 Murray got off to a great start when he knocked Carlin to the canvas with a sweeping right hook in the first round and also dominated the second.Carlin came back strongly in the third round to trouble Murray.However, Murray knowing that with the knockdown in the first round Carlin would require a knockdown or knockout of his own to gain a draw or victory covered up in the final round to take the win by 38–36 on the scorecards.