Mark Medal

Mark Medal (born June 10, 1957 in Manhattan, NY), is a former professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154lb) division. A hard-hitting boxer, he was the International Boxing Federation's inaugural world junior-middleweight champion and won 20 of his 28 contests by knockout.

Mark Medal
Born	(1957-06-10) June 10, 1957 (age 68) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Reach	79 in (201 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	24
Wins by KO	20
Losses	3
Draws	1

Professional career

Medal, a Puerto Rican-American, turned pro in 1979 and won the vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title with a fifth round TKO win over the also hard-hitting (23-0, with all 23 wins by knockout)^[1] Earl Hargrove in 1984, becoming the inaugural champion. He lost the belt in his first defense to Carlos Santos.^[2] In 1986 he took on WBC Light Middleweight title holder Thomas Hearns, but lost via TKO.^[3]

Professional boxing record

28 fights	24 wins	3 losses
By knockout	20	2
By decision	4	1
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
28	Draw	24–3–1	Donald Johnson	SD	10 (10)	1987-11-27	Meadowlands Sheraton, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
27	Loss	24–3	Thomas Hearns	TKO	8 (12)	1986-06-23	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBC light middleweight title
26	Win	24–2	Dexter Smith	UD	10 (10)	1985-07-25	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
25	Loss	23–2	Carlos Santos	UD	15 (15)	1984-11-02	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.	Lost IBF light middleweight title
24	Win	23–1	Earl Hargrove	TKO	5 (15)	1984-03-11	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Won inaugural IBF light middleweight title
23	Win	22–1	Bruce Johnson	TKO	9 (10)	1984-01-20	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
22	Win	21–1	Kevin Howard	UD	10 (10)	1983-11-10	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
21	Win	20–1	Freddie Boynton	TKO	8 (10)	1983-09-09	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
20	Win	19–1	Steve Delgado	KO	2 (10)	1983-08-19	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
19	Win	18–1	Reggie Ford	KO	5 (10)	1983-04-29	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
18	Win	17–1	Freddie Creech	TKO	4 (10)	1983-02-05	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
17	Win	16–1	Chris Linson	TKO	6 (10)	1983-01-14	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
16	Win	15–1	Gerald Banks	TKO	2 (8)	1982-12-09	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
15	Win	14–1	Steve Michalerya	TKO	8 (10)	1982-11-05	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
14	Win	13–1	Darryl Penn	UD	10 (10)	1982-09-24	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
13	Win	12–1	Benji Goldstone	KO	1 (10)	1982-04-16	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
12	Win	11–1	Michael Richardson	TKO	8 (8)	1982-03-05	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
11	Win	10–1	Frank Minnigan	TKO	3 (8)	1981-12-11	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
10	Win	9–1	Henry Lee Saxby	KO	3 (8)	1981-11-05	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
9	Win	8–1	Danny Harold	KO	6 (8)	1981-05-22	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
8	Win	7–1	Fernando Collazo	TKO	1 (6)	1981-04-16	Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S.
7	Win	6–1	Ali Perez	TKO	3 (6)	1981-01-07	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
6	Win	5–1	Ricky Johnson	KO	2 (6)	1980-11-12	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
5	Win	4–1	Herbie Wilens	RTD	4 (6)	1980-09-24	Dunn Sports Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
4	Loss	3–1	Kevin Perry	TKO	1 (6)	1980-03-04	Armory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Johnny Davis	TKO	2 (4)	1980-01-25	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Pat Esposito	KO	1 (4)	1979-11-23	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Hugo Fuat	PTS	4 (4)	1979-10-04	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.

Post retirement

After his retirement from boxing at the age of 30 he became a member of the Jersey City Police Department. In 2009 Medal was indicted and charged with conspiracy to possess a controlled dangerous substance, which resulted in him losing his position as a police officer.^[4]

See also

• Biography portal
• Puerto Rico portal

• Afro–Puerto Ricans
• Boxing in Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions
• List of world light-middleweight boxing champions