Alvin Prouder
{{Short description|American kickboxer}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Alvin Prouder
| weight =
{{ubl|
|Welterweight}}
| height = 6 ft 1 in
| nationality = American
| birth_place = Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
| total = 37
| wins = 34
| 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.{{Cite web |title=Notable Early World Title Fights. World Kickboxing and Karate Association. |url=https://www.wkausa.com/Notable_Early.php|access-date=10 January 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Alvin Prouder (October 30, 2010) USAdojo. |url=https://usadojo.com/alvin-prouder/|access-date=10 January 2025}} Prouder was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame|url=https://martialartsmuseum.com/about/hall-of-fame/|access-date=10 January 2025}}
Early life
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.{{Cite web |title=Cynthia Prouder: Kickboxer and Boxer (August 23, 2003) USAdojo.
|url=https://usadojo.com/cynthia-prouder/#google_vignette|access-date=10 January 2025}} When Prouder was 25 he was shot in the head over a gang fight involving his cousin. Prouder recovered, but the incident ended his kickboxing and boxing career.{{Cite web |title=Alvin Prouder. BoxRec.
|url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Alvin_Prouder |access-date=10 January 2025}}
Professional career
In March of 1979 Prouder won the World Kickboxing Association Super Welterweight title against Toshihiro Nishiki. In March of 1980, Prouder retained his Super Welterweight title against Marc Costello in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1980 the STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings had Prouder as the Super Welterweight champion.{{Cite web |title=The STAR System|url=https://www.backkicks.com/star-system/|access-date=10 January 2025}}
In April of 1982, Prouder lost a Super-Welterweight title fight to Bob Thurman via unanimous decision.{{Cite web |title=Bob Thurman World Middleweight Champion|url=https://usadojo.com/bob-thurman-world-middleweight-champion/#google_vignette|access-date=10 January 2025}}
In July of 1982, Prouder defeated Jeff Gripper by TKO to win the Professional Karate Association Welterweight title.{{Cite web |title=Professional Karate Association World Welterweight Title|url=https://titlehistories.com/kickboxing/pka/pka-world-wl.html|access-date=10 January 2025}}
In 1984, Prouder defeated Dwayne Wyatt via TKO.{{cite web|title=Alvin Prouder Vs. Dwayne Wyatt (1984)|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHpCKPBPQvc|url-status=live|website=YouTube|accessdate=10 June 2025}}{{cbignore}} In February of 1985, Prouder lost the Professional Karate Association Welterweight title to Johnny Davis via decision. In November of 1985, Prouder regained the Professional Karate Association Welterweight title against Ricky Haynes.
Boxing
Prouder fought as a professional boxer from 1983 to 1985. He fought 9 fights winning 8 and losing only 1.{{Cite web |title=Alvin Prouder|url=https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/059870 |access-date=10 January 2025}}
Acting
Prouder appeared in the 1993 film Full Contact starring Jerry Trimble.{{Cite web |title=Full Contact| website=IMDb |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0106979/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk |access-date=10 January 2025}}
Hall of fame
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Category:American male kickboxers