Mark Breland

Biography

Mark Anthony Breland was born on May 11, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. As a gold medal-winning amateur boxer at the 1984 Summer Olympics with a remarkable 110-1 record, he is regarded among the greatest amateur fighters ever. He went on to hold the WBA welterweight world title twice between 1987 and 1990, before pursuing an acting career in films like "The Lords of Discipline" and television.