Joe Murray continues foreign soil winning streak by Terry Dooley Jun 20th 2007

Rising amateur boxer Joe Murray again underlined the fact that he is more dangerous abroad than the US foreign policy by securing England a Bronze medal at the EU Championships in Dublin. Murray beat Italy's Vattorio Parrinello on points to secure the medal ahead of a semi-final showdown this Friday against Germany's Denis Makarov. Victory for Murray on Friday will secure him at least a Silver medal as he continues to shine on the international amateur stage. Murray – boxing in the 54kg weight class – produced a classy boxing display to take a 30-12 margin. Joe was untroubled throughout the bout and underlined his dominance with a hard left hook at the end of the first round. The scores were 15-9 after two rounds before Joe raced into a 22-11 lead in round three then closed out round four on his toes whilst still managing to close the fight 30-12 overall to head into the penultimate round. The final takes place on Saturday and BBN will keep readers up-to-date with Joe's progress.

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