John Murray regained the vacant British lightweight title which he was stripped of in June after being over the 9st 9lbs weight limit on the scales with a fourth round stoppage of veteran Jon Thaxton in Altrincham on Saturday night.
Referee Howard Foster stopped the fight after 35 year old Thaxton had been staggered by an arcing right hand. Thaxton remonstrated with the referee, but Murray looked dominant throughout, extending his winning professional streak to 28 fights.
Murray began cagily in the first round, but staggered Thaxton in the second round and dominated the third with crisp jabs, and hooks, and his guard held high.
Murray began cagily in the first round, but staggered Thaxton in the second round and dominated the third with crisp jabs, and hooks, and his guard held high.
Thaxton watchked to land power punches but Murray was too young, too fresh, and finally too ambitious for the Norfolk man.
He said: "I could have gone onI felt, I wasn't hurt, it was no way for a British title fight to be stopped."
Murray, meanwhile, insisted afterwards that his ambitions now lie at European and world level, with Amir Khan on his big term radar.
Freddie Roach, Khan’s trainer, suggested during the summer that Murray was a possible opponent for Khan in December 2009, although that has been denied by promoter Frank Warren.
Murray is likely to go on now to a European title challenge against Anthony Mezaache, the Frenchman who took the European title from Thaxton in February.
He said: "I could have gone onI felt, I wasn't hurt, it was no way for a British title fight to be stopped."
Murray, meanwhile, insisted afterwards that his ambitions now lie at European and world level, with Amir Khan on his big term radar.
Freddie Roach, Khan’s trainer, suggested during the summer that Murray was a possible opponent for Khan in December 2009, although that has been denied by promoter Frank Warren.
Murray is likely to go on now to a European title challenge against Anthony Mezaache, the Frenchman who took the European title from Thaxton in February.
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