Steve Foster (boxer)
| Steve Foster | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Stephen C. Foster |
| Nickname(s) | The Viking |
| Rated at | welter/light middle/middle/super middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Nationality | English |
| Born |
28 December 1960 Salford, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 20 (KO 10) |
| Losses | 17 (KO 7) |
| Draws | 2 |
Steve "The Viking" Foster (28 December 1960[1]) born in Salford is an English professional welter/light middle/middle/super middleweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light middleweight, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental light middleweight title, and Commonwealth light middleweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Inter-Continental light middleweight title against Shaun Cummins, BBBofC British light middleweight title against Robert McCracken, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental light middleweight title against Bahre Ahmeti, World Boxing Organization (WBO) light middleweight title against Ronald "Winky" Wright, BBBofC British middleweight title against Howard Eastman, World Boxing Federation (WBF) middleweight title against Cornelius Carr, and International Boxing Organization (IBO) middleweight title against Mpush Makambi, his professional fighting weight varied from 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb), i.e. welterweight to 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb), i.e. super middleweight.[2]
Genealogical information
Steve Foster is the father of the boxer; Stephen "Junior" Foster, and is the younger brother of Norman J. Foster (birth registered during April→June 1956 in Salford district), and the older brother of James A. Foster (birth registered during July→September 1965 in Salford district).
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.