Mark Breland
Mark Breland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Breland (left) and Serik Konakbayev (right) in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Mark Anthony Breland May 11, 1963 (age 62) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 77+1⁄2 in (197 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 38 as a professional | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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".