Mark Breland

Mark Breland

Breland (left) and Serik Konakbayev (right) in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Mark Anthony Breland
Born	May 11, 1963 (1963-05-11) (age 53) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2.5 in (189 cm)
Medal record Men’s boxing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Welterweight World Amateur Championships 1982 Munich Welterweight

Mark Anthony Breland (born May 11, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics. He is also an actor with a wide range of movie and television credits, having made his debut in The Lords of Discipline, and also appeared in the music video for The Pointer Sisters' 1985 hit single, "Dare Me." At 6' and two and a half inches tall, Breland is one of the tallest World Welterweight champions of all time.

Amateur Boxing Career

Breland compiled an impressive amateur record of 110–1. Highlights of which were:

• Five-Time New York Golden Gloves Champion (1980–84), his record in this competition was 21–0 (19 KO's), with 14 knockouts coming in the 1st round.
• 1981 – United States Amateur Welterweight competition, lost to James Ortega on points. This would be Breland's only loss as an amateur.
• 1981 – won Intercity Golden Gloves in the welterweight division, stopped Efrain Bennett in the first.
• 1982 – United States Amateur Welterweight Champion
• 1982 – Gold Medal (Welterweight) at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany
  • Defeated Vesa Koskela (SWE)
  • Defeated Mihai Ciubotaru (ROM)
  • Defeated Manfred Zielonka (FRG)
  • Defeated Serik Konakbayev (URS)
• 1983 – United States Amateur Welterweight Champion
  • Defeated Bill Harrington TKO 3
  • Defeated Tony Golden TKO 2
  • Defeated Alton Rice on points
  • Defeated James Mitchell TKO 2
• 1984 – Qualified as a Welterweight at the 1984 Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, Texas
  • Defeated Louis Howard on points
  • Defeated Mylon Watkins TKO 1
  • Defeated Davey Gutierrez on points
  • Defeated Louis Howard on points, at the Olympic Box-Offs in Las Vegas.
• 1984 – Gold Medal (Welterweight) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California
  • Defeated Wayne Gordon (CAN) on points
  • Defeated Carlos Reyes (PUR) TKO 3
  • Defeated Rudel Obreja (ROM) on points
  • Defeated Genaro Leon (MEX) KO 1
  • Defeated Luciano Bruno (ITA) on points
  • Defeated Yong-Su Ahn (KOR) on points

Professional Boxing Career

Breland turned professional in 1984. In 1987, Breland won the vacant WBA welterweight title. He lost it in his first defense to Marlon Starling. In 1989, Breland again won the vacant WBA Welterweight Title. He made three successful title defenses before losing it to Aaron Davis in a back-and-forth 9-round contest that was nearly called off twice because of injuries to Davis' eye before Breland was knocked out in round 9.

In 1997, Breland retired with a professional record of 35–3–1 (25 KOs).

Breland is currently a boxing trainer, having trained Vernon Forrest and new WBC world champion Deontay Wilder among other notable boxers.

