Mark Medal was a professional boxer

Boxing

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 in the Light Middleweight

Light middleweight

Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....

 (154lb

Pound (mass)

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) division.
Medal, a Puerto Rican-American, turned pro in 1979 and won the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title with a TKO

Knockout

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 win over 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

Thomas Hearns

Thomas "Hitman" Hearns is a retired American boxer. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra" and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns became the first boxer in history to win world titles in four divisions. He would also become the first fighter in history to win five world titles in five different divisions...

, but lost via TKO. After his retirement from boxing at the age of 30 he became a member of the Jersey City Police Department.

See also

• List of Famous Puerto Ricans
• List of IBF world champions
• List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions

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