ANDREW Murray was 27 years old when he challenged American Robert Frazier at the Foxwood Resort in Connecticut, USA. The 10-round fight was held on June 25, 1999 and ended in the only draw the southpaw Murray had in a career that was in its 12th year when he died. Known as `The Eagle’, Murray started professional boxing on February 10, 1990 and won by TKO over Alonzo Clarke in Bridgetown, Barbados. Later that year he lost his fight to Pascal David.

The southpaw would rebound to have a 16-fight winning streak which included securing the Commonwealth welterweight title in October 1993 and the World Boxing Association Fedelatin title one year later.
In August 1995, Murray teamed up with promoter/manager Odinga Lumumba and trainers Maurice `Bizzy’ Boyce and Lennox Daniels to travel to France for his first world title crack. The Guyanese challenged WBA welterweight champion Ike Quartey of Ghana and was TKOed in the fourth round.
His last fight was held on September 25, 2001 and also ended in a TKO defeat. Murray died on January 26, 2002 after being involved in a vehicular accident on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway and left a record of 27 victories, seven losses and one draw.