Kevin Taylor
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1963-08-10) 10 August 1963
Rochdale, England
Sport
SportBoxing

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 United Kingdom Paul Hodkinson TKO 2 (12) 1988-12-14 United Kingdom Sports Centre, Kirkby, England For BBBofC British Featherweight title.
14 Loss 11–3 United Kingdom Peter Harris PTS 12 1988-02-24 United Kingdom Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales For vacant BBBofC British Featherweight title.
13 Win 11–2 United States John Boyd PTS 10 1988-02-09 United Kingdom St George's Hall, Bradford, Bradford, England
12 Win 10–2 United Kingdom Steve Pollard PTS 8 1987-09-22 United Kingdom Civic Sports Centre, Oldham, England
11 Win 9–2 United Kingdom Russell Davison PTS 10 1987-05-26 United Kingdom Civic Sports Centre, Oldham, England Retained BBBofC Central Area Super featherweight title.
10 Win 8–2 United Kingdom Les Walsh PTS 10 1987-03-31 United Kingdom Civic Sports Centre, Oldham, England Won BBBofC Central Area Super featherweight title.
9 Win 7–2 United Kingdom George Jones PTS 6 1987-01-27 United Kingdom The Ritz Manchester, Manchester, England
8 Win 6–2 United Kingdom Mike Whalley TKO 3 (6), 1:32 1986-11-25 United Kingdom The Ritz Manchester, Manchester, England
7 Win 5–2 United Kingdom Jimmy Bott PTS 6 1986-03-04 United Kingdom Holiday Inn Liverpool, Liverpool, England
6 Loss 4–2 United Kingdom Des Gargano PTS 6 1986-02-24 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England
5 Win 4–1 United Kingdom Dean Bramhald PTS 6 1985-10-21 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England
4 Win 3–1 United Kingdom Dean Bramhald TKO 1 (6), 1:35 1985-09-23 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England
3 Win 2–1 United Kingdom Denzil Goddard TKO 4 (6) 1985-04-22 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England
2 Loss 1–1 United Kingdom John Maloney KO 3 (8), 0:23 1985-02-18 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Mark Champney TKO 4 (6) 1985-01-14 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive Sports Centre, Bradford, England Professional debut.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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