Marlon "Magic Man" Starling was a world champion boxer. He was born in Hartford, CT on August 29, 1959. Hartford is the capital of the state of Connecticut, in Hartford County. ...

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. Starling had a rematch with Curry in 1984, challenging for the WBA and IBF World Welterweight Titles. Starling lost by a 15 round decision. Donald Curry (born September 7, 1961) was a Fort Worth fighter, called the Lone Star Cobra. Curry, who had an amateur record of 400-4, made the 1980 United States Olympic team, but could not compete due to the U.S. boycott. ... WBA is also an abbreviation for West Bromwich Albion F.C., an English football team. ... International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of several boxing organisations. ...

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. 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 decison was later changed to a no decision.

In 1989, Starling knocked out Lloyd Honeygahn to win the WBC World Welterweight Championship. The following year, Starling challenged Michael Nunn for the IBF World Middleweight Championship, but lost by decision. In his next fight, Starling lost his welterweight title on a close decision to Maurice Blocker. That was Starling's last fight. He retired with a record of 45-7-1 (27 KOs). This article is about a professional boxing organisation. ... Michael Nunn was an American boxer who became the middleweight champion of the world. ... International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of several boxing organisations. ...