By . Martin Domin . Follow @@martin_domin . Martin Murray dominated from start to finish as he outpointed Max Bursak to move closer to a third world title shot. The St Helens middleweight never looked in trouble in Monte Carlo, winning by scores of 119-109 (twice) and 117-112. Winner: Martin Murray celebrates after defeating Ukraine's Max Bursak during their middleweight WBC clash . Grounded: Bursak (right) is floored by Murray during the pair's fight in Monte Carlo . The 31-year-old is now in pole posiiton to challenge either WBC champion Miguel Cotto or IBF ruler Sam Soliman. Murray’s previous world title fights ended in disappointment; he drew with Felix Sturm in 2011 and came close to beating Sergio Martinez two years later.
Martin Murray outpoints Max Bursak to move closer to third world title shot . British middleweight won by scores of 119-109 and 117-112 . Murray now in pole position to face Sam Soliman or Miguel Cotto .