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Melvin Foster

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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

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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

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

Amateur career

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

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