RSC 1 National Sports Festival (178 lbs), Fort Carson, Colorado, July 1978: 1/2: Lost to Elmer Martin by decision USA–USSR Duals (178 lbs), Troy, New York, February 1979: Lost to Nikolay Yerofeyev (Soviet Union) by decision USA–Poland Duals (178 lbs), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 1979: Defeated Jacek Kucharczyk (Poland) by split decision, 2–1 National Golden Gloves (178 lbs), Indianapolis, Indiana, March 1979: 1/2: Defeated Steve Adams RSC 1 Finals: Defeated Alvino Manson KO 1 37th Intercity Golden Gloves (178 lbs), Madison Square Garden, New York City, April 1979: Defeated Porfirio Llanes RSC 1 Pan Am Trials (178 lbs), Toledo, Ohio, May 1979: 1/2: Lost to Andre McCoy by split decision, 2–3 USSR–USA Duals (178 lbs), Moscow, Soviet Union, January 1980: Defeated Nikolay Yerofeyev (Soviet Union) by split decision, 2–1 National Golden Gloves (178 lbs), Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, March 1980: 1/8: Defeated Thomas Landry by split decision, 3–2 1/4: Defeated Jay Strickland by decision 1/2: Lost to Bernard Benton by decision Olympic Trials (178 lbs), Atlanta, Georgia, June 1980: 1/4: Defeated Bluford Spencer RSC 3 1/2: Defeated Steve Eden by unanimous decision, 5–0 Finals: Defeated Elmer Martin KO 1 FRG–USA Duals, West Berlin, West Germany, July 1980: Defeated Kurt Seiler (West Germany) by decision Gold Cup (178 lbs), Nairobi, Kenya, September 1980: Finals: Defeated Danny Jackson (Puerto Rico) by decision He finished his amateur career having 162 victories to his credit. Professional career Known as "Solid Gold", Murphy turned pro in 1980 and won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a 14th-round TKO of Marvin Camel in 1984. He defended the title three times before losing the belt to Ricky Parkey in 1986. After the loss, Murphy's career drifted into obscurity with losses to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1987 and Mike Evans in 1991. He retired after the loss to Evans, but launched a brief comeback in 1998, winning both of his bouts. Personal Lee Roy's brother, Kenny Murphy, was also a prizefighter and fought Fabrice Tiozzo for the WBA Cruiserweight Title in 1999. He won four Intercity Golden Gloves' championships in 1977 at 165 lb. and in 1978 through 1980 at 178 lb. He married Barbara Murphy and they had they're only daughter Ariel Murphy. Now he is 64 retired from CTA, Living his best life. Professional boxing record See also List of world cruiserweight boxing champions References External links 1958 births Living people American male boxers African-American boxers Boxers