Alvin Prouder | |
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| Born | Columbus, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 3 |
Alvin Prouder is a former American professional kickboxer, former professional boxer, former sport Karate fighter and actor. Alvin is a former Professional Karate Association and World Kickboxing Association champion. [1] [2] Prouder was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2022. [3]
Prouder was born in Columbus, Mississippi and later moved to Culver City, California with his sister Cynthia Prouder, who is also a former professional kickboxer, former professional boxer and actor. [4] Prouder trained at the Black Karate Federation school at 42nd and Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles, which was under the leadership of Sijo Muhammad. [5] When Prouder was 25 he was shot in the head over a gang fight involving his cousin. [2] Prouder recovered, but the incident ended his kickboxing and boxing career. [4] [6]
In March of 1979 Prouder won the World Kickboxing Association Super Welterweight title against Toshihiro Nishiki. [1] In March of 1980, Prouder retained his Super Welterweight title by TKO against Marc Costello in Las Vegas, Nevada. [7] [8] [1] In 1980 the STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings had Prouder as the Super Welterweight champion. [9]
In 1981 Prouder defeated Elbert Moore by first round knockout. [10] In April of 1982, Prouder lost a Super-Welterweight title fight to Bob Thurman via unanimous decision. [11] [12] In July of 1982, Prouder defeated Jeff Gripper by TKO to win the Professional Karate Association Welterweight title. [13] [14]
In 1984, Prouder defeated Dwayne Wyatt via TKO. [15] In February of 1985, Prouder lost the Professional Karate Association Welterweight title to Johnny Davis via decision. [16] [14] In November of 1985, Prouder regained the Professional Karate Association Welterweight title against Ricky Haynes. [17] [14]
Prouder fought as a professional boxer from 1983 to 1985. He fought 9 fights winning 8 and losing only 1. [18]
Prouder appeared in the 1993 film Full Contact starring Jerry Trimble. [19]
Prouder was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2022. [3]