Mark Breland
Breland on the cover of an issue of KO Magazine, cover dated June 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Mark Anthony Breland May 11, 1963 (age 62) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 77+1⁄2 in (197 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 38 as a professional | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark Anthony Breland (born May 11, 1963) is an American boxing trainer. As an amateur, he was a Gold Medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics, with a 110-1 record as an amateur and is regarded among the greatest amateur fighters ever. He competed as a professional from 1984 to 1997, and held the WBA welterweight title twice between 1987 and 1990. He later became an actor with a wide range of movie and television credits, having made his debut in The Lords of Discipline, and also appeared in the music video for The Pointer Sisters' 1985 hit single, "Dare Me".