Jermain Taylor (33-4-1, 20) was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. on August 11, 1978. At the age of 22 years on January 27, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Chris Walsh, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 24th career fight at 26 years old, Taylor became a middleweight world champion on July 16, 2005 after defeating Bernard Hopkins via 12-round split decision to win the WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring titles.
Taylor's last fight was a middleweight world-title fight against Sam Soliman for Soliman's IBF title on October 4, 2014. He won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and was crowned the new middleweight world champion. He retired with a 5-fight winning streak.
Some of Jermain Taylor's best fights have been against William Joppy, Bernard Hopkins, Jeff Lacy, Kassim Ouma, Raúl Márquez, Winky Wright and Cory Spinks.
Taylor has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Oct 4, 2014 36 years, 1 months 33-4-1 (20) | Sam Soliman | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
37 | Dec 14, 2013 35 years, 4 months 32-4-1 (20) | Juan Carlos Candelo | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Oct 12, 2012 34 years, 2 months 31-4-1 (19) | Raúl Jorge Muñoz | 2 | KO | WIN | |
35  | Apr 20, 2012 33 years, 8 months 30-4-1 (18) | 28 years, 7 months 18-0-1 (10) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Dec 30, 2011 33 years, 4 months 29-4-1 (18) | Jessie Nicklow | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
33  | Oct 17, 2009 31 years, 2 months 28-4-1 (17) | 29 years, 7 months 30-0 (24) | 12 | KO | LOSS | |
32  | Apr 25, 2009 30 years, 8 months 28-3-1 (17) | 31 years, 9 months 24-0 (19) | SMD | 12 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
31  | Nov 15, 2008 30 years, 3 months 28-2-1 (17) | 31 years, 6 months 24-1 (17) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
30  | Feb 16, 2008 29 years, 6 months 27-2-1 (17) | 25 years, 10 months 32-0 (29) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
29 | Sep 29, 2007 29 years, 1 months 27-1-1 (17) | 25 years, 5 months 31-0 (28) | MD | 7 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC, WBO, The Ring |
28  | May 19, 2007 28 years, 9 months 27-0-1 (17) | 29 years, 2 months 36-3 (11) | MD | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC, WBO, The Ring |
27  | Dec 9, 2006 28 years, 3 months 26-0-1 (17) | 27 years, 11 months 25-2-1 (15) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, WBO, The Ring |
26  | Jun 17, 2006 27 years, 10 months 25-0-1 (17) | 34 years, 6 months 50-3 (25) | MD | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBC, WBO, The Ring |
25  | Dec 3, 2005 27 years, 3 months 25-0 (17) | 40 years, 10 months 46-3-1 (32) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Undisputed), WBC, WBO, The Ring |
24 | Jul 16, 2005 26 years, 11 months 24-0 (17) | 40 years, 6 months 46-2-1 (32) | MD | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
23 | Feb 19, 2005 26 years, 6 months 23-0 (17) | Daniel Edouard | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22  | Dec 4, 2004 26 years, 3 months 22-0 (16) | 34 years, 2 months 34-3-1 (25) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jun 19, 2004 25 years, 10 months 21-0 (16) | 32 years, 9 months 35-2 (24) | MD | 9 | RTD | WIN |
20 | Mar 27, 2004 25 years, 7 months 20-0 (15) | Alex Bunema | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Jan 9, 2004 25 years, 4 months 19-0 (14) | Alex Rios | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 8, 2003 25 years, 2 months 18-0 (13) | Rogelio Martinez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Aug 8, 2003 24 years, 11 months 17-0 (12) | Alfredo Cuevas | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
16 | May 17, 2003 24 years, 9 months 16-0 (12) | Nicolas Cervera | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 31, 2003 24 years, 7 months 15-0 (11) | Marcos Primera | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Jan 30, 2003 24 years, 5 months 14-0 (10) | Lionel Ortiz | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 20, 2002 24 years, 4 months 13-0 (9) | Keith Sims | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Nov 9, 2002 24 years, 2 months 12-0 (8) | Johnny Rivera | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 17, 2002 24 years 11-0 (7) | Sam Hill | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jun 15, 2002 23 years, 10 months 10-0 (7) | Grady Brewer | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Apr 27, 2002 23 years, 8 months 9-0 (7) | Joe Garcia | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Mar 15, 2002 23 years, 7 months 8-0 (6) | Ron Carnell | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 23, 2001 23 years, 3 months 7-0 (5) | Undra White | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 2, 2001 23 years, 2 months 6-0 (4) | Dave Hamilton | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 11, 2001 23 years 5-0 (3) | Efrain Garcia | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 23, 2001 22 years, 10 months 4-0 (2) | Marvin Smith | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | May 8, 2001 22 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Antonio Baker | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 7, 2001 22 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Kenny Stubbs | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 27, 2001 22 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Walsh | 4 | TKO | WIN |