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (25 knockouts, 10 decisions), 3 Losses (3 knockouts), 1 Draw [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	5-15-2	Rick Haynes	PTS	10	1997-03-21	Jacksonville, Florida
Win	12-16-1	Bobby Butters	TKO	2	1997-01-10	Riverfront Sports Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
Win	24-16	Darryl Lattimore	UD	10	1996-06-07	Madison Square Garden, New York City	98-90, 96-93, 97-96.
Win	175-9-2	Buck Smith	KO	3	1996-05-19	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan	Smith knocked out at 0:25 of the third round.
Win	7-10-1	Ricardo Smith	TKO	3	1996-01-27	Schwartz Athletic Center, Brooklyn, New York	Referee stopped the bout at 0:30 of the third round.
Loss	47-9-1	Jorge Vaca	TKO	6	1991-09-13	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California	Referee stopped the bout at 1:37 of the sixth round.
Win	20-4-1	Julian Samaha	TKO	1	1991-07-12	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada	Referee stopped the bout at 0:44 of the first round.
Win	17-3	Henry Anaya, Jr.	UD	10	1991-06-10	Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey
Win	0-16	Ariel Conde	KO	1	1991-04-09	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan	Conde knocked out at 0:23 of the first round.
Loss	29-0	Aaron "Superman" Davis	KO	9	1990-07-08	Harrah's Reno, Reno, Nevada	WBA World Welterweight Title. Breland knocked out at 2:56 of the ninth round.
Win	34-2	Lloyd Honeyghan	TKO	3	1990-03-03	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London	WBA World Welterweight Title.
Win	25-5	Fujio Ozaki	TKO	4	1989-12-10	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo	WBA World Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:34 of the fourth round.
Win	33-1	Mauro Martelli	TKO	2	1989-10-13	Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva	WBA World Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the second round.
Win	20-0	Rafael Pineda	TKO	5	1989-04-22	Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey	WBA World Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the fifth round.
Win	31-2	Seung-Soon Lee	TKO	1	1989-02-04	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	WBA World Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:54 of the first round.
Win	14-7-1	Ozzie O'Neal	KO	1	1988-10-07	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	16-15-2	Pablo Baez	KO	1	1988-08-11	DiVinci Manor, Chicago, Illinois	Baez knocked out at 1:43 of the first round.
Draw	43-4	Marlon Starling	PTS	12	1988-04-16	Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada	WBA World Welterweight Title. 113-116, 114-114, 115-114.
Win	--	Juan Antonio Villa	TKO	3	1988-02-05	Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the third round.
Win	17-4-1	Javier Suazo	UD	10	1987-12-05	Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	100-89, 100-90, 100-90.
Loss	41-4	Marlon Starling	TKO	11	1987-08-22	Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina	WBA World Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the 11th round.
Win	20-4-2	Juan Bautista Rondon	PTS	10	1987-07-10	Forte Village Resort, Sardinia
Win	39-4-2	Harold Volbrecht	TKO	7	1987-02-06	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	WBA World Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the seventh round.
Win	10-8-2	Orlando Orozco	TKO	2	1986-11-13	Felt Forum, New York City	Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the second round.
Win	28-11-1	Ralph Twinning	KO	1	1986-10-15	Columbia, South Carolina	Twinning knocked out at 2:08 of the first round.
Win	19-5	Reggie Miller	KO	2	1986-09-14	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Miller knocked out at 1:41 of the second round.
Win	24-0	John Munduga	TKO	6	1986-06-21	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the sixth round.
Win	2-2	Ricky Avendano	KO	1	1986-05-15	Felt Forum, New York City	Avendano knocked out at 1:06 of the first round.
Win	20-1-2	Darryl Anthony	TKO	3	1986-04-12	Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the third round.
Win	13-0	Richard Aguirre	KO	1	1986-03-02	Americana Host Farm, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Aguirre knocked out at 1:33 of the first round.
Win	24-0	Troy Wortham	UD	10	1986-01-25	Americana Host Farm, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	50-39, 50-38, 50-38.
Win	21-5-1	Hedgemon Robertson	UD	8	1985-12-21	Virginia Beach Pavilion, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Win	9-7	Donald Gwinn	KO	2	1985-10-18	Felt Forum, New York City	Gwinn knocked out at 1:32 of the second round.
Win	19-0	Don Shiver	TKO	1	1985-07-20	Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia	Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the first round.
Win	6-16-3	Dario DeJesus	KO	2	1985-06-19	Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey	DeJesus knocked out at 2:49 of the second round.
Win	6-1	Vince Dunfee	KO	2	1985-05-17	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win	10-2	Steve "Lightning" Little	UD	6	1985-04-06	San Angelo, Texas
Win	4-0-3	Marlon Palmer	UD	6	1985-01-05	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	7-1	Dwight Williams	UD	6	1984-11-15	Madison Square Garden, New York City	5-1, 4-2, 6-0.

References

1. ↑ Boxing record for Mark Breland. BoxRec.com.

External links

• Mark Breland at the Internet Movie Database
• Professional boxing record for Mark Breland from BoxRec

1984 USA Olympic Boxing Team
Athletes	Paul Gonzales Steve McCrory Robert Shannon Meldrick Taylor Pernell Whitaker Jerry Page Mark Breland Frank Tate Virgil Hill Evander Holyfield Henry Tillman Tyrell Biggs
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