Biography(references)Murphy, who was born and raised in Old Trafford, went to St Edward's Primary School in Rusholme and St Anne's High Catholic High School in Heaton Chapel, Stockport. and had trained with both Stockport County and FC United as a teenager, until at the age of 16 after he suffered a serious knee injury that prematurely ended his football dreams. Being the nephew of Manchester boxing trainer, the late Oliver Harrison, who had trained the likes of Amir Khan and Rocky Fielding, Murphy had done some boxing training, but started his MMA training when he walked into the All Powers gym. On Saturday May 25, 2013, Lerone having just left a barber shop on Lloyd Street South in the Manchester suburb of Fallowfield, was shot by a gunman. Due to the injuries, Murphy had to get a set of prosthetic teeth and has a tiny shard of bullet, permanently embedded in his tongue.
Fighter Trivia(references)Murphy has a son.
Awards & Accolades
Full Contact Contender: FCC Featherweight Championship (One Time)
UFC: Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Ricardo Ramos
MMAjunkie.com: 2021 October Knockout of the Month vs. Makwan Amirkhani
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