On October 17, 2009, a 31-year-old Jermain Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KOs) and a 29-year-old Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KOs) met in the ring.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Abraham was on a 30-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Arthur Abraham stopped Jermain Taylor via KO in the 12th round. Abraham improves his record to 31-0 (25 KOs), while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 28-4-1.
On April 25, 2009, a 30-year-old Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBC title held by 31-year-old British boxer Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs).
Taylor came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days. Froch was on a 24-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 19 days.
Carl Froch stopped Jermain Taylor via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Froch improves his record to 25-0 (20 KOs), while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 28-3-1.
On February 16, 2008, a 29-year-old Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) and a 25-year-old Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Pavlik was on a 32-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
In the rematch, Kelly Pavlik defeated Jermain Taylor via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Pavlik improves his record to 33-0, while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 27-2-1.
On September 29, 2007, the 29-year-old WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight world champion, Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Kelly Pavlik (31-0, 28 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Taylor came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Pavlik was on a 31-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 10 days.
Kelly Pavlik stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight champion. Pavlik improves his record to 32-0 (29 KOs), while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 27-1-1.