Mark Breland (born May 11, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) was a world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics. He had an amateur record of 110-1. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... The Golden Gloves is an annual competition for amateur boxing in the United States. ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1984: 1984 Summer Olympics 1984 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
He turned professional in 1984. In 1987, Breland won the vacant WBA World Welterweight Championship. 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. WBA is also an abbreviation for West Bromwich Albion F.C., an English football team. ... Marlon Magic Man Starling was a world champion boxer. ...
In 1997, Breland retired with a professional record of 35-3-1 (25 KOs).
MarkBreland has been tapped as one of the greatest, if not the greatest of all time, amateur boxers to come out of the United States.
Breland would turn professional in November 1984, going on to win the WBA Welterweight Title twice.
Opinions vary, but in this exclusive interview, Mark is very candid about his career and addresses the pundits along with talking about his career in and out of the ring.
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