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American boxer
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
KO
3
05/02/2005
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
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
UD
8
30/07/1999
Biloxi, Mississippi , U.S.
Win
23-7-1
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
Loss
21-5-1
TKO
10
20/05/1997
Lyndhurst, New Jersey , U.S.
Loss
21-4-1
TKO
7
15/10/1996
Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
Win
21-3-1
TKO
2
26/04/1996
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
TKO
2
30/08/1995
Loss
19-2-1
Michael Moorer
UD
10
13/05/1995
Sacramento, California , U.S.
Win
19-1-1
TKO
8
28/04/1995
Win
18-1-1
Carl Williams
PTS
10
17/03/1995
Bushkill, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Win
17-1-1
KO
3
11/01/1995
Woodlawn, Maryland , U.S.
Win
16-1-1
KO
6
22/10/1994
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
New York Heavyweight Title .
Win
14-0-1
TKO
2
23/04/1994
Win
13-0-1
UD
10
22/03/1994
Pensacola, Florida , U.S.
Win
12-0-1
UD
8
17/02/1994
Upper Marlboro, Maryland , U.S.
Draw
11-0-1
PTS
8
28/01/1994
Kingston, New York , U.S.
Win
11-0
TKO
2
12/10/1993
Virginia Beach, Virginia , U.S.
Win
10-0
KO
2
25/09/1993
Win
9-0
TKO
3
16/07/1993
Melville, New York , U.S.
Win
8-0
TKO
2
02/07/1993
Win
7-0
TKO
2
18/06/1993
White Plains, New York , U.S.
Win
6-0
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
July knocked out at 0:42 of the first round.
Win
3-0
KO
1
09/12/1992
Virginia Beach, Virginia , U.S.
Win
2-0
KO
1
29/11/1992
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Win
1-0
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)
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