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

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

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

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

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

TKO

9

08/08/1998

Spirit Lake, North Dakota, U.S.

Loss

21-7-1

TKO

2

14/03/1998

Moscow, Russia

Loss

21-6-1

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

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

UD

10

Sacramento, California, U.S.

Win

19-1-1

Mike Dixon

TKO

8

28/04/1995

Westbury, New York, U.S.

Win

18-1-1

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

SD

10

13/09/1994

Westbury, New York, U.S.

Win

15-0-1

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

Ohio State Fair runner-up to "Iceman" John Scully, 165 pounds (1987)
National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (1991)

External links

Boxing record for Melvin Foster from BoxRec (registration required)

References

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