Amateur Boxing Career

Breland compiled an impressive amateur record of 110-1. Highlights of which were:

• Five-Time New York Golden Gloves Champion (1980-84), his record in this competition was 21-0 (19 KO's), with 14 knockouts coming in the 1st round.
• 1981 - United States Amateur Welterweight competition, lost to James Ortega on points. This would be Breland's only loss as an amateur.
• 1981 - won Intercity Golden Gloves in the welterweight division, stopped Efrain Bennett in the first.
• 1982 - United States Amateur Welterweight Champion
• 1982 - Gold Medal (Welterweight) at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany
  • Defeated Vesa Koskela (SWE)
  • Defeated Mihai Ciubotaru (ROM)
  • Defeated Manfred Zielonka (FRG)
  • Defeated Serik Konakbayev (URS)
• 1983 - United States Amateur Welterweight Champion
  • Defeated Bill Harrington TKO 3
  • Defeated Tony Golden TKO 2
  • Defeated Alton Rice on points
  • Defeated James Mitchell TKO 2
• 1984 - Qualified as a Welterweight at the 1984 Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, Texas
  • Defeated Louis Howard on points
  • Defeated Mylon Watkins TKO 1
  • Defeated Davey Gutierrez on points
  • Defeated Louis Howard on points, at the Olympic Box-Offs in Las Vegas.
• 1984 - Gold Medal (Welterweight) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California
  • Defeated Wayne Gordon (CAN) on points
  • Defeated Carlos Reyes (PUR) TKO 3
  • Defeated Rudel Obreja (ROM) on points
  • Defeated Genaro Leon (MEX) KO 1
  • Defeated Luciano Bruno (ITA) on points
  • Defeated Yong-Su Ahn (KOR) on points

Professional Boxing Career

Breland turned professional in 1984. In 1987, Breland won the vacant WBA welterweight title. He lost it in his first defense to Marlon Starling. In 1989, Breland again won the vacant WBA Welterweight Title. He made three successful title defenses before losing it to Aaron Davis in a back-and-forth 9-round contest that was nearly called off twice because of injuries to Davis' eye before Breland was knocked out in round 9.

In 1997, Breland retired with a professional record of 35-3-1 (25 KOs).

Breland is currently a boxing trainer, having trained Vernon Forrest and new WBC world champion Deontay Wilder among other notable boxers.

Preceded by Lloyd Honeyghan Stripped	WBA Welterweight Champion 6 February 1987 - 22 August 1987	Succeeded by Marlon Starling
Preceded by Tomas Molinares Vacated	WBA Welterweight Champion 4 February 1989 - 8 July 1990	Succeeded by Aaron Davis

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (25 knockouts, 10 decisions), 3 Losses (3 knockouts), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win		Rick Haynes	PTS	10	1997-03-21	Jacksonville, Florida
Win		Bobby Butters	TKO	2	1997-01-10	Riverfront Sports Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
Win		Darryl Lattimore	UD	10	1996-06-07	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win		Buck Smith	KO	3	1996-05-19	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win		Ricardo Smith	TKO	3	1996-01-27	Schwartz Athletic Center, Brooklyn, New York
Loss		Jorge Vaca	TKO	6	1991-09-13	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
Win		Julian Samaha	TKO	1	1991-07-12	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win		Henry Anaya, Jr.	UD	10	1991-06-10	Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey
Win		Ariel Conde	KO	1	1991-04-09	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Loss		Aaron "Superman" Davis	KO	9	1990-07-08	Harrah's Reno, Reno, Nevada
Win		Lloyd Honeyghan	TKO	3	1990-03-03	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London
Win		Fujio Ozaki	TKO	4	1989-12-10	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win		Mauro Martelli	TKO	2	1989-10-13	Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva
Win		Rafael Pineda	TKO	5	1989-04-22	Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win		Seung-Soon Lee	TKO	1	1989-02-04	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win		Ozzie O'Neal	KO	1	1988-10-07	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win		Pablo Baez	KO	1	1988-08-11	DiVinci Manor, Chicago, Illinois
Draw		Marlon Starling	PTS	12	1988-04-16	Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win		Juan Antonio Villa	TKO	3	1988-02-05	Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win		Javier Suazo	UD	10	1987-12-05	Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss		Marlon Starling	TKO	11	1987-08-22	Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina
Win		Juan Bautista Rondon	PTS	10	1987-07-10	Forte Village Resort, Sardinia
Win		Harold Volbrecht	TKO	7	1987-02-06	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win		Orlando Orozco	TKO	2	1986-11-13	Felt Forum, New York City
Win		Ralph Twinning	KO	1	1986-10-15	Columbia, South Carolina
Win		Reggie Miller	KO	2	1986-09-14	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win		John Munduga	TKO	6	1986-06-21	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win		Ricky Avendano	KO	1	1986-05-15	Felt Forum, New York City
Win		Darryl Anthony	TKO	3	1986-04-12	Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey
Win		Richard Aguirre	KO	1	1986-03-02	Americana Host Farm, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Win		Troy Wortham	UD	10	1986-01-25	Americana Host Farm, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Win		Hedgemon Robertson	UD	8	1985-12-21	Virginia Beach Pavilion, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Win		Donald Gwinn	KO	2	1985-10-18	Felt Forum, New York City
Win		Don Shiver	TKO	1	1985-07-20	Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia
Win		Dario DeJesus	KO	2	1985-06-19	Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey
Win		Vince Dunfee	KO	2	1985-05-17	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win		Steve "Lightning" Little	UD	6	1985-04-06	San Angelo, Texas
Win		Marlon Palmer	UD	6	1985-01-05	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win		Dwight Williams	UD	6	1984-11-15	Madison Square Garden, New York City

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