Pro boxer loses legal fight to get his day job back

A professional boxer who suffered a life-changing head injury during a fight has lost a disability discrimination case after he was declared medically unfit from his job.

Gary Murray was given oxygen in the ring then rushed to hospital after suffering a bleed on the brain in his last professional bout.

Mr Murray spent nearly a month in hospital, having been put into an induced coma, and suffered short term memory issues.

The Scot woke up after being played a video message from then world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wishing him well.

He returned to his job as an overhead power linesman for Scottish Power on lighter duties, but was later declared medically unfit for his role.

However, Mr Murray ‘strongly disputed’ the conclusion and was left frustrated as he was eager to return to work, eventually resigning as he claimed he was ‘left with no choice’.

He tried to sue the energy giant for disability discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal but has now lost his case.

Mr Murray, who made his professional debut in 2014, had won all 12 of his fights going into the bout with Belfast’s Patrick Gallagher in Edinburgh in October 2017.

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Gary Murray (pictured left with Patrick Gallagher) returned to his job as an overhead power linesman for Scottish Power on lighter duties, but was later declared medically unfit for his role. However, Mr Murray ‘strongly disputed’ the conclusion and was left frustrated as he was eager to return to work, eventually resigning as he claimed he was ‘left with no choice’

Welterweight Mr Murray, then aged 30, was given oxygen in the ring after the fight was stopped in the 10th round.

Following the defeat Mr Murray, from Coatbridge, Scotland, was rushed to hospital and put into an induced coma after doctors discovered a bleed on his brain.

He spent the the month in hospital, then two weeks at a brain injury rehab centre following the ‘traumatic’ injury.

The Scottish employment tribunal heard when he returned to work some five months later, an occupational health consultation found he had a reduced attention span, short term memory impairment, and fatigue while performing mentally taxing work.

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A professional boxer who suffered a life-changing head injury during a fight has lost a disability discrimination case after he was declared medically unfit from his job.

Gary Murray was given oxygen in the ring then rushed to hospital after suffering a bleed on the brain in his last professional bout.

Mr Murray spent nearly a month in hospital, having been put into an induced coma, and suffered short term memory issues.

The Scot woke up after being played a video message from then world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wishing him well.

He returned to his job as an overhead power linesman for Scottish Power on lighter duties, but was later declared medically unfit for his role.

However, Mr Murray ‘strongly disputed’ the conclusion and was left frustrated as he was eager to return to work, eventually resigning as he claimed he was ‘left with no choice’.

He tried to sue the energy giant for disability discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal but has now lost his case.

Mr Murray, who made his professional debut in 2014, had won all 12 of his fights going into the bout with Belfast’s Patrick Gallagher in Edinburgh in October 2017.

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Gary Murray (pictured left with Patrick Gallagher) returned to his job as an overhead power linesman for Scottish Power on lighter duties, but was later declared medically unfit for his role. However, Mr Murray ‘strongly disputed’ the conclusion and was left frustrated as he was eager to return to work, eventually resigning as he claimed he was ‘left with no choice’

Welterweight Mr Murray, then aged 30, was given oxygen in the ring after the fight was stopped in the 10th round.

Following the defeat Mr Murray, from Coatbridge, Scotland, was rushed to hospital and put into an induced coma after doctors discovered a bleed on his brain.

He spent the the month in hospital, then two weeks at a brain injury rehab centre following the ‘traumatic’ injury.

The Scottish employment tribunal heard when he returned to work some five months later, an occupational health consultation found he had a reduced attention span, short term memory impairment, and fatigue while performing mentally taxing work.

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This is clearly very sad, but to be honest, he couldn’t go back to his old job as an overhead linesman, it’s a very dangerous demanding job.
They put him on lighter duties, I suppose they had to give him that option.
It’s a crying shame, but he wouldn’t be able to box again, in the same way that he wouldn’t be able to climb up electric pylons.

Sounds like he was on egg shells to begin with and company was going through the motions once he filed suit. But they allowed him lighter duty for over a year and when he had a dispute about hours they signed him off late 2019 sighting "stress" attributed to his brain injury???. Sounds rubbish...what you can't become stressed based on work conditions alone? In fairness though they even offered him a third position as an substation inspector, but he wanted active linesman or nothing. Has to be a tough spot, chasing key goals in and out of the ring and just like that you lose both.