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Melvin Foster

Melvin Foster (born February 23, 1971, in Washington, DC) is an American former heavyweight boxer best known for his amateur boxing career. He most notably defeated former world champion Mike Weaver and two-time title challenger Carl Williams.

Professional career edit

Known as "Top Gun", Foster turned pro in 1992 and remained undefeated until losing to Trevor Berbick in 1994. The following year he dropped a decision to Michael Moorer, and after the loss his once promising career began to sour, and he morphed into a journeyman fighter. He went on to lose bouts to Jimmy Thunder, Corey Sanders, Hasim Rahman, Derrick Jefferson, and Cedric Boswell. He retired in 2005 after a TKO loss to Eddie Chambers.

Professional boxing record edit

24 Wins (18 knockouts, 6 decisions), 13 Losses (8 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 24-13-1   Eddie Chambers TKO 5 22/04/2005   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 24-12-1   Willie Perryman KO 3 05/02/2005   Washington, D.C., U.S.
Loss 23-12-1   Cedric Boswell UD 8 22/09/2002   Friant, California, U.S.
Loss 23-11-1   Danell Nicholson TKO 4 18/01/2002   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the fourth round.
Loss 23-10-1   Faruq Saleem SD 10 08/12/2001   Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Loss 23-9-1   Derrick Jefferson TKO 4 10/09/1999   Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fourth round.
Loss 23-8-1   Garing Lane UD 8 30/07/1999   Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Win 23-7-1   Jade Scott UD 10 18/12/1998   Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Win 22-7-1   Mike Weaver TKO 9 08/08/1998   Spirit Lake, North Dakota, U.S.
Loss 21-7-1   Hasim Rahman TKO 2 14/03/1998   Moscow, Russia
Loss 21-6-1   Corey Sanders TKO 6 09/01/1998   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 21-5-1   Robert Hawkins TKO 10 20/05/1997   Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 21-4-1   Jeff Wooden TKO 7 15/10/1996   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 21-3-1   David Smith TKO 2 26/04/1996   Westbury, New York, U.S.
Loss 20-3-1   Jimmy Thunder TKO 8 03/10/1995   Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the eighth round.
Win 20-2-1   Carlton West TKO 2 30/08/1995   Washington, D.C., U.S.
Loss 19-2-1   Michael Moorer UD 10 13/05/1995   Sacramento, California, U.S.
Win 19-1-1   Mike Dixon TKO 8 28/04/1995   Westbury, New York, U.S.
Win 18-1-1   Carl Williams PTS 10 17/03/1995   Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 17-1-1   Ron Gullette KO 3 11/01/1995   Woodlawn, Maryland, U.S.
Win 16-1-1   Jimmy Harrison KO 6 22/10/1994   Washington, D.C., U.S.
Loss 15-1-1   Trevor Berbick SD 10 13/09/1994   Westbury, New York, U.S.
Win 15-0-1   Mitch Green PTS 10 02/06/1994   Melville, New York, U.S. New York Heavyweight Title.
Win 14-0-1   Bruce Johnson TKO 2 23/04/1994   Washington, D.C., U.S.
Win 13-0-1   Martin Foster UD 10 22/03/1994   Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Win 12-0-1   Mike Whitfield UD 8 17/02/1994   Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.
Draw 11-0-1   Martin Foster PTS 8 28/01/1994   Kingston, New York, U.S.
Win 11-0   Ron Gullette TKO 2 12/10/1993   Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Win 10-0   George Harris KO 2 25/09/1993   Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 9-0   Lazaro Almanza TKO 3 16/07/1993   Melville, New York, U.S.
Win 8-0   Gary Poole TKO 2 02/07/1993   Washington, D.C., U.S.
Win 7-0   Webster Vinson TKO 2 18/06/1993   White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win 6-0   Eugene Adams TKO 3 21/05/1993   Uniondale, New York, U.S.
Win 5-0 Ed McCarroll KO 1 26/03/1993   Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 4-0 Frank July KO 1 19/02/1993   Washington, D.C., U.S. July knocked out at 0:42 of the first round.
Win 3-0   Charles Brooks KO 1 09/12/1992   Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Win 2-0   Don Johnson KO 1 29/11/1992   Washington, D.C., U.S.
Win 1-0   Nelson Garcia PTS 4 23/10/1992   Hauppauge, New York, U.S.

Amateur career edit

Ohio State Fair Runner-Up to "Iceman" John Scully, 165 pounds (1987)

External links edit

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