Brad Foster (boxer)

Brad Foster (born 22 October 1997) is a British professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles between 2019 and 2021.

Brad Foster
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Blade
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
Height5 ft (152 cm) 7
Born (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997
Walsall, West Midlands, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights19
Wins15
Wins by KO5
Losses2
Draws2

Early life

Brad Foster was born on 22 October 1997 in Walsall, England.[2] At the age of 9 he took up kickboxing.[3] After winning multiple kickboxing championships including British, European and world titles, he turned to boxing aged 18.[4]

Professional career

Foster made his professional debut on 5 December 2015, winning a four round points decision over Josh O'Donnell at the Town Hall in Dudley, West Midlands.[5]

In November 2016, he signed a three-year promotional contract with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.[6][7]

On 20 July 2018, He fought Leon Gower (6–0–0) for the vacant British Midlands Area super-bantamweight title at the Banks's Stadium in Walsall.[8] Foster won the title via eighth-round stoppage.[9]

His next fight came on 8 March 2019 against former British bantamweight champion Josh Wale (27–10–2) for the vacant British super-bantamweight title at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, Yorkshire.[10] Foster captured the British title by unanimous decision, with the scorecards reading 119–111, 117–112 and 117–111.[11]

On 18 May 2019, he challenged Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion Ashley Lane (13–8–2) at the Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.[12] Foster won via twelfth-round technical knockout (TKO), adding the Commonwealth title to his collection, after referee Mark Lyson called a halt to the contest with 12 seconds remaining in the final round.[13]

He next fought Lucien Reid (8–0–1) on 14 September 2019 at the York Hall in London.[14] Foster retained his British and Commonwealth titles through a majority draw. Two judges scored the bout 114–114, while the third scored it 112–116 in favour of Reid.[15]

Professional boxing record

18 fights 14 wins 2 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 9 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Loss 14–2–2 Ionut Baluta UD 10 20 May 2022 York Hall, Bethnal Green, England For vacant WBC International super-bantamweight title
17 Loss 14–1–2 Jason Cunningham UD 12 9 Oct 2021 Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England Lost IBF International super-bantamweight title
For EBU, Commonwealth and BBBofC super-bantamweight titles
16 Win 14–0–2 Alvaro Rodriguez UD 10 26 Mar 2021 Copper Box Arena, London, England Won vacant IBF International super-bantamweight title
15 Win 13–0–2 James Beech Jr. UD 12 10 Jul 2020 BT Sport Studio, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles
14 Win 12–0–2 Lucien Reid RTD 6 (12), 3:00 22 Feb 2020 York Hall, London, England Retained British super-bantamweight title
13 Draw 11–0–2 Lucien Reid MD 12 14 Sep 2019 York Hall, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles
12 Win 11–0–1 Ashley Lane TKO 12 (12), 2:58 18 May 2019 Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England Retained British super-bantamweight title;
Won Commonwealth super-bantamweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Josh Wale UD 12 8 Mar 2019 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England Won vacant British super-bantamweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Leon Gower RTD 8 (10), 3:00 20 Jul 2018 Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England Won Midlands Area super-bantamweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 Edward Bjorklund PTS 6 14 Apr 2018 King Power Stadium, Leicester, England
8 Win 7–0–1 Patrik Bartos TKO 1 (6), 1:41 2 Dec 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
7 Draw 6–0–1 Brett Fidoe PTS 6 24 Jun 2017 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
6 Win 6–0 Leonard Rafael TKO 1 (6), 2:23 17 Feb 2017 Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England
5 Win 5–0 Anwar Alfadli PTS 6 8 Oct 2016 Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
4 Win 4–0 Sergey Tasimov PTS 4 16 Jul 2016 PlayFootball Arena, Birmingham, England
3 Win 3–0 Jordan Turner PTS 4 21 May 2016 Town Hall, Dudley, England
2 Win 2–0 Gary Reeve PTS 4 4 Mar 2016 The Venue, Dudley, England
1 Win 1–0 Josh O'Donnell PTS 4 5 Dec 2015 Town Hall, Dudley, England

References

  1. "Boxing record for Brad Foster". BoxRec.
  2. "Brad Foster". Frank Warren. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. RINGSIDE. "Brad Foster plans British title win following kickboxing career". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. "Brad Foster aiming to be world champion after switching from kickboxing". Ring News 24. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "Rising Flyweight talent Brad Foster signs with Frank Warren". Frank Warren. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. Boxers, British. "Nine-time kickboxing world champion Brad Foster signs with Frank Warren – British Boxing BBTV". Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. RINGSIDE. "Foster defeats Gower: Results from Walsall". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  11. RINGSIDE. "Brad Foster shocks Josh Wale to claim vacant British title". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  12. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  13. Lockley, Mike (23 May 2019). "Lichfield super-bantam destined for world class". birminghammail. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  14. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  15. "Brad Foster and Lucien Reid fight to draw, Sunny Edwards wins move to flyweight". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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