Steve "The Viking" Foster (born 28 December 1960[1] in Salford) is a retired English professional boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the Commonwealth light middleweight title and IBF Inter-Continental 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]
Steve Foster | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephen C. Foster 28 December 1960 Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | The Viking |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 20 (KO 10) |
| Losses | 17 (KO 7) |
| Draws | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Steve Foster". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
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