On July 16, 2005, a 26-year-old Jermain Taylor (23-0, 17 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed middleweight championship held by 40-year-old Bernard Hopkins (46-2-1, 32 KOs).
Taylor came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 27 days. Hopkins was on a 20-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
Jermain Taylor defeated Bernard Hopkins via split decision and wins the WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring middleweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Taylor improves his record to 24-0, while Hopkins adds a loss to his record at 46-3-1.
On December 3, 2005, Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins met again in an immediate rematch.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days. Hopkins was on a -1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 17 days.
Jermain Taylor defeated Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA (Undisputed), WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles. Taylor improves his record to 25-0, while Hopkins adds a loss to his record at 46-4-1.
On December 9, 2006, the 28-year-old WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight world champion, Jermain Taylor (25-0-1, 17 KOs), faced a 27-year-old Ugandan boxer Kassim Ouma (25-2-1, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Taylor came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Ouma was on a 4-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 4 days.
Jermain Taylor defeated Kassim Ouma via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles. Taylor improves his record to 26-0-1, while Ouma adds a loss to his record at 25-3-1.
On May 19, 2007, the 28-year-old WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight world champion, Jermain Taylor (26-0-1, 17 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Cory Spinks (36-3, 11 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days. Spinks was on a 2-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 16 days.
Jermain Taylor defeated Cory Spinks via split decision and successfully defended his WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles. Taylor improves his record to 27-0-1, while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 36-4.
On October 4, 2014, a 36-year-old Jermain Taylor (32-4-1, 20 KOs) got a shot at the IBF middleweight title held by Sam Soliman.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 20 days.
Jermain Taylor defeated Sam Soliman via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Taylor improves his record to 33-4-1
On June 17, 2006, the 27-year-old WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight world champion, Jermain Taylor (25-0, 17 KOs), faced a 34-year-old Winky Wright (50-3, 25 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days. Wright was on a 11-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Taylor is now 25-0-1 and Wright, 50-3-1.
On June 19, 2004, a 25-year-old Jermain Taylor (20-0, 15 KOs) and a 32-year-old Raúl Márquez (35-2, 24 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Márquez was on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 27 days.
Jermain Taylor stopped Raúl Márquez via RTD in the 9th round. Taylor improves his record to 21-0 (16 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 35-3.
On October 12, 2012, a 34-year-old Jermain Taylor (30-4-1, 18 KOs) and Raúl Jorge Muñoz met in the ring.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days.
Jermain Taylor stopped Raúl Jorge Muñoz via KO in the 2nd round. Taylor improves his record to 31-4-1 (19 KOs)
On December 4, 2004, a 26-year-old Jermain Taylor (21-0, 16 KOs) and a 34-year-old William Joppy (34-3-1, 25 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Joppy was on a -1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 21 days.
Jermain Taylor defeated William Joppy via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Taylor improves his record to 22-0, while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 34-4-1.
On December 14, 2013, a 35-year-old Jermain Taylor (31-4-1, 19 KOs) and Juan Carlos Candelo met in the ring.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 2 days.
Jermain Taylor stopped Juan Carlos Candelo via TKO in the 7th round. Taylor improves his record to 32-4-1 (20 KOs)