 He joined teammates Frankie Gavin and Bradley Saunders in the medal ranks to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.Once there however Murray was defeated in the first round of by China's Gu Yu with a score of 17-7.Coach Terry Edwards complained about the scoring of the bout as being "very generous to the chinese" although he admitted that Murray hadn't boxed "his best" and was outboxed

Murray started his professional career at Altrincham's Leisure Centre against Sid Razak on 28 March 2009.