Brad Foster | |
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Born | (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 27) Walsall, West Midlands, England |
Other names | The Blade |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Super-bantamweight |
Height | 5 ft (152 cm) 7 |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 21 |
Wins | 15 |
Wins by KO | 5 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 2 |
Brad Foster (born 22 October 1997) is a British professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles between 2019 and 2021.
Early life
Brad Foster was born on 22 October 1997 in Walsall, England. At the age of 9 he took up kickboxing. After winning multiple kickboxing championships including British, European and world titles, he turned to boxing aged 18.
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.
In November 2016, he signed a three-year promotional contract with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.
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. Foster won the title via eighth-round stoppage.
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. Foster captured the British title by unanimous decision, with the scorecards reading 119–111, 117–112 and 117–111.
On 18 May 2019, he challenged Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion Ashley Lane (13–8–2) at the Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. 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.
He next fought Lucien Reid (8–0–1) on 14 September 2019 at the York Hall in London. 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.
On 28 September 2024, Foster was stopped in the second round by Peter McGrail at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, England, on 28 September 2024.
Professional boxing record
21 fights | 15 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 5 | 1 |
By decision | 10 | 3 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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21 | Loss | 15–4–2 | Peter McGrail | KO | 2 (10) 1:08 | 28 Sep 2024 | Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield, England | |
20 | Loss | 15–3–2 | Rhys Edwards | PTS | 10 | 18 Nov 2023 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | |
19 | Win | 15–2–2 | Joshua Ocampo | PTS | 6 | 16 Dec 2022 | The Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, England | |
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
- "Boxing record for Brad Foster". BoxRec.
- "Brad Foster". Frank Warren. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- RINGSIDE. "Brad Foster plans British title win following kickboxing career". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Brad Foster aiming to be world champion after switching from kickboxing". Ring News 24. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Rising Flyweight talent Brad Foster signs with Frank Warren". Frank Warren. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Boxers, British. "Nine-time kickboxing world champion Brad Foster signs with Frank Warren – British Boxing BBTV". Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- RINGSIDE (23 July 2018). "Foster defeats Gower: Results from Walsall". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- RINGSIDE. "Brad Foster shocks Josh Wale to claim vacant British title". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- Lockley, Mike (23 May 2019). "Lichfield super-bantam destined for world class". birminghammail. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Brad Foster and Lucien Reid fight to draw, Sunny Edwards wins move to flyweight". www.badlefthook.com. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Peter McGrail scores career-best win against Brad Foster in Sheffield". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
External links
Regional boxing titles | ||||
VacantTitle last held byChris Edwards | Midlands Area super-bantamweight champion 20 July 2018 – February 2019 Vacated |
Vacant | ||
VacantTitle last held byThomas Patrick Ward | British super-bantamweight champion 8 March 2019 – present |
Incumbent | ||
Preceded byAshley Lane | Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion 18 May 2019 – present |