| William Murphy | |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Sport: | boxing |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Murree, Pakistan |
| Death Place: | Waterford, Ireland |
William John "Boy" Murphy (4 September 1903 - 25 November 1979) was an Irish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
At the 1924 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Leslie Black. Four years later at the 1928 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Ernst Pistulla.
Murphy won the Amateur Boxing Association of England 1930 light heavyweight title.[2]