Bruce Seldon former WBA heavyweight World champion SIGNED weigh-in 8" x 10" photo.

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Bruce Samuel Seldon (born 30 January 1967) was the World Boxing Association Heavyweight champion from 1995 to 1996. It was after fighting Mike Tyson that Tupac Shakur was murdered in a drive-by shooting. Seldon lost his WBA Heavyweight Championship to Mike Tyson in the first round of that fight.

Amateur Career
Seldon compiled an amateur record of 20-4 and won the New Jersey Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Championship.

Professional Career
Known as "The Atlantic City Express", Seldon began his career on October 4, 1988 with a first-round knockout of Joel McGraw and won his first 18 fights without a blemish. During his winning streak he defeated some notable boxers: Ezra Sellers (future world cruiserweight title challenger), Ossie Ocassio (former cruiserweight champion and heavyweight title challenger), David Bey (former world rated contender), and Jose Ribalta (former world title contender).

On April 18, 1991 future WBC World Heavyweight Champion Oliver McCall handed Bruce his first defeat. Seldon was clearly ahead on the scorecards entering the ninth round when he was unable to continue due to insufficient conditioning. The bout was stopped via the three knockdown rule when a visibly fatigued Seldon went down for the third time. In his next start Bruce was defeated by future undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe.

Bruce went 13-1 over the next nearly four years, a streak which included a decision loss to former World Champion Tony Tubbs and a TKO victory over former World Champion Greg Page. On April 8, 1995 Bruce faced former World Champion Tony "TNT" Tucker for the vacant WBA Heavyweight Title. George Foreman was stripped of the title for fighting Axel Schulz instead of the organization's top conteder, Tucker. Seldon was the WBA's second ranked heavyweight contender at the time. Bruce stopped Tucker at the end of round seven to claim the vacant title. It was the first stoppage loss of Tucker's career (his two previous losses were decisions to Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis). In the lone defence his title Bruce stopped number 4 ranked contender Joe Hipp in the tenth round. Thirteen months after the Hipp bout Seldon lost his title to Tyson when he was knocked down twice - the first by (supposedly) a punch on top of the head, the second by a left hook to the jaw. Seldon beat the count, but wobbled badly on his legs before referee Richard Steele could clear him to continue.

There was major controversy after the fight, when slow motion replays clearly showed that the punch causing the first knockdown had missed Seldon, passing harmlessly over the top of his head. The second knockdown also looked suspicious - although the punch appeared to land this time, it did not appear to be a heavy blow. The fans in the arena chanted "Fix! Fix! Fix!", believing Seldon had taken a dive.

Bruce retired for 7½ years before returning to the ring on March 6, 2004 when he registered a third-round knockout over Otis Tisdale and one month later he dispatched Lenzie Morgan in two rounds. The third bout of his comeback was May 15, 2004, versus undefeated prospect Gerald Nobles. Bruce knocked Nobles down in round two and was up on the official scorecards after 8 rounds. Early in round 9 Bruce was thumbed in the eye and was unable to continue. Nobles was awarded a 9th-round TKO victory. In his next contest, on October 28, 2005, an out of shape and overweight Seldon (263 lbs) was stopped in the second round by Tye Fields. On February 10, 2007 a rejuvenated and well conditioned Seldon (235 lbs) stopped journeyman Marcus Rhode, via TKO at 1:05 of the first round. On April 11, 2007 Bruce scored his second straight comeback victory by stopping Jay Sweetman in round 2. Seldon weighed in at 230 pounds, 5 less than the Rhode fight just one month earlier and over 30 pounds lighter than his last fight prior to this comeback.

Since that fight he fought Kevin Johnson but lost by TKO. He has since won two fights against Brad Gregory and Gabe Brown both of them who he beat by TKO.

He was defeated by Fres Oquendo on July 24, 2009 by knockout in the 9th round and which he took a knee in the 8th and was knocked down in the 9th and was counted out.

Bruce Seldon's current career record: 40 Wins, 8 Losses, 0 Draws (36 KO)