Marlon Starling boxer

Marlon Starling boxer
bouts
53
won
45
lost
6
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
welterweight
Debut
1979-07-27
Height
5′ 8″/173cm
Reach
73″/185cm
Age
-
Born
1959-08-29
Death
-
Nationality
USA

Marlon "Magic Man" Starling (born August 29, 1959) is a retired American world champion professional boxer who held the WBA, WBC, and Lineal Welterweight World Championships.Starling was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1959. He got his start with help from coach, Johnny Duke, who helped him train for the national Junior Olympics championship. He turned professional in 1979. After 25 straight wins to start his professional career, he lost his first fight, a 12-round split-decision to Donald Curry in 1982. Starling had a rematch with Curry in 1984, challenging for the WBA and IBF welterweight titles. Starling lost by a 15-round decision. Starling's fighting style features what is referred to as a high guard.Starling's second world title fight came in 1987. He knocked out Mark Breland in the 11th round to win the WBA welterweight title. In his third title defense, Starling lost the title in controversial fashion to Tomas Molinares. Molinares hit Starling with a punch that was thrown around the same time as the bell sounded to end round six. Starling went down for the only time in his career, and the referee counted him out. Molinares was declared the new champion by knock out. However, the decision was later changed to a no contest but the Colombian kept the title.In 1989, Starling knocked out Lloyd Honeyghan to win the WBC welterweight titles. The following year, Starling challenged Michael Nunn for the IBF middleweight title, but lost by decision. In his next fight, Starling lost his welterweight titles on a close decision to Maurice Blocker. That was Starling's last fight. He retired with a record of 45-6-1-1 (27 KOs).

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1990-08-19 Maurice Blocker WWWWWW Bally's Hotel & Casino, Reno LOST
Majority decision
1990-04-14 Michael Nunn WWWWWW Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas LOST
Majority decision
1989-09-15 Young Kil Jung WWWLWW Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1989-02-04 Lloyd Honeyghan WWWLWW Caesars Palace, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1988-07-29 Tomas Molinares WWWWWW Convention Hall, Atlantic City NC
No Contest
1988-04-16 Mark Breland WWWLWW Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas DRAW
Split-decision
1988-02-05 Fujio Ozaki WWLWWW Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1987-08-22 Mark Breland WWWWWW Township Auditorium, Columbia WIN
Technical knockout
1987-06-05 Norberto Bueno LWWWLW Civic Center, Hartford WIN
KO
1987-02-18 Pedro Vilella WLLLLL Civic Center Assembly Hall, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1986-10-30 Roberto Mendez WLLLLL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1986-09-19 Dexter Smith LWLLLW Bulkeley High School, Hartford WIN
KO
1986-05-18 Johnny Bumphus WWWWWW Providence LOST
1986-04-06 Ralph Twinning WWLWLL Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1986-01-24 Leo Davis LWWLLW Civic Center, Hartford WIN
KO
1985-11-22 Simon Brown WWWWWW Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Split-decision
1985-08-07 Reggie Miller LWWWLL Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1985-04-26 Floyd Mayweather WWWWWL Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1984-06-15 Pedro Vilella WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Majority decision
1984-04-17 Lupe Aquino WWWWDW Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1984-02-04 Donald Curry WWWWWW Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Unanimous decision
1983-11-26 Bob Graddy WWLLLW Civic Center, Hartford WIN
KO
1983-11-10 Sammy Rookard LWLLLL Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1983-07-24 Tommy Ayers WWWWWW Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Majority decision
1983-04-23 Kevin Howard WWWWWW Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1983-02-05 Jose Baret WWWWWW Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
KO
1983-01-07 Manuel Madera LLLLLL Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford WIN
KO
1982-10-23 Donald Curry WWWWWW Convention Hall, Atlantic City LOST
Split-decision
1982-09-10 Inocencio De la Rosa WWLWLL Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1982-07-17 Kevin Morgan LWWWWW Felt Forum, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1982-06-05 Babilah McCarthy WLWWLL Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1982-04-23 Ricardo Raul Camoranesi WWWWLL Coliseum, New Haven WIN
KO
1982-03-22 Jose Luis Santana WWLLWL Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford WIN
KO
1982-01-29 Danny Paul WWWWWL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1981-08-28 Jack Morrell LWLWLL Felt Forum, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1981-06-25 Juan Hidalgo WLWWLL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1981-05-29 Johnny Cooper WWWLLL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1981-04-24 Miguel Angel Hernandez LWWLWW Felt Forum, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1981-03-09 Floyd Mayweather WLWWWW Civic Center Assembly Hall, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1981-02-09 Bruce Strauss WWWWWL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
KO
1981-01-16 Ruby Ortiz WLWLLL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1980-11-25 Curtis Taylor LLWLL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1980-11-03 Dave Bolden LLWLLL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1980-06-20 Benji Goldstone WWWWLL Civic Center Assembly Hall, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1980-05-23 Eddie Campbell WLWLWL Civic Center Assembly Hall, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1980-04-08 Feliciano Cintron LWDL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1980-02-28 Frank Minnigan LWWWLL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1980-01-09 Charles Newell LWLWW Civic Center Assembly Hall, Hartford WIN
KO
1979-11-05 John Saxton LLLLL Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1979-10-17 Hector Ortiz WWWLDL Civic Center Assembly Hall, Hartford WIN
Points
1979-09-27 Jerry North debut Polish National Hall, Bristol WIN
Points
1979-09-07 Hubert Jackson LLWWLW Civic Center, Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1979-07-27 Tim LaValley WLLWL Civic Center Assembly Hall, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout