Marlon "Magic Man" Starling was a world champion boxer. He was born in Hartford, CT on August 29, 1959. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Starling turned professional in 1979. After 25 straight wins, he lost his first fight. He lost a 12 round decision to Donald Curry in 1982. Donald Curry (born September 7, 1961) is a retired Fort Worth boxer nicknamed the 'Lone Star Cobra' Starling had a rematch with Curry in 1984, challenging for the WBA and IBF World Welterweight Titles. The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level Welterweight is a Weight class division in combat sports Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in Boxing, but other combat sports like Kickboxing Starling lost by a 15 round decision.
Starling's second world title fight came in 1987. He knocked out Mark Breland in the 11th round to win the WBA World Welterweight Title. Mark Anthony Breland (born May 11 1963) was a world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the In his third title defense, Starling lost the title in controversial fashion to Tomas Molinares. Molinares hit Starling with a punch that was clearly thrown after the bell. Starling went down for the first and only time in his career, and the referee counted him out. Molinares was declared the new champion by knock out. However, the decision was later changed to a no contest but the Colombian kept the title.
In 1989, Starling knocked out Lloyd Honeyghan to win the WBC World Welterweight Championship. Lloyd Honeyghan (born April 22 1960) is a retired British boxer. The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, The following year, Starling challenged Michael Nunn for the IBF World Middleweight Championship, but lost by decision. Michael Nunn (born March 14, 1964 in Davenport Iowa as Michael John Nunn was an American boxer. In his next fight, Starling lost his welterweight title on a close decision to Maurice Blocker. Maurice Blocker (born May 15, 1963 in Washington DC, United States) was a professional boxer in the Welterweight (147 That was Starling's last fight. He retired with a record of 45-6-1-1 (27 KOs).
| Preceded by Mark Breland |
WBA Welterweight Champion 22 August 1987– 29 July 1988 |
Succeeded by Tomas Molinares |
| Preceded by Lloyd Honeyghan |
WBC Welterweight Champion 4 February 1989– 19 August 1990 |
Succeeded by Maurice Blocker |
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Mark Anthony Breland (born May 11 1963) was a world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level This is a chronological List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations The World Boxing Association Lloyd Honeyghan (born April 22 1960) is a retired British boxer. The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, This is a chronological List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations The World Boxing Association Maurice Blocker (born May 15, 1963 in Washington DC, United States) was a professional boxer in the Welterweight (147 List of WBC world champions is a table showing the world champions certificated by World Boxing Council (WBC BoxReccom is a website dedicated to keep updated records of professional boxers, both male and female.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic