Brad Foster (boxer)

Brad Foster (born 22 October 1997) is an English professional boxer who has held the British super-bantamweight title since March 2019 and the Commonwealth super-bantamweight title since September 2019.

Brad Foster
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Blade
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997
Walsall, West Midlands, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights15
Wins13
Wins by KO5
Losses0
Draws2

Early life

Brad Foster was born on 22 October 1997 in Walsall, England.[2] At the age of 9 he took up kickboxing.[3] After winning multiple kickboxing championships including British, European and world titles, he turned to boxing aged 18.[4]

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.[5]

In November 2016, he signed a three-year promotional contract with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.[6][7]

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.[8] Foster won the title via eighth-round stoppage.[9]

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.[10] Foster captured the British title by unanimous decision, with the scorecards reading 119–111, 117–112 and 117–111.[11]

On 18 May 2019, he challenged Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion Ashley Lane (13–8–2) at the Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.[12] 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.[13]

He next fought Lucien Reid (8–0–1) on 14 September 2019 at the York Hall in London.[14] 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.[15]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
15 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 8 0
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Win 13–0–2 James Beech Jr. UD 12 10 Jul 2020 BT Sport Studio, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles
14 Win 12–0–2 Lucien Reid RTD 6 (12), 3:00 22 Feb 2020 York Hall, London, England Retained British super-bantamweight title
13 Draw 11–0–2 Lucien Reid MD 12 14 Sep 2019 York Hall, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles
12 Win 11–0–1 Ashley Lane TKO 12 (12), 2:58 18 May 2019 Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England Retained British super-bantamweight title;
Won Commonwealth super-bantamweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Josh Wale UD 12 8 Mar 2019 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England Won vacant British super-bantamweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Leon Gower RTD 8 (10), 3:00 20 Jul 2018 Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England Won Midlands Area super-bantamweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 Edward Bjorklund PTS 6 14 Apr 2018 King Power Stadium, Leicester, England
8 Win 7–0–1 Patrik Bartos TKO 1 (6), 1:41 2 Dec 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
7 Draw 6–0–1 Brett Fidoe PTS 6 24 Jun 2017 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
6 Win 6–0 Leonard Rafael TKO 1 (6), 2:23 17 Feb 2017 Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England
5 Win 5–0 Anwar Alfadli PTS 6 8 Oct 2016 Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
4 Win 4–0 Sergey Tasimov PTS 4 16 Jul 2016 PlayFootball Arena, Birmingham, England
3 Win 3–0 Jordan Turner PTS 4 21 May 2016 Town Hall, Dudley, England
2 Win 2–0 Gary Reeve PTS 4 4 Mar 2016 The Venue, Dudley, England
1 Win 1–0 Josh O'Donnell PTS 4 5 Dec 2015 Town Hall, Dudley, England

References
  1. "Boxing record for Brad Foster". BoxRec.
  2. "Brad Foster". Frank Warren. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  3. RINGSIDE. "Brad Foster plans British title win following kickboxing career". Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. "Brad Foster aiming to be world champion after switching from kickboxing". Ring News 24. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  5. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  6. "Rising Flyweight talent Brad Foster signs with Frank Warren". Frank Warren. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  7. Boxers, British. "Nine-time kickboxing world champion Brad Foster signs with Frank Warren – British Boxing BBTV". Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  8. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  9. RINGSIDE. "Foster defeats Gower: Results from Walsall". Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  10. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  11. RINGSIDE. "Brad Foster shocks Josh Wale to claim vacant British title". Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  12. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  13. Lockley, Mike (2019-05-23). "Lichfield super-bantam destined for world class". birminghammail. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  14. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  15. "Brad Foster and Lucien Reid fight to draw, Sunny Edwards wins move to flyweight". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Chris Edwards		 Midlands Area super-bantamweight champion
20 July 2018 – February 2019
Vacated		 Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Thomas Patrick Ward		 British super-bantamweight champion
8 March 2019 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Ashley Lane		 Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion
18 May 2019 – present


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