Meldrick Taylor
Career, Record, Stats
Meldrick Taylor (The Kid) is a 57-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 17 years, 8 months, and 5 days, Taylor amassed a record of 38-8-1, which includes 20 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Meldrick Taylor's Boxing Career
Meldrick Taylor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on October 19, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on November 15, 1984 against Luke Lecce. Taylor defeated Lecce via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Taylor became a world champion at the age of 21 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Buddy McGirt for the IBF super-lightweight title and stopped the champion in the final round of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the welterweight (WBA) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Taylor's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Wayne Martell at age 35, on July 20, 2002.
Some of Meldrick Taylor's best fights have been against Buddy McGirt (HOFer). For a complete list of Taylor's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Meldrick Taylor".
Taylor has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Meldrick Taylor Losses".
Meldrick Taylor's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Jul 20, 2002 | 35 |  Wayne Martell | loss | UD 10 |
46 | May 31, 2002 | 35 | Dillon Carew | win | SD 8 |
45 | Sep 10, 1999 | 32 | Manuel De Leon | win | UD 8 |
44 | Aug 26, 1999 | 32 | Tim Scott | win | TKO 3 |
43 | Feb 26, 1999 | 32 | Quirino Garcia | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Aug 28, 1998 | 31 | Hasan Al | loss | UD 10 |
41 | Aug 06, 1998 | 31 | Rafael Salas | win | UD 6 |
40 | Nov 26, 1996 | 30 | Darren Maciunski | loss | SD 10 |
39 | Oct 10, 1996 | 29 | Tommy Small | win | UD 10 |
38 | Aug 16, 1996 | 29 | Kenneth Kidd | win | TKO 1 |
37 | Sep 17, 1994 | 27 | 
Julio César Chávez 32 90-1-1  | loss | TKO 8 |
36 | May 07, 1994 | 27 | Chad Broussard | win | KO 2 |
35 | Jan 29, 1994 | 27 | Craig Houk | win | KO 3 |
34 | May 08, 1993 | 26 | Henry Hughes | win | RTD 2 |
33 | Oct 31, 1992 | 26 | Crisanto España | loss | TKO 8 |
32 | May 09, 1992 | 25 | 
Terry Norris 24 30-3 | loss | TKO 4 |
31 | Jan 18, 1992 | 25 | Glenwood Brown | win | UD 12 |
30 | Sep 13, 1991 | 24 | Ernie Chavez | win | TKO 6 |
29 | Jun 01, 1991 | 24 | Luis Garcia | win | SD 12 |
28 | Jan 19, 1991 | 24 | Aaron Davis | win | UD 12 |
27 | Aug 11, 1990 | 23 | Primo Ramos | win | UD 10 |
26 | Mar 17, 1990 | 23 |
Julio César Chávez 27 68-0 | loss | TKO 12 |
25 | Jan 27, 1990 | 23 | Ramon Flores | win | TKO 1 |
24 | Nov 20, 1989 | 23 | Jaime Balboa | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Sep 11, 1989 | 22 | Courtney Hooper | win | UD 12 |
22 | Jan 21, 1989 | 22 | John Wesley Meekins | win | RTD 7 |
21 | Sep 03, 1988 | 21 | 
Buddy McGirt 24 38-1-1 | win | TKO 12 |
20 | Jun 12, 1988 | 21 | Martin Quiroz | win | UD 10 |
19 | Apr 09, 1988 | 21 | Ivan Gonzalez | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Nov 04, 1987 | 21 | Richard Fowler | win | KO 2 |
17 | Jul 11, 1987 | 20 | Irleis Perez | win | UD 10 |
16 | Apr 19, 1987 | 20 | Primo Ramos | win | UD 10 |
15 | Feb 06, 1987 | 20 | Roque Montoya | win | UD 10 |
14 | Dec 11, 1986 | 20 | Danny Vargas | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Aug 16, 1986 | 19 | Howard Davis Jr. | draw | SD 10 |
12 | May 11, 1986 | 19 | Harold Brazier | win | UD 10 |
11 | Apr 03, 1986 | 19 | Jose Rivera | win | TKO 6 |
10 | Feb 02, 1986 | 19 | Robin Blake | win | UD 10 |
9 | Dec 21, 1985 | 19 | Victor Acosta | win | UD 8 |
8 | Oct 16, 1985 | 18 | Carlos Santana | win | KO 4 |
7 | Jul 20, 1985 | 18 | Roberto Medina | win | UD 6 |
6 | Jun 29, 1985 | 18 | Hugo Carrizo | win | TKO 3 |
5 | May 17, 1985 | 18 | Nery Reyes | win | KO 1 |
4 | Apr 06, 1985 | 18 | Elias Martinez | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Mar 13, 1985 | 18 | Darrell Curtis | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Jan 20, 1985 | 18 | Dwight Pratchett | win | UD 6 |
1 | Nov 15, 1984 | 18 | Luke Lecce | win | TKO 1 |