Moses Buster Drayton (March 2, 1952 – November 20, 2022) was an American boxer who won the IBF world title at light middleweight (154lb). Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the vacant IBF light middleweight title with a decision win over Carlos Santos in 1986. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Matthew Hilton the following year. In 1988 he took on WBA light middleweight titleholder Julian Jackson, but was defeated via TKO in the third round. He retired in 1995 at the age of 43.
Military service Drayton joined the United States Marines during 1972, later rising to the rank of Sergeant. During 2016, he was honored for his service by the National Federation of Black Veterans.
Return to the ring Drayton returned to the ring in an exhibition in 2012. Drayton, aged 57, returned on January 28, 2012, in an exhibition in Philadelphia against former Philadelphia police officer Floyd 'Sugar Boy' Richards on the undercard of Dhafir Smith versus Quinton Rankin. Drayton and Richards both worked as Police Officers for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Phila VA Medical Center.
Personal life and death Drayton died on November 20, 2022, at the age of 70.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes57Loss40–15–1 Derrick RolonUD1210 Jun 1995 56Win40–14–1 Jose VeraPTS63 Nov 1994 55Win39–14–1 Robert HarrisTKO414 Aug 1993 54Win38–14–1 Gary SmithTKO318 Nov 1992 53Win37–14–1 Eric Mustafa ColeTKO826 Jun 1992 52Win36–14–1 Jose VeraPTS822 May 1992 51Loss35–14–1 Eric HollandUD1028 Aug 1991 50Win35–13–1 Gary JonesUD811 May 1991 49Loss34–13–1 Brinatty MaquilonTKO85 Oct 1989 48Win34–12–1 Darryl FrommUD1028 Sep 1989 47Loss33–12–1 Terry NorrisUD1228 Mar 1989 46Loss33–11–1 Julian JacksonTKO330 Jul 1988 45Win33–10–1 Leroy JonesTKO45 Dec 1987 44Loss32–10–1 Matthew HiltonUD1527 Jun 1987 43Win32–9–1 Said SkoumaTKO1027 Mar 1987 42Win31–9–1 Juan Alonso VillaKO228 Feb 1987 41Win30–9–1 Davey MooreTKO1024 Aug 1986 40Win29–9–1 Benito FernandezTKO620 Jun 1986 39Win28–9–1 Carlos SantosMD154 Jun 1986 38Win27–9–1 Sam LeonardTKO54 Apr 1986 37Win26–9–1 Bruce JacksonTKO522 Jan 1986 36Win25–9–1 John JarvisTKO614 Sep 1985 35Win24–9–1 Dennis JohnsonTKO1010 Jun 1985 34Loss23–9–1 James KinchenPTS1014 Apr 1985 33Win23–8–1 Thomas SmithUD1014 Feb 1985 32Win22–8–1 Tony HarrisonTKO1028 Nov 1984 31Win21–8–1 Terry HolmesTKO126 Sep 1984 30Win20–8–1 Gary CoatesTKO425 Jun 1984 29Win19–8–1 Mark KaylorTKO713 May 1984 28Win18–8–1 Jimmy CableKO111 Apr 1984 27Win17–8–1 Gregory ClarkTKO228 Jan 1984 26Loss16–8–1 Fred HutchingsPTS102 Oct 1983 52Loss16–7–1 Mario MaldonadoSD101 Sep 1983 24Win16–6–1 Patricio DiazPTS109 Jun 1983 23Win15–6–1 Clinton JacksonTKO212 May 1983 22Win14–6–1 David PlowdenUD812 Apr 1983 21Loss13–6–1 Bushy BesterPTS105 Feb 1983 20Loss13–5–1 Sumbu KalambayPTS830 Oct 1982 19Win13–4–1 Bruce JohnsonTKO931 Jul 1982 18Win12–4–1 Duane ThomasTKO729 Apr 1982 17Loss11–4–1 Lindell HolmesPTS107 Mar 1982 16Win11–3–1 Dan SnyderPTS817 Jan 1982 15Win10–3–1 DC WalkerKO223 Dec 1981 14Win9–3–1 Tyrone DembyPTS625 Jul 1981 13Loss8–3–1 Mario MaldonadoPTS814 Jun 1981 12Loss8–2–1 Mark HolmesUD67 Feb 1981 11Win8–1–1 Dan SnyderTKO424 Jan 1981 10Loss7–1–1 Kevin PerryTKO36 Nov 1980 9NC7–0–1 Curtis TaylorNC81 Oct 1980 8Win7–0–1 Bill HarringtonTKO29 Aug 1980 7Win6–0–1 Clifford SmithTKO118 Oct 1979 6Win5–0–1 Julius SpellPTS420 Sep 1979 5Win4–0–1 Jesse CarterKO630 Aug 1979 4Win3–0–1 Bob SaxtonTKO13 Jul 1979 3Win2–0–1 Frank MooreKO331 May 1979 2Win1–0–1 Jesse CarterPTS614 Dec 1978 1Draw0–0–1 Charles CareyPTS49 Nov 1978
See also List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
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