On March 3, 1990, the 26-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Mark Breland (26-1-1, 19 KOs), faced a 29-year-old British boxer Lloyd Honeyghan (34-2, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Breland came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 21 days. Honeyghan was on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.
Mark Breland made easy work of Lloyd Honeyghan, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Breland improves his record to 27-1-1 (20 KOs), while Honeyghan adds a loss to his record at 34-3.
On February 4, 1989, 25-year-old Mark Breland (22-1-1, 15 KOs) and Seung-Soon Lee fought for the vacant WBA welterweight title.
Breland came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days.
Mark Breland made quick work of Seung-Soon Lee, stopping Lee via TKO in the 1st. Breland improves his record to 23-1-1 (16 KOs)
On April 22, 1989, the 25-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Mark Breland (23-1-1, 16 KOs), faced Rafael Pineda, in a title defense fight.
Breland came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 18 days.
Mark Breland stopped Rafael Pineda via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Breland improves his record to 24-1-1 (17 KOs)
On October 13, 1989, the 26-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Mark Breland (24-1-1, 17 KOs), faced Mauro Martelli, in a title defense fight.
Breland came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 21 days.
Mark Breland made very easy work of Mauro Martelli, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Breland improves his record to 25-1-1 (18 KOs)
On December 10, 1989, the 26-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Mark Breland (25-1-1, 18 KOs), faced Fujio Ozaki, in a title defense fight.
Breland came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 27 days.
Mark Breland stopped Fujio Ozaki via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Breland improves his record to 26-1-1 (19 KOs)
On February 6, 1987, 23-year-old Mark Breland (16-0, 11 KOs) and Harold Volbrecht fought for the vacant WBA welterweight title.
Breland came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days.
Mark Breland stopped Harold Volbrecht via TKO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight. Breland improves his record to 17-0 (12 KOs)
On May 19, 1996, a 33-year-old Mark Breland (31-3-1, 23 KOs) and Buck Smith met in the ring.
Breland came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days.
Mark Breland stopped Buck Smith via KO in the 3rd round. Breland improves his record to 32-3-1 (24 KOs)
On April 16, 1988, Mark Breland and Marlon Starling met again in a rematch.
Breland came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 11 days. Starling was on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 11 days.
The fight ended in a points decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Breland is now 20-1-1 and Starling, 43-4-1.
On July 12, 1991, a 28-year-old Mark Breland (29-2-1, 21 KOs) and Julian Samaha met in the ring.
Breland came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 2 days.
Mark Breland stopped Julian Samaha via TKO in the 1st round. Breland improves his record to 30-2-1 (22 KOs)
On July 20, 1985, a 22-year-old Mark Breland (5-0, 2 KOs) and Don Shiver met in the ring.
Breland came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 1 day.
Mark Breland stopped Don Shiver via TKO in the 1st round. Breland improves his record to 6-0 (3 KOs)