Brad Foster (boxer)


Brad Foster is a British professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles between 2019 and 2021.

Early life

Brad Foster was born on 22 October 1997 in Walsall, England. At the age of 9 he took up kickboxing. After winning multiple kickboxing championships including British, European and world titles, he turned to boxing aged 18.

Professional career

Foster made his professional debut on 5 December 2015, winning a four-round points decision over Josh O'Donnell at the Town Hall in Dudley, West Midlands.
In November 2016, he signed a three-year promotional contract with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.
On 20 July 2018, He fought Leon Gower for the vacant British Midlands Area super-bantamweight title at the Banks's Stadium in Walsall. Foster won the title via eighth-round stoppage.
His next fight came on 8 March 2019 against former British bantamweight champion Josh Wale for the vacant British super-bantamweight title at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, Yorkshire. Foster captured the British title by unanimous decision, with the scorecards reading 119–111, 117–112 and 117–111.
On 18 May 2019, he challenged Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion Ashley Lane at the Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Foster won via twelfth-round technical knockout, adding the Commonwealth title to his collection, after referee Mark Lyson called a halt to the contest with 12 seconds remaining in the final round.
He next fought Lucien Reid on 14 September 2019 at the York Hall in London. Foster retained his British and Commonwealth titles through a majority draw. Two judges scored the bout 114–114, while the third scored it 112–116 in favour of Reid.
On 28 September 2024, Foster was stopped in the second round by Peter McGrail at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, England, on 28 September 2024.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21LossPeter McGrailKO2 1:0828 Sep 2024Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield, England
20Loss15–3–2Rhys EdwardsPTS1018 Nov 2023Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
19Win15–2–2Joshua OcampoPTS616 Dec 2022 The Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, England
18Loss14–2–2Ionut BalutaUD1020 May 2022York Hall, Bethnal Green, EnglandFor vacant WBC International super-bantamweight title
17Loss14–1–2Jason CunninghamUD129 Oct 2021Utilita Arena, Birmingham, EnglandLost IBF International super-bantamweight title
For EBU, Commonwealth and BBBofC super-bantamweight titles
16Win14–0–2Alvaro RodriguezUD1026 Mar 2021Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant IBF International super-bantamweight title
15Win13–0–2James Beech Jr.UD1210 Jul 2020BT Sport Studio, London, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles
14Win12–0–2Lucien ReidRTD6, 3:0022 Feb 2020York Hall, London, EnglandRetained British super-bantamweight title
13Draw11–0–2Lucien Reid1214 Sep 2019York Hall, London, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles
12Win11–0–1Ashley LaneTKO12, 2:5818 May 2019Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, EnglandRetained British super-bantamweight title;
Won Commonwealth super-bantamweight title
11Win10–0–1Josh Wale128 Mar 2019Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, EnglandWon vacant British super-bantamweight title
10Win9–0–1Leon GowerRTD8, 3:0020 Jul 2018Banks's Stadium, Walsall, EnglandWon Midlands Area super-bantamweight title
9Win8–0–1Edward BjorklundPTS614 Apr 2018King Power Stadium, Leicester, England
8Win7–0–1Patrik BartosTKO1, 1:412 Dec 2017Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
7Draw6–0–1Brett FidoePTS624 Jun 2017Villa Park, Birmingham, England
6Win6–0Leonard RafaelTKO1, 2:2317 Feb 2017Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England
5Win5–0Anwar AlfadliPTS68 Oct 2016Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
4Win4–0Sergey TasimovPTS416 Jul 2016PlayFootball Arena, Birmingham, England
3Win3–0Jordan TurnerPTS421 May 2016Town Hall, Dudley, England
2Win2–0Gary ReevePTS44 Mar 2016The Venue, Dudley, England
1Win1–0Josh O'Donnell45 Dec 2015Town Hall, Dudley, England