Lee Roy Murphy (born July 16, 1958) is a retired American professional boxer. He held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1984 to 1986. Amateur career Murphy represented Chicago at three consecutive Intercity Golden Gloves dispatching his rivals with the first-round knockouts in 1977 and 1978, and winning the 1979 Light Heavyweight National Golden Gloves and earning a spot on the 1980 United States Olympic team. However, as the USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to political reasons, Murphy and the rest of his team were not allowed an Olympic berth. Murphy did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. Instead the U.S. team dispatched first to the West Germany for a match-up with the West German national team, and then to Kenya, to compete in the inaugural Gold Cup international boxing tournament funded partially by the U.S. State Department, for the benefit of countries which boycotted the Summer Olympics. He is now 64 with his wife Barbara and his daughter Ariel Murphy with his grandchildren Matthew Townsend, Brooklyn Lewis, and Eloni Lewis. Leeroy Murphy was inducted in the Hall of Fame for Los Angeles California in May of 2022. Highlights Chicago Golden Gloves (165 lbs), International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, March 1976: (no data available) USA–USSR Duals (165 lbs), Las Vegas, Nevada, January 1977: Lost to Gennadiy Tolmachyov (Soviet Union) by decision National Golden Gloves (165 lbs), Honolulu, Hawaii, March 1977: 1/4: Lost to Keith Broom by decision Chicago Golden Gloves (165 lbs), International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, March 1977: Finals: Defeated Mark Scully by unanimous decision, 5–0 35th Intercity Golden Gloves (165 lbs), Madison Square Garden, New York City, April 1977: Defeated Paul Christiani KO 1 AAU National Championships (178 lbs), Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio, August 1977: Finals: Lost to Mark Frazie by decision USA–Romania Duals (178 lbs), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 1978: Lost to Constantin Dafinoiu (Romania) by decision National Golden Gloves (178 lbs), Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 1978: 1/16: Defeated Dennis Stanley KO 2 1/8: Defeated Sonny Westbrook RSC 1 1/4: Defeated Ron Brown by decision 1/2: Lost to Charles Singleton by decision Chicago Golden Gloves (178 lbs), International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, April 1978: Finals: Defeated Willie Phillips 36th Intercity Golden Gloves (178 lbs), Chicago, Illinois, April 1978: Defeated Ron Huston KO 1 Chemistry Cup (178 lbs), Halle, East Germany, June 1978: Finals: Lost to Michael Seefeldt (East Germany)