Paige Murney

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Paige Murney
Born (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 (age 29) [1]
Leicester, England
Statistics
Weight(s) Lightweight
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights4
Wins4
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Lightweight
European Union Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Cascia Light welterweight

Paige Murney (born 21 January 1995) is an English professional boxer.

As an amateur, Murney fought out of Leicester Unity Boxing Club. [3] She won a bronze medal in the 2017 European Union Championships. [4]

Representing England, Murney won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia losing out in the lightweight final to Anja Stridsman of the host nation. [5]

She competed at the 2019 World Championships in Russia [6] where she lost by unanimous decision to Kazakhstan's Rimma Volossenko in the round of 32. [7]

In May 2021, Murney joined the professional boxing ranks signing a promotional deal with Dave Coldwell [8] before making her pro debut on 12 December that year at Leicester Arena defeating Karina Szmalenberg on points. [9]

Professional boxing record

4 fights4 wins0 losses
By decision40
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
4Win4–0Lenka VolejnikovaPTS6 (6)2 March 2024Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
3Win3–0Vaida MasiokaitePTS6 (6)1 October 2023Athena, Leicester, England
2Win2–0Halanna Dos SantosPTS6 (6)12 May 2023Maher Centre, Leicester, England
1Win1–0Karina SzmalenbergPTS6 (6)12 December 2021Leicester Arena, Leicester, England

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References

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