| Paul Murdoch | |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Reach: | 74 in |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 1973 10, df=yes |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 34 |
| Wins: | 26 |
| Ko: | 16 |
| Losses: | 7 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Paul Murdoch (born 3 October 1973) is an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2007. He held the PABA light-heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2007 and challenged for the WBO and light-heavyweight title in 2006.
On 5 May 2006, Murdoch challenged Zsolt Erdei for the WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles in Düsseldorf, Germany. Erdei dominated the bout, knocking Murdoch down in the eight round before winning in the tenth round by TKO.[1]
On 21 January 2007, Murdoch challenged Danny Green in an unification bout, for Murdoch's PABA light-heavyweight title and Green's IBF Pan Pacific light-heavyweight title. After Green knocked Murdoch down in both the first and second round, Murdoch's corner threw in the towel.After the loss, Murdoch retired from boxing with excellent career stats, finishing with a record of 26 wins (16 KOs), 7 losses, and 1 draw.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Loss | 26–7–1 | Danny Green | TKO | 2 (12), | 21 Jan 2007 | ||
| 33 | Win | 26–6–1 | Walter Pupu'a | UD | 12 | 9 Dec 2006 | ||
| 32 | Loss | 25–6–1 | Zsolt Erdei | TKO | 10 (12), | 6 May 2006 | ||
| 31 | Win | 25–5–1 | Birbal Junior | KO | 2 (12), | 26 Mar 2006 | ||
| 30 | Win | 24–5–1 | James Ellis | TKO | 3 (8), | 29 Jul 2005 | ||
| 29 | Win | 23–5–1 | Sakeasi Dakua | TKO | 4 (12) | 17 May 2005 | ||
| 28 | Win | 22–5–1 | John Wyborn | UD | 12 | 12 Nov 2004 | ||
| 27 | Win | 21–5–1 | Sitiuni Naea | TKO | 3 (12) | 30 May 2004 | ||
| 26 | Win | 20–5–1 | Timo Masua | KO | 3 (12) | 21 Nov 2003 | ||
| 25 | Win | 19–5–1 | Colin Hunia | TKO | 6 (12) | 25 Oct 2003 | ||
| 24 | Win | 18–5–1 | Stewart Moller | UD | 12 | 25 Jul 2003 | ||
| 23 | Win | 17–5–1 | Steve Wood | TKO | 1 (12) | 22 Feb 2003 | ||
| 22 | Loss | 16–5–1 | Tosca Petridis | 10 | 6 Dec 2002 | |||
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Lightning Lupe | KO | 2 (12) | 1 Sep 2002 | ||
| 20 | Win | 15–4–1 | Sam Leuii | TKO | 4 (12) | 9 May 2002 | ||
| 19 | Win | 14–4–1 | Frank Faalenuu | TKO | 6 (12) | 24 Feb 2002 | ||
| 18 | Win | 13–4–1 | Viliamu Lesiva | TKO | 6 (12) | 2 Dec 2001 | ||
| 17 | Win | 12–4–1 | Anthony Bigeni | TKO | 9 (12) | 2 Sep 2001 | ||
| 16 | Loss | 11–4–1 | Anthony Bigeni | PTS | 12 | 8 Jun 2001 | ||
| 15 | Win | 11–3–1 | Paul Ponting | KO | 5 (8) | 23 Jan 2001 | ||
| 14 | Loss | 10–3–1 | Daniel Rowsell | 9 (12) | 24 Nov 2000 | |||
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Scott Parker | KO | 2 | 20 Oct 2000 | ||
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Gavin Ryan | PTS | 10 | 18 Aug 2000 | ||
| 11 | Win | 8–2–1 | Lawrence Tauasa | PTS | 8 | 21 Jul 2000 | ||
| 10 | Win | 7–2–1 | Jamie Wallace | PTS | 10 | 5 May 2000 | ||
| 9 | Loss | 6–2–1 | Daniel Rowsell | PTS | 8 | 11 Feb 2000 | ||
| 8 | Win | 6–1–1 | Louis van Winkel | 6 | 11 Dec 1999 | |||
| 7 | Win | 5–1–1 | Brown Enyi | KO | 1 (6) | 22 Nov 1999 | ||
| 6 | Loss | 4–1–1 | Peter Manesis | PTS | 8 | 30 Oct 1999 | ||
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Costa Chondros | 3 | 10 Sep 1999 | |||
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Matt Trihey | PTS | 6 | 23 Apr 1999 | ||
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Benny Horra | PTS | 6 | 23 Oct 1998 | ||
| 2 | Draw | 1–0–1 | Jamie Myer | PTS | 6 | 2 Oct 1998 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Stewart Moller | 6 | 27 Mar 1998 | |||