# Mark Medal

Mark Medal (born June 10, 1957 in Manhattan, NY), is a former professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154lb) division. A hard-hitting boxer, he was the International Boxing Federation's inaugural world junior-middleweight champion and won 20 of his 28 contests by knockout.

## Professional career

Medal, a Puerto Rican-American, turned pro in 1979 and won the vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title with a fifth round TKO win over the also hard-hitting (23-0, with all 23 wins by knockout) Earl Hargrove in 1984, becoming the inaugural champion. He lost the belt in his first defense to Carlos Santos. In 1986 he took on WBC Light Middleweight title holder Thomas Hearns, but lost via TKO.

## Professional boxing record

| 28 fights | 24 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 20 | 2 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 28 | Draw | 24–3–1 | Donald Johnson | SD | 10 (10) | 1987-11-27 | Meadowlands Sheraton, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 27 | Loss | 24–3 | Thomas Hearns | TKO | 8 (12) | 1986-06-23 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBC light middleweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Dexter Smith | UD | 10 (10) | 1985-07-25 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Carlos Santos | UD | 15 (15) | 1984-11-02 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost IBF light middleweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Earl Hargrove | TKO | 5 (15) | 1984-03-11 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Won inaugural IBF light middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Bruce Johnson | TKO | 9 (10) | 1984-01-20 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Kevin Howard | UD | 10 (10) | 1983-11-10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Freddie Boynton | TKO | 8 (10) | 1983-09-09 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Steve Delgado | KO | 2 (10) | 1983-08-19 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Reggie Ford | KO | 5 (10) | 1983-04-29 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Freddie Creech | TKO | 4 (10) | 1983-02-05 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Chris Linson | TKO | 6 (10) | 1983-01-14 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Gerald Banks | TKO | 2 (8) | 1982-12-09 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Steve Michalerya | TKO | 8 (10) | 1982-11-05 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Darryl Penn | UD | 10 (10) | 1982-09-24 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Benji Goldstone | KO | 1 (10) | 1982-04-16 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Michael Richardson | TKO | 8 (8) | 1982-03-05 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Frank Minnigan | TKO | 3 (8) | 1981-12-11 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Henry Lee Saxby | KO | 3 (8) | 1981-11-05 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Danny Harold | KO | 6 (8) | 1981-05-22 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Fernando Collazo | TKO | 1 (6) | 1981-04-16 | Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Ali Perez | TKO | 3 (6) | 1981-01-07 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Ricky Johnson | KO | 2 (6) | 1980-11-12 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Herbie Wilens | RTD | 4 (6) | 1980-09-24 | Dunn Sports Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 | Kevin Perry | TKO | 1 (6) | 1980-03-04 | Armory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Johnny Davis | TKO | 2 (4) | 1980-01-25 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Pat Esposito | KO | 1 (4) | 1979-11-23 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Hugo Fuat | PTS | 4 (4) | 1979-10-04 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |

## Post retirement

After his retirement from boxing at the age of 30 he became a member of the Jersey City Police Department. In 2009 Medal was indicted and charged with conspiracy to possess a controlled dangerous substance, which resulted in him losing his position as a police officer.