Todd Foster (born August 27, 1967, in
Great Falls, Montana
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) is a former American boxer in the
Welterweight
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division.
Amateur career
Foster was an amateur boxing standout. In the Light welterweight division, he was the 1987 National
Golden Gloves
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champion, silver medalist at the
1987 Pan American Games
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, and 1988 United States Amateur champion, which earned a seed in the Olympic trials.
Olympic results
Foster was a member of the 1988 US Olympic Team, boxing as a Light Welterweight.
Olympic results
/ref> His results were:[
*1st round bye
*Defeated ]Khalid Rahilou
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Amateu ...
(Morocco) KO 2
*Defeated Chun Jil-Chun (South Korea) KO 2 Note: Chun was confused by the multi-ring setup with a bell to end rounds in a different ring and a gong in his own, and stopped fighting in the middle of a round after hearing a bell and was hit by Foster. Chun's coaches could be seen ringside directing Chun to fall, thinking they could win by foul. Chun was counted out, as there was no foul. The South Korean (host country) team protested and later in the day the boxers returned to the ring to fight again. Foster won by KO.
*Lost to Grahame Cheney (Australia) 2-g
Professional career
"Kid" Foster turned pro in 1989 and won his first 22 fights, setting up a bout with former champ Jimmy Paul
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in 1992. Paul won by an upset KO in the 7th round. In 1995 he challenged Hector Camacho
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for the IBC Welterweight Title, but lost via TKO in the 5th round. Foster later retired in 2001.
References
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1967 births
Living people
Boxers from Montana
Middleweight boxers
National Golden Gloves champions
Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for the United States
Sportspeople from Great Falls, Montana
American male boxers
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
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