Marvelous Marvin Hagler (62-3-2, 52) was born in Newark, New Jersey, U.S. on May 23, 1954. At the age of 18 years on May 18, 1973, he made his professional boxing debut against Terry Ryan, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
Hagler got a shot at the WBA, WBC and The Ring middleweight world champion at the age of 25 years and had his first title fight against Vito Antuofermo on November 30, 1979. The fight ended in a draw.
He became a middleweight world champion (WBA, WBC and The Ring) on September 27, 1980 at the age of 26 years old, on his 54th career fight, after defeating Alan Minter via 3rd-round TKO.
Hagler's last fight was a middleweight (WBC, The Ring) world-title defense against Sugar Ray Leonard on April 6, 1987. He lost the fight via 12th-round split decision. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Marvelous Marvin Hagler's best fights have been against Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns, Fulgencio Obelmejias, John Mugabi, Alan Minter, Vito Antuofermo and Marcos Geraldo. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Marvelous Marvin Hagler".
Hagler has 3 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Marvelous Marvin Hagler Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67  | Apr 6, 1987 32 years, 10 months 62-3-2 (52) | 30 years, 10 months 33-1 (24) | MD | 12 | SD | Loss Lost WBC, The Ring |
66  | Mar 10, 1986 31 years, 9 months 62-2-2 (52) | 26 years 25-0 (25) | MD | 11 | KO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
65  | Apr 15, 1985 30 years, 10 months 61-2-2 (51) | 26 years, 5 months 40-1 (34) | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
64 | Oct 19, 1984 30 years, 4 months 60-2-2 (50) | Mustafa Hamsho | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
63 | Mar 30, 1984 29 years, 10 months 59-2-2 (49) | Juan Roldán | MD | 10 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
62  | Nov 10, 1983 29 years, 5 months 58-2-2 (48) | 32 years, 4 months 77-4 (58) | MD | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
61 | May 27, 1983 29 years 57-2-2 (48) | Wilford Scypion | MD | 4 | KO | Win Won IBF Defended The Ring |
60 | Feb 11, 1983 28 years, 8 months 56-2-2 (47) | Tony Sibson | MD | 6 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
59  | Oct 30, 1982 28 years, 5 months 55-2-2 (46) | 29 years, 9 months 38-1 (35) | MD | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
58 | Mar 7, 1982 27 years, 9 months 54-2-2 (45) | William Lee | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
57 | Oct 3, 1981 27 years, 4 months 53-2-2 (44) | Mustafa Hamsho | MD | 11 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
56  | Jun 13, 1981 27 years 52-2-2 (43) | 28 years, 4 months 46-5-2 (19) | MD | 4 | RTD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
55 | Jan 17, 1981 26 years, 7 months 51-2-2 (42) | 28 years 30-0 (27) | MD | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
54  | Sep 27, 1980 26 years, 4 months 50-2-2 (41) | 29 years, 1 month 38-6 (23) | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Won WBA, WBC, The Ring |
53  | May 17, 1980 25 years, 11 months 49-2-2 (40) | 25 years, 7 months 53-15 (32) | 10 | UD | Win | |
52 | Apr 19, 1980 25 years, 10 months 48-2-2 (40) | Bobby Watts | 2 | TKO | Win | |
51 | Feb 16, 1980 25 years, 8 months 47-2-2 (39) | Loucif Hamani | 2 | KO | Win | |
50 | Nov 30, 1979 25 years, 6 months 46-2-2 (38) | 26 years, 9 months 45-3-1 (19) | MD | 15 | SD | Draw For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
49 | Jun 30, 1979 25 years, 1 months 46-2-1 (38) | Norberto Rufino Cabrera | 8 | TKO | Win | |
48 | May 26, 1979 25 years 45-2-1 (37) | Jamie Thomas | 3 | TKO | Win | |
47 | Mar 12, 1979 24 years, 9 months 44-2-1 (36) | Bob Patterson | 3 | TKO | Win | |
46 | Feb 3, 1979 24 years, 8 months 43-2-1 (35) | Sugar Ray Seales | 1 | TKO | Win | |
