Matthew Saad Muhammad (39-16-3, 29) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on August 5, 1954. At the age of 19 years on January 14, 1974, he made his professional boxing debut against Billy Early, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 28th career fight at 24 years old, Muhammad became a light-heavyweight world champion on April 22, 1979 after defeating Marvin Johnson via 8th-round TKO to win the WBC title.
Muhammad's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Jason Waller at age 37 on March 21, 1992. He was on a 3-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Matthew Saad Muhammad's best fights were against John Conteh and Marvin Johnson. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Matthew Saad Muhammad".
Muhammad has 16 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Matthew Saad Muhammad Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Mar 21, 1992 37 years, 7 months 39-16-3 (29) | Jason Waller | 2 | KO | Loss | |
57 | Oct 29, 1991 37 years, 2 months 39-15-3 (29) | Andrew Maynard | 3 | TKO | Loss | |
56 | Oct 5, 1991 37 years, 2 months 39-14-3 (29) | Michael Green | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
55 | Aug 15, 1991 37 years 39-13-3 (29) | Govoner Chavers | 1 | KO | Win | |
54 | May 9, 1991 36 years, 9 months 38-13-3 (28) | Anton Josipovic | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
53 | Feb 26, 1991 36 years, 6 months 38-12-3 (28) | Ed Mack | 8 | UD | Loss | |
52 | Feb 16, 1990 35 years, 6 months 38-11-3 (28) | Markus Bott | 3 | TKO | Loss | |
51 | Oct 24, 1989 35 years, 2 months 38-10-3 (28) | Kevin Wagstaff | 8 | MD | Draw | |
50 | Oct 21, 1988 34 years, 2 months 38-10-2 (28) | Frankie Swindell | 1 | TKO | Loss | |
49 | Apr 8, 1988 33 years, 8 months 38-9-2 (28) | Lee Harris | 1 | KO | Win | |
48 | Dec 4, 1987 33 years, 3 months 37-9-2 (27) | Bobby Thomas | 10 | UD | Win | |
47 | Jun 26, 1987 32 years, 10 months 36-9-2 (27) | James Coakley | 3 | KO | Win | |
46 | Jan 30, 1987 32 years, 5 months 35-9-2 (26) | Pat Strachan | 10 | UD | Loss | |
45 | Nov 16, 1986 32 years, 3 months 35-8-2 (26) | Tomas Polo Ruiz | 10 | UD | Win | |
44 | Feb 21, 1986 31 years, 6 months 34-8-2 (26) | Uriah Grant | 10 | UD | Loss | |
43 | Jan 10, 1986 31 years, 5 months 34-7-2 (26) | Chris Wells | 6 | TKO | Win | |
42 | Feb 11, 1984 29 years, 6 months 33-7-2 (25) | Willie Edwards | LHW | 11 | TKO | Loss |
41 | Sep 9, 1983 29 years, 1 months 33-6-2 (25) | Larry Davis | 10 | TKO | Win | |
40 | Mar 23, 1983 28 years, 7 months 32-6-2 (24) | Eric Winbush | 3 | TKO | Loss | |
39  | Aug 7, 1982 28 years 32-5-2 (24) | 29 years, 7 months 17-1-1 (10) | LHW | 6 | TKO | Loss For WBC, The Ring |
38 | Apr 17, 1982 27 years, 8 months 32-4-2 (24) | Pete McIntyre | 2 | TKO | Win | |
37 | Dec 19, 1981 27 years, 4 months 31-4-2 (23) | 28 years, 11 months 15-1-1 (8) | LHW | 10 | TKO | Loss Lost WBC, The Ring |
36 | Sep 26, 1981 27 years, 1 months 31-3-2 (23) | Jerry Martin | LHW | 11 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
35 | Apr 25, 1981 26 years, 8 months 30-3-2 (22) | Murray Sutherland | LHW | 9 | KO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
34 | Feb 28, 1981 26 years, 6 months 29-3-2 (21) | Vonzell Johnson | LHW | 11 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
