Manchester middleweight Martin Murray says his dream of an all British middleweight scene could come true after Barnet’s Darren Barker beat Daniel Geale in Atlantic City at the weekend to scoop the IBF belt with possible days reminiscent of the Benn, Eubank and Watson days of the 80’s and 90’s.
“We’re both world class fighters. He’s a world champion and I should have become one, arguably against [Felix] Sturm and definitely against [Sergio] Martinez, so we’ve got the chance to get a good middleweight era going again,” Murray, 25-1, 11 KO’s, said.
“Me and Barker have both said we want to get involved in big British world title fights and him beating Geale makes that possible.
“We’ve got a chance here for us to put on one the biggest fights out there. It’d be a massive event and my Twitter has gone crazy with people asking about it since his win.
“It’s up to Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport whether it can happen, but I can’t see any reason why it shouldn’t.”