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	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

• 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)