The Champ Is Here - A Short Boxing Story

Summary: The Champ Is Here - By Michael Prime On the 24 March 2012 Marion Murdock was released from Adirondack Correctional Facility, having served four years for a manslaughter conviction in which 20 year old Sean Kennedy was fatally struck and killed by Marion, in an assumed hate crime based on Kennedy’s sexual orientation. The murder charge was dropped to manslaughter on appeal as the intention was not to kill the victim. During Murdock’s incarceration he became engrossed in the noble art for boxing and worked hard to attain the required fitness and discipline, before working his way through the prison boxing circuit with relative ease. Upon his release low level promoters turned a blind eye to his past and coveted the convict. In January 2013 Murdock moved to the pro-ranks and quickly worked his way to the summit earning a bout with Willie Nelson for the NABA Championship belt in Madison Square Garden’s scheduled for the 24th March 2016, the 4 year anniversary of his release.