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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes21LossPeter McGrailKO2 (10) 28 Sep 202420Loss15–3–2Rhys EdwardsPTS1018 Nov 202319Win15–2–2Joshua OcampoPTS616 Dec 202218Loss14–2–2Ionut BalutaUD1020 May 202217Loss14–1–2Jason CunninghamUD129 Oct 202116Win14–0–2Alvaro RodriguezUD1026 Mar 202115Win13–0–2James Beech Jr.UD1210 Jul 202014Win12–0–2Lucien ReidRTD6 (12), 22 Feb 202013Draw11–0–2Lucien Reid1214 Sep 201912Win11–0–1Ashley LaneTKO12 (12), 18 May 201911Win10–0–1Josh Wale128 Mar 201910Win9–0–1Leon GowerRTD8 (10), 20 Jul 20189Win8–0–1Edward Bjorklund PTS614 Apr 20188Win7–0–1Patrik Bartos TKO1 (6), 2 Dec 20177Draw6–0–1Brett Fidoe PTS624 Jun 20176Win6–0Leonard Rafael TKO1 (6), 17 Feb 20175Win5–0Anwar Alfadli PTS68 Oct 20164Win4–0Sergey Tasimov PTS416 Jul 20163Win3–0Jordan Turner PTS421 May 20162Win2–0Gary Reeve PTS44 Mar 20161Win1–0Josh O'Donnell45 Dec 2015
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