45 | Nov 11, 1978 24 years, 5 months 42-2-1 (34) | Willie Warren | 7 | TKO | Win | |
44 | Aug 24, 1978 24 years, 3 months 41-2-1 (33) | Bennie Briscoe | 10 | UD | Win | |
43 | May 13, 1978 23 years, 11 months 40-2-1 (33) | Kevin Finnegan | 7 | TKO | Win | |
42 | Apr 7, 1978 23 years, 10 months 39-2-1 (32) | Doug Demmings | 8 | TKO | Win | |
41 | Mar 4, 1978 23 years, 9 months 38-2-1 (31) | Kevin Finnegan | 9 | TKO | Win | |
40 | Nov 26, 1977 23 years, 6 months 37-2-1 (30) | Mike Colbert | MD | 12 | TKO | Win |
39 | Oct 15, 1977 23 years, 4 months 36-2-1 (29) | Jim Henry | 10 | UD | Win | |
38 | Sep 24, 1977 23 years, 4 months 35-2-1 (29) | Ray Phillips | 7 | TKO | Win | |
37 | Aug 23, 1977 23 years, 3 months 34-2-1 (28) | Willie Monroe | MD | 2 | TKO | Win |
36 | Jun 10, 1977 23 years 33-2-1 (27) | Roy Jones Sr. | 3 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Mar 16, 1977 22 years, 9 months 32-2-1 (26) | Reggie Ford | 3 | KO | Win | |
34 | Feb 15, 1977 22 years, 8 months 31-2-1 (25) | Willie Monroe | 12 | TKO | Win | |
33 | Dec 21, 1976 22 years, 6 months 30-2-1 (24) | George Davis | 6 | TKO | Win | |
32 | Sep 14, 1976 22 years, 3 months 29-2-1 (23) | Eugene Hart | 8 | RTD | Win | |
31 | Aug 3, 1976 22 years, 2 months 28-2-1 (22) | DC Walker | 6 | TKO | Win | |
30 | Jun 2, 1976 22 years 27-2-1 (21) | Bob Smith | 5 | TKO | Win | |
29 | Mar 9, 1976 21 years, 9 months 26-2-1 (20) | Willie Monroe | 10 | UD | Loss | |
28 | Feb 7, 1976 21 years, 8 months 26-1-1 (20) | Matt Donovan | 2 | TKO | Win | |
27 | Jan 13, 1976 21 years, 7 months 25-1-1 (19) | Bobby Watts | 10 | MD | Loss | |
26 | Dec 20, 1975 21 years, 6 months 25-0-1 (19) | Johnny Baldwin | 10 | UD | Win | |
25 | Sep 30, 1975 21 years, 4 months 24-0-1 (19) | Lamont Lovelady | 7 | TKO | Win | |
24 | Aug 7, 1975 21 years, 2 months 23-0-1 (18) | Jesse Bender | 1 | KO | Win | |
23 | May 24, 1975 21 years 22-0-1 (17) | Jimmy Owens | 6 | DQ | Win | |
22 | Apr 14, 1975 20 years, 10 months 21-0-1 (17) | Jimmy Owens | 10 | SD | Win | |
21 | Mar 31, 1975 20 years, 10 months 20-0-1 (17) | Joey Blair | 2 | KO | Win | |
20 | Feb 15, 1975 20 years, 8 months 19-0-1 (16) | Dornell Wigfall | 6 | KO | Win | |
19 | Dec 20, 1974 20 years, 6 months 18-0-1 (15) | DC Walker | 2 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Nov 26, 1974 20 years, 6 months 17-0-1 (14) | Sugar Ray Seales | 10 | MD | Draw | |
17 | Nov 16, 1974 20 years, 5 months 17-0 (14) | George Green | 1 | KO | Win | |
16 | Oct 29, 1974 20 years, 5 months 16-0 (13) | Morris Jordan | 4 | TKO | Win | |
15 | Aug 30, 1974 20 years, 3 months 15-0 (12) | Sugar Ray Seales | 10 | UD | Win | |
14 | Aug 13, 1974 20 years, 2 months 14-0 (12) | Peachy Davis | 1 | KO | Win | |
13 | Jul 16, 1974 20 years, 1 months 13-0 (11) | Bobby Williams | 3 | TKO | Win | |
12 | May 30, 1974 20 years 12-0 (10) | Curtis Phillips | 5 | TKO | Win | |
11 | May 4, 1974 19 years, 11 months 11-0 (9) | James Redford | 2 | TKO | Win | |
10 | Apr 5, 1974 19 years, 10 months 10-0 (8) | Tracy Morrison | 8 | TKO | Win | |
9 | Feb 5, 1974 19 years, 8 months 9-0 (7) | Bob Harrington | 5 | KO | Win | |
8 | Dec 18, 1973 19 years, 6 months 8-0 (6) | James Redford | 4 | KO | Win | |
7 | Dec 6, 1973 19 years, 6 months 7-0 (5) | Manny Freitas | 1 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Nov 17, 1973 19 years, 5 months 6-0 (4) | Cocoa Kid | 2 | KO | Win | |
5 | Oct 26, 1973 19 years, 5 months 5-0 (3) | Cove Green | 4 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Oct 6, 1973 19 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Dornell Wigfall | 8 | PTS | Win | |
3 | Aug 8, 1973 19 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | Muhammed Smith | 2 | KO | Win | |
2 | Jul 25, 1973 19 years, 2 months 2-0 (1) | Sonny Williams | 6 | UD | Win | |
1 | May 18, 1973 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Terry Ryan | 2 | KO | Win |
