Matthew Saad Muhammad

Career, Record, Stats

Matthew Saad Muhammad (Miracle Matthew) was an American professional boxer. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years, 2 months, and 7 days, Muhammad amassed a record of 39-16-3, which includes 29 wins via KO, 8 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1998.

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LEGEND

Matthew Saad Muhammad's Boxing Career

Matthew Saad Muhammad was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on August 5, 1954. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on January 14, 1974 against Billy Early. Muhammad defeated Early via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Muhammad became a world champion at the age of 24 after 27 professional fights. He challenged Marvin Johnson for the WBC light-heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 8th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.

He then went on to successfully win the The Ring light-heavyweight world title as well.

Muhammad's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Jason Waller at age 37, on March 21, 1992.

Some of Matthew Saad Muhammad's best fights were against Marvin Johnson, John Conteh, and Marvin Camel. For a complete list of Muhammad's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Matthew Saad Muhammad".

Muhammad has 16 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Matthew Saad Muhammad Losses".

Matthew Saad Muhammad's Boxing Record

Total Fights

Wins

Losses

Draws

KO Wins

KO Losses

Title Fights

Title-Fight Wins

Title Defenses

Title-Fight KOs

Title-Fight Dec.

Undisputed

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
58	Mar 21, 1992	37	Jason Waller	loss	KO 2
57	Oct 29, 1991	37	Andrew Maynard	loss	TKO 3
56	Oct 05, 1991	37	Michael Green	loss	PTS 8
55	Aug 15, 1991	37	Govoner Chavers	win	KO 1
54	May 09, 1991	36	Anton Josipovic	loss	PTS 8
53	Feb 26, 1991	36	Ed Mack	loss	UD 8
52	Feb 16, 1990	35	Markus Bott	loss	TKO 3
51	Oct 24, 1989	35	Kevin Wagstaff	draw	MD 8
50	Oct 21, 1988	34	Frankie Swindell	loss	TKO 1
49	Apr 08, 1988	33	Lee Harris	win	KO 1
48	Dec 04, 1987	33	Bobby Thomas	win	UD 10
47	Jun 26, 1987	32	James Coakley	win	KO 3
46	Jan 30, 1987	32	Pat Strachan	loss	UD 10
45	Nov 16, 1986	32	Tomas Polo Ruiz	win	UD 10
44	Feb 21, 1986	31	Uriah Grant	loss	UD 10
43	Jan 10, 1986	31	Chris Wells	win	TKO 6
42	Feb 11, 1984	29	Willie Edwards	loss	TKO 11
41	Sep 09, 1983	29	Larry Davis	win	TKO 10
40	Mar 23, 1983	28	Eric Winbush	loss	TKO 3
39	Aug 07, 1982	28	Dwight Muhammad Qawi 29 17-1-1	loss	TKO 6
38	Apr 17, 1982	27	Pete McIntyre	win	TKO 2
37	Dec 19, 1981	27	Dwight Muhammad Qawi 28 15-1-1	loss	TKO 10
36	Sep 26, 1981	27	Jerry Martin	win	TKO 11
35	Apr 25, 1981	26	Murray Sutherland	win	KO 9
34	Feb 28, 1981	26	Vonzell Johnson	win	TKO 11
33	Nov 28, 1980	26	Lottie Mwale	win	KO 4
32	Jul 13, 1980	25	Yaqui Lopez	win	TKO 14
31	May 11, 1980	25	Louis Pergaud	win	TKO 5
30	Mar 29, 1980	25	John Conteh 28 33-3-1	win	TKO 4
29	Aug 18, 1979	25	John Conteh 28 33-2-1	win	UD 15
28	Apr 22, 1979	24	Marvin Johnson 25 22-2	win	TKO 8
27	Oct 24, 1978	24	Yaqui Lopez	win	TKO 11
26	Aug 16, 1978	24	Fred Bright	win	TKO 8
25	Jun 19, 1978	23	Dale Grant	win	TKO 5
24	Feb 10, 1978	23	Richie Kates	win	TKO 6
23	Nov 01, 1977	23	Dave Lee Royster	win	UD 10
22	Sep 17, 1977	23	Billy Douglas	win	TKO 6
21	Jul 26, 1977	22	Marvin Johnson 23 15-0	win	TKO 12
20	Jun 23, 1977	22	Ed Turner	win	TKO 6
19	Apr 21, 1977	22	Joe Maye	win	PTS 10
18	Mar 11, 1977	22	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad	loss	SD 10
17	Dec 03, 1976	22	Mate Parlov	draw	PTS 10
16	Oct 23, 1976	22	Marvin Camel 24 16-1	loss	MD 10
15	Sep 15, 1976	22	Bobby Walker	win	TKO 4
14	Jul 17, 1976	21	Marvin Camel 24 14-0	win	SD 10
13	May 21, 1976	21	Mate Parlov	win	PTS 8
12	Feb 13, 1976	21	Harold Carter	win	PTS 10
11	Oct 21, 1975	21	Wayne McGee	draw	PTS 6
10	Jul 24, 1975	20	Roosevelt Brown	win	TKO 4
9	Feb 25, 1975	20	Vandell Woods	win	KO 6
8	Dec 10, 1974	20	Wayne McGee	loss	PTS 6
7	Oct 22, 1974	20	Joe Middleton	win	TKO 2
6	Sep 10, 1974	20	Lloyd Richardson	win	TKO 4
5	Jul 15, 1974	19	Joe Jones	win	KO 3
4	May 22, 1974	19	Joe Middleton	win	TKO 5
3	Mar 11, 1974	19	Roy Ingram	win	PTS 4
2	Feb 25, 1974	19	Mukeba Apolosa	win	PTS 4
1	Jan 14, 1974	19	Billy Early	win	TKO 2

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