Marlon Starling (45-6-1, 27) was born in Hartford, Connecticut on August 29, 1959. At the age of 19 years on July 27, 1979, he made his professional boxing debut against Tim LaValley, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 33rd career fight at 24 years old, Marlon Starling got a shot at the WBA and IBF welterweight titles against Donald Curry on February 4, 1984 but lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a welterweight world champion (WBA) on August 22, 1987 at the age of 27 years old, on his 46th career fight, after defeating Mark Breland via 11th-round TKO.
Starling's last fight was a welterweight (WBC) world-title defense against Maurice Blocker on August 19, 1990. He lost the fight via 12th-round majority decision. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Marlon Starling's best fights have been against Floyd Mayweather Sr., Lloyd Honeyghan, Simon Brown, Mark Breland, Kevin Morgan and Donald Curry. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Marlon Starling".
Starling has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Marlon Starling Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Aug 19, 1990 30 years, 11 months 45-6-1 (27) | Maurice Blocker | WL | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBC |
52  | Apr 14, 1990 30 years, 7 months 45-5-1 (27) | 27 years 34-0 (23) | MD | 12 | MD | LOSS For IBF |
51 | Sep 15, 1989 30 years 45-4-1 (27) | Young Kil Jung | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
50  | Feb 4, 1989 29 years, 5 months 44-4-1 (27) | 28 years, 9 months 33-1 (22) | WL | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
49 | Jul 29, 1988 28 years, 11 months 43-4-1 (26) | Tomás Molinares | 6 | NC | NC | |
48  | Apr 16, 1988 28 years, 7 months 43-4-1 (26) | 24 years, 11 months 20-1 (13) | WL | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBA |
47 | Feb 5, 1988 28 years, 5 months 43-4 (26) | Fujio Ozaki | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
46 | Aug 22, 1987 27 years, 11 months 42-4 (26) | 24 years, 3 months 18-0 (12) | WL | 11 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
45 | Jun 5, 1987 27 years, 9 months 41-4 (25) | Norberto Bueno | 3 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Feb 18, 1987 27 years, 5 months 40-4 (24) | Pedro Vilella | 10 | UD | WIN | |
43 | Oct 30, 1986 27 years, 2 months 39-4 (24) | Roberto Mendez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Sep 19, 1986 27 years 38-4 (23) | Dexter Smith | 5 | KO | WIN | |
41 | May 18, 1986 26 years, 8 months 37-4 (22) | Johnny Bumphus | WL | 6 | TD | LOSS |
40 | Apr 6, 1986 26 years, 7 months 37-3 (22) | Ralph Twinning | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Jan 24, 1986 26 years, 4 months 36-3 (21) | Leo Davis | 2 | KO | WIN | |
38  | Nov 22, 1985 26 years, 2 months 35-3 (20) | 22 years, 3 months 21-0 (15) | WL | 12 | SD | WIN |
37 | Aug 7, 1985 25 years, 11 months 34-3 (20) | Reggie Miller | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36  | Apr 26, 1985 25 years, 7 months 33-3 (20) | 32 years, 6 months 28-4-1 (17) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN |
35 | Jun 15, 1984 24 years, 9 months 32-3 (20) | Pedro Vilella | WL | 12 | MD | LOSS |
34 | Apr 17, 1984 24 years, 7 months 32-2 (20) | Lupe Aquino | WL | 12 | UD | WIN |
33  | Feb 4, 1984 24 years, 5 months 31-2 (20) | 22 years, 4 months 17-0 (12) | WL | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA, IBF |
32 | Nov 26, 1983 24 years, 2 months 31-1 (20) | Bob Graddy | 3 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Nov 10, 1983 24 years, 2 months 30-1 (19) | Sammy Rookard | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Jul 24, 1983 23 years, 10 months 29-1 (18) | Tommy Ayers | WL | 12 | MD | WIN |
29 | Apr 23, 1983 23 years, 7 months 28-1 (18) | Jose Baret | WL | 12 | UD | WIN |
28 | Feb 5, 1983 23 years, 5 months 27-1 (18) | Jose Baret | 4 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Jan 7, 1983 23 years, 4 months 26-1 (17) | Manuel Madera | 3 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Oct 23, 1982 23 years, 1 months 25-1 (16) | 21 years, 1 months 14-0 (11) | WL | 12 | SD | LOSS |
25 | Sep 10, 1982 23 years 25-0 (16) | Inocencio De la Rosa | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Jul 17, 1982 22 years, 10 months 24-0 (16) | Kevin Morgan | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Jun 5, 1982 22 years, 9 months 23-0 (15) | Babilah McCarthy | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Apr 23, 1982 22 years, 7 months 22-0 (14) | Ricardo Raul Camoranesi | 3 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Mar 22, 1982 22 years, 6 months 21-0 (13) | Jose Luis Santana | 1 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Jan 29, 1982 22 years, 5 months 20-0 (12) | Danny Paul | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Aug 28, 1981 21 years, 11 months 19-0 (12) | Jack Morrell | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Jun 25, 1981 21 years, 9 months 18-0 (11) | Juan Hidalgo | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | May 29, 1981 21 years, 9 months 17-0 (10) | Johnny Cooper | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Apr 24, 1981 21 years, 7 months 16-0 (9) | Miguel Angel Hernandez | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 9, 1981 21 years, 6 months 15-0 (8) | 28 years, 4 months 19-2 (11) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Feb 9, 1981 21 years, 5 months 14-0 (8) | Bruce Strauss | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Jan 16, 1981 21 years, 4 months 13-0 (7) | Ruby Ortiz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Nov 25, 1980 21 years, 2 months 12-0 (7) | Curtis Taylor | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Nov 3, 1980 21 years, 2 months 11-0 (7) | Dave Bolden | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 20, 1980 20 years, 9 months 10-0 (6) | Benji Goldstone | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | May 23, 1980 20 years, 8 months 9-0 (5) | Eddie Campbell | 8 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Apr 8, 1980 20 years, 7 months 8-0 (5) | Feliciano Cintron | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 28, 1980 20 years, 5 months 7-0 (4) | Frank Minnigan | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jan 9, 1980 20 years, 4 months 6-0 (3) | Charles Newell | 7 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 5, 1979 20 years, 2 months 5-0 (2) | John Saxton | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Oct 17, 1979 20 years, 1 months 4-0 (1) | Hector Ortiz | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Sep 27, 1979 20 years 3-0 (1) | Jerry North | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Sep 7, 1979 20 years 2-0 (1) | Hubert Jackson | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Jul 27, 1979 19 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Tim LaValley | 3 | TKO | WIN |
