Todd Foster (born August 27, 1967, in

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) is a former American boxer in the

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division.

Amateur career

Foster was an amateur boxing standout. In the Light welterweight division, he was the 1987 National

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champion, silver medalist at the

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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

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(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

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Professional career

"Kid" Foster turned pro in 1989 and won his first 22 fights, setting up a bout with former champ Jimmy Paul in 1992. Paul won by an upset KO in the 7th round. In 1995 he challenged

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for the IBC Welterweight Title, but lost via TKO in the 5th round. Foster later retired in 2001.

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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 {{US-boxing-bio-stub