Shannan Taylor was born in Bulli, Wollongong, New South Wales on May 12, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on July 10, 1992 against Darrell Hiles. Taylor defeated Hiles via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Taylor got his first shot at a world title at the age of 33 after 48 professional fights. On March 4, 2006 Taylor challenged Arthur Abraham's IBF middleweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision. Taylor never got a world-title shot again.
Taylor's last fight was a 4th-round KO victory over Sintung Kietbusaba at age 39, on October 7, 2011.
Some of Shannan Taylor's best fights have been against Livingstone Bramble. For a complete list of Taylor's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Shannan Taylor".
Taylor has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Shannan Taylor Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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65 | Oct 07, 2011 | 39 | Sintung Kietbusaba | win | KO 4 |
64 | May 13, 2011 | 39 | Serge Yannick | loss | SD 12 |
63 | Mar 26, 2011 | 38 | Tim Kanofski | win | UD 12 |
62 | Oct 31, 2010 | 38 | Junior Talipeau | loss | UD 8 |
61 | Jun 02, 2010 | 38 | Ben Costello | win | TKO 1 |
60 | Nov 27, 2009 | 37 | Les Sherrington | loss | TKO 5 |
59 | May 29, 2009 | 37 | Athit Praditphon | win | KO 1 |
58 | Feb 11, 2009 | 36 | Anthony Mundine 33 34-3 | loss | UD 12 |
57 | Oct 31, 2008 | 36 | Dondon Sultan | win | TKO 12 |
56 | Jul 11, 2008 | 36 | Thongtip Posri | win | KO 3 |
55 | Jun 06, 2008 | 36 | Andreas Seran | win | KO 8 |
54 | Sep 14, 2007 | 35 | Sonni Michael Angelo | draw | TD 1 |
53 | Jul 26, 2007 | 35 | Kiattisak Kuarwan | win | KO 6 |
52 | Mar 17, 2007 | 34 | Dechapon Suwunnalird | win | TKO 4 |
51 | Dec 15, 2006 | 34 | Nonoy Gonzales | win | RTD 6 |
50 | Jul 21, 2006 | 34 | Ian MacKillop | loss | TKO 6 |
49 | Mar 04, 2006 | 33 | Arthur Abraham 26 19-0 | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Nov 27, 2005 | 33 | Raymond Joval | loss | TKO 10 |
47 | Jul 01, 2005 | 33 | Sergio Ernesto Acuna | win | TKO 7 |
46 | Feb 23, 2005 | 32 | Ruben Silva Diaz | win | TKO 3 |
45 | Dec 17, 2004 | 32 | Plaisakda Boonmalert | win | KO 2 |
44 | Sep 24, 2004 | 32 | Sergio Ernesto Acuna | win | TKO 8 |
43 | Jun 25, 2004 | 32 | Walter Crucce | win | UD 12 |
42 | Mar 07, 2004 | 31 | Paulo Alejandro Sanchez | win | UD 12 |
41 | Dec 05, 2003 | 31 | Ian McLeod | win | RTD 5 |
40 | Oct 31, 2003 | 31 | Oscar Daniel Veliz | win | UD 12 |
39 | Sep 19, 2003 | 31 | Marcelo Alejandro Rodriguez | win | TKO 11 |
38 | Aug 22, 2003 | 31 | Sikat Pasaribu | win | KO 2 |
37 | Apr 11, 2003 | 30 | Marc Bargero | win | SD 12 |
36 | Feb 21, 2003 | 30 | Marc Bargero | draw | TD 6 |
35 | Oct 09, 2002 | 30 | Mamurat Ali | win | KO 1 |
34 | Jul 19, 2002 | 30 | Harmen Ajadato | win | TKO 9 |
33 | Dec 01, 2001 | 29 | Richard Williams | loss | TKO 4 |
32 | Aug 17, 2001 | 29 | Julian Holland | loss | TKO 7 |
31 | Jul 13, 2001 | 29 | Bert Bado | win | KO 1 |
30 | Mar 10, 2001 | 28 | Shane Mosley 29 36-0 | loss | RTD 6 |
29 | Aug 25, 2000 | 28 | Nick Rupa | win | TKO 8 |
28 | Jun 17, 2000 | 28 | Charles Whittaker | win | UD 10 |
27 | Apr 15, 2000 | 27 | Sean Sullivan | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Feb 11, 2000 | 27 | Gary Murray | win | KO 4 |
25 | Jul 09, 1999 | 27 | Lonny Beasley | win | KO 3 |
24 | Apr 16, 1999 | 26 | Walter Fabian Saporiti | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Sep 25, 1998 | 26 | Suk Hyun Yoon | win | TD 6 |
22 | May 21, 1998 | 26 | Jose Luis Benitez | win | UD 10 |
21 | Feb 27, 1998 | 25 | Antonio Rivera | win | KO 1 |
20 | Nov 07, 1997 | 25 | Carlos Alberto Malaga | win | KO 3 |
19 | Jul 18, 1997 | 25 | Viktor Baranov | win | UD 10 |
18 | Apr 04, 1997 | 24 | Sean Sullivan | win | PTS 10 |
17 | Dec 21, 1996 | 24 | Jake Rodríguez | win | KO 3 |
16 | Jul 30, 1996 | 24 | Theodore Carradine | win | KO 1 |
15 | Mar 30, 1996 | 23 | Corey Johnson | draw | PTS 10 |
14 | Nov 27, 1995 | 23 | Livingstone Bramble 35 37-16-3 | win | KO 1 |
13 | Sep 25, 1995 | 23 | Willy Wise | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Jul 31, 1995 | 23 | Dwayne Swift | win | KO 3 |
11 | May 29, 1995 | 23 | Buck Smith | win | TD 6 |
10 | Dec 02, 1994 | 22 | Ilaitia Vaka | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Oct 19, 1994 | 22 | Alberto MaChong | win | KO 3 |
8 | Jul 09, 1994 | 22 | Monty Bhana | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Mar 16, 1994 | 21 | Pita Tabuarua | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jan 22, 1994 | 21 | Bert Navarez | win | PTS 10 |
5 | Nov 26, 1993 | 21 | Luis Maysonet | win | UD 10 |
4 | Sep 11, 1993 | 21 | Larry Sarmiento | win | DQ 2 |
3 | Feb 12, 1993 | 20 | Shane Riley | win | KO 10 |
2 | Nov 13, 1992 | 20 | Brian Williams | win | TKO 8 |
1 | Jul 10, 1992 | 20 | Darrell Hiles | win | TKO 2 |