Ike Quartey vs. Andrew Murray
Ike Quartey 145 lbs beat Andrew Murray 146 lbs by TKO at 0:44 in round 4 of 12
- Date: 1995-08-23
- Location: La Palestre, Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Referee: Carlos Berrocal
- Judge: Renato Caddeo 30-26
1 1082 1093 109 - Judge: Jesus Cova 30-27
1 1082 10103 109 - Judge: Rogelio Perez 30-26
- World Boxing Association World Welterweight Title (3rd defense by Quartey)
Notes
- Ike Quartey 29-0 (25 KOs) vs. Andrew Murray 18-2 (11 KOs)
- At the time, Murray held the Commonwealth Welterweight Title.
Bout Summary
An active opening round saw Murray work behind a rangy jab and an occasional left hand. Similarly, Quartey too pumped out his trademark jab, coupled with a right hand, and less frequently a hook to the body. A counter straight right hand caught Murray on the chin and sent him down just as the bell sounded to end Round 1. He quickly got to a knee and made it to his feet at the count of eight. Quartey was the sharper of the two in a competitive Round 2 as he had some success landing the lead right hand and a few decent shots to the body. Murray landed a left hook in the final seconds of the round, but struggled for the most part to split Quartey's defense. Quartey continued to land the cleaner shots in Round 3 and worked well with short power punches in close, occasionally snapping back the head of Murray. By the end of the round, a small cut had opened to the right cheek of Murray. At 0:41 of Round 4 after a straight right hand backed up Murray, the referee paused the action to allow the ringside physician to view a cut that had opened above Murray's left eye. The doctor took little time and called for an end to the bout.