Kevin Taylor (born 10 August 1963) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Kevin Taylor
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1963-08-10) 10 August 1963 (age 61)
Rochdale, England
Sport
SportBoxing

Amateur record

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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

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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

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  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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