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 8-3-0 · Riggins —
W
Rick Jester
KO 1/6 · Civic Center, Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 7-3-0 · Jester —
W
Bill Hollis
TKO 3/8 · Civic Center, Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 6-3-0 · Hollis —
W
Gary Alexander
UD 8/8 · Memorial Civic Center, Canton, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 5-3-0 · Alexander —
W
Zach Page
KO 3 · McMaster University, Hamilton, 🇨🇦
Sutherland 4-3-0 · Page —
W
Harold Riggins
KO 6/6 · Civic Centre, Brantford, 🇨🇦
Sutherland 3-3-0 · Riggins —
W
Ivy Cory
TKO 2/4 · Ballenger Field House, Flint, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 2-3-0 · Cory —
L
Dwight Davison
KO 4 · Roma's, Livonia, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 2-2-0 · Davison —
W
Gus Turner
TKO 4/6 · Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 1-2-0 · Turner —
W
Tony Curovic
TKO 3/6 · Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Sutherland 0-2-0 · Curovic —
L
TKO 3/6 · St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Sutherland 0-1-0 · Featherstone —
L
Kevin Downey
UD 6/6 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦
Sutherland 0-0-0 · Downey —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Murray Sutherland's record? Murray Sutherland's professional record is 47-14-1 with 39 knockouts.
Who did Murray Sutherland fight last? Murray Sutherland last fought Lindell Holmes on Feb 25, 1986 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 12.
Which world titles has Murray Sutherland held? Murray Sutherland has held 1 world title reign: IBF super middleweight (1984). Sources Boxerbook ID 10765 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10765 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.