Mark Medal (born June 10, 1957 in Manhattan, NY), is a former professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154lb) division.
A hard-hitting boxer, he was the International Boxing Federation's inaugural world junior-middleweight champion and won 20 of his 28 contests by knockout.
Medal, a Puerto Rican-American, turned pro in 1979 and won the vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title with a fifth round TKO win over the also hard-hitting (23-0, with all 23 wins by knockout)[1] Earl Hargrove in 1984, becoming the inaugural champion.
[2] In 1986 he took on WBC Light Middleweight title holder Thomas Hearns, but lost via TKO.
In 2009 Medal was indicted and charged with conspiracy to possess a controlled dangerous substance, which resulted in him losing his position as a police officer.