33 | Nov 28, 1980 26 years, 3 months 28-3-2 (20) | Lottie Mwale | LHW | 4 | KO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
32 | Jul 13, 1980 25 years, 11 months 27-3-2 (19) | Yaqui Lopez | LHW | 14 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
31 | May 11, 1980 25 years, 9 months 26-3-2 (18) | Louis Pergaud | LHW | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
30  | Mar 29, 1980 25 years, 7 months 25-3-2 (17) | 28 years, 10 months 33-3-1 (23) | LHW | 4 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
29 | Aug 18, 1979 25 years 24-3-2 (16) | 28 years, 2 months 33-2-1 (23) | LHW | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
28  | Apr 22, 1979 24 years, 8 months 23-3-2 (16) | 25 years 22-2 (17) | LHW | 8 | TKO | Win Won WBC |
27 | Oct 24, 1978 24 years, 2 months 22-3-2 (15) | Yaqui Lopez | LHW | 11 | TKO | Win |
26 | Aug 16, 1978 24 years 21-3-2 (14) | Fred Bright | 8 | TKO | Win | |
25 | Jun 19, 1978 23 years, 10 months 20-3-2 (13) | Dale Grant | 5 | TKO | Win | |
24 | Feb 10, 1978 23 years, 6 months 19-3-2 (12) | Richie Kates | LHW | 6 | TKO | Win |
23 | Nov 1, 1977 23 years, 2 months 18-3-2 (11) | Dave Lee Royster | 10 | UD | Win | |
22 | Sep 17, 1977 23 years, 1 months 17-3-2 (11) | Billy Douglas | LHW | 6 | TKO | Win |
21 | Jul 26, 1977 22 years, 11 months 16-3-2 (10) | 23 years, 3 months 15-0 (12) | LHW | 12 | TKO | Win |
20 | Jun 23, 1977 22 years, 10 months 15-3-2 (9) | Ed Turner | 6 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Apr 21, 1977 22 years, 8 months 14-3-2 (8) | Joe Maye | 10 | PTS | Win | |
18 | Mar 11, 1977 22 years, 7 months 13-3-2 (8) | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | 10 | SD | Loss | |
17 | Dec 3, 1976 22 years, 3 months 13-2-2 (8) | Mate Parlov | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
16  | Oct 23, 1976 22 years, 2 months 13-2-1 (8) | 24 years, 9 months 16-1 (9) | 10 | MD | Loss | |
15 | Sep 15, 1976 22 years, 1 months 13-1-1 (8) | Bobby Walker | 4 | TKO | Win | |
14 | Jul 17, 1976 21 years, 11 months 12-1-1 (7) | 24 years, 6 months 14-0 (9) | 10 | SD | Win | |
13 | May 21, 1976 21 years, 9 months 11-1-1 (7) | Mate Parlov | 8 | PTS | Win | |
12 | Feb 13, 1976 21 years, 6 months 10-1-1 (7) | Harold Carter | 10 | PTS | Win | |
11 | Oct 21, 1975 21 years, 2 months 9-1-1 (7) | Wayne McGee | 6 | PTS | Draw | |
10 | Jul 24, 1975 20 years, 11 months 9-1 (7) | Roosevelt Brown | 4 | TKO | Win | |
9 | Feb 25, 1975 20 years, 6 months 8-1 (6) | Vandell Woods | 6 | KO | Win | |
8 | Dec 10, 1974 20 years, 4 months 7-1 (5) | Wayne McGee | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
7 | Oct 22, 1974 20 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | Joe Middleton | 2 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Sep 10, 1974 20 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | Lloyd Richardson | 4 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Jul 15, 1974 19 years, 11 months 5-0 (3) | Joe Jones | 3 | KO | Win | |
4 | May 22, 1974 19 years, 9 months 4-0 (2) | Joe Middleton | 5 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Mar 11, 1974 19 years, 7 months 3-0 (1) | Roy Ingram | 4 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Feb 25, 1974 19 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Mukeba Apolosa | 4 | PTS | Win | |
1 | Jan 14, 1974 19 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Billy Early | 2 | TKO | Win |
