Kevin Taylor (boxer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 10 August 1963 Rochdale, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Kevin Taylor (born 10 August 1963) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Amateur record
Taylor won the 1984 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Middleton & Rochdale ABC.[2] He then represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games in the featherweight division.
Professional record
| 15 fights | 11 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 2 |
| By decision | 7 | 2 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Loss | 11–4 |  Paul Hodkinson | TKO | 2 (12) | 1988-12-14 | Sports Centre, Kirkby, England | For BBBofC British Featherweight title. |
| 14 | Loss | 11–3 | Peter Harris | PTS | 12 | 1988-02-24 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales | For vacant BBBofC British Featherweight title. |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 |  John Boyd | PTS | 10 | 1988-02-09 | St George's Hall, Bradford, Bradford, England | |
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Steve Pollard | PTS | 8 | 1987-09-22 | Civic Sports Centre, Oldham, England | |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Russell Davison | PTS | 10 | 1987-05-26 | Civic Sports Centre, Oldham, England | Retained BBBofC Central Area Super featherweight title. |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Les Walsh | PTS | 10 | 1987-03-31 | Civic Sports Centre, Oldham, England | Won BBBofC Central Area Super featherweight title. |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | George Jones | PTS | 6 | 1987-01-27 | The Ritz Manchester, Manchester, England | |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Mike Whalley | TKO | 3 (6), 1:32 | 1986-11-25 | The Ritz Manchester, Manchester, England | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Jimmy Bott | PTS | 6 | 1986-03-04 | Holiday Inn Liverpool, Liverpool, England | |
| 6 | Loss | 4–2 | Des Gargano | PTS | 6 | 1986-02-24 | Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Dean Bramhald | PTS | 6 | 1985-10-21 | Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Dean Bramhald | TKO | 1 (6), 1:35 | 1985-09-23 | Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Denzil Goddard | TKO | 4 (6) | 1985-04-22 | Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England | |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | John Maloney | KO | 3 (8), 0:23 | 1985-02-18 | Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mark Champney | TKO | 4 (6) | 1985-01-14 | Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England | Professional debut. |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Taylor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.