Meldrick Taylor (38-8-1, 20) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on October 19, 1966. At the age of 18 years on November 15, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against Luke Lecce, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 21st career fight at 21 years old, Taylor became a super-lightweight world champion on September 3, 1988 after defeating Buddy McGirt via 12th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at the welterweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Aaron Davis via 12-round unanimous decision on January 19, 1991.
Taylor's last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Wayne Martell at age 35 on July 20, 2002. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Meldrick Taylor's best fights were against Buddy McGirt, Julio César Chávez and Terry Norris. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Meldrick Taylor".
Taylor has 8 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Meldrick Taylor Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Jul 20, 2002 35 years, 9 months 38-8-1 (20) | Wayne Martell | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
46 | May 31, 2002 35 years, 7 months 38-7-1 (20) | Dillon Carew | 8 | SD | WIN | |
45 | Sep 10, 1999 32 years, 10 months 37-7-1 (20) | Manuel De Leon | 8 | UD | WIN | |
44 | Aug 26, 1999 32 years, 10 months 36-7-1 (20) | Tim Scott | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Feb 26, 1999 32 years, 4 months 35-7-1 (19) | Quirino Garcia | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
42 | Aug 28, 1998 31 years, 10 months 35-6-1 (19) | Hasan Al | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
41 | Aug 6, 1998 31 years, 9 months 35-5-1 (19) | Rafael Salas | 6 | UD | WIN | |
40 | Nov 26, 1996 30 years, 1 months 34-5-1 (19) | Darren Maciunski | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
39 | Oct 10, 1996 29 years, 11 months 34-4-1 (19) | Tommy Small | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Aug 16, 1996 29 years, 9 months 33-4-1 (19) | Kenneth Kidd | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
37  | Sep 17, 1994 27 years, 10 months 32-4-1 (18) | 32 years, 2 months 90-1-1 (75) | SLT | 8 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
36 | May 7, 1994 27 years, 6 months 32-3-1 (18) | Chad Broussard | 2 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Jan 29, 1994 27 years, 3 months 31-3-1 (17) | Craig Houk | 3 | KO | WIN | |
34 | May 8, 1993 26 years, 6 months 30-3-1 (16) | Henry Hughes | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
33 | Oct 31, 1992 26 years 29-3-1 (15) | Crisanto España | WL | 8 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
32  | May 9, 1992 25 years, 6 months 29-2-1 (15) | 24 years, 10 months 30-3 (17) | SWL | 4 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
31 | Jan 18, 1992 25 years, 2 months 29-1-1 (15) | Glenwood Brown | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
30 | Sep 13, 1991 24 years, 10 months 28-1-1 (15) | Ernie Chavez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Jun 1, 1991 24 years, 7 months 27-1-1 (14) | Luis Garcia | WL | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA |
28 | Jan 19, 1991 24 years, 3 months 26-1-1 (14) | Aaron Davis | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
27 | Aug 11, 1990 23 years, 9 months 25-1-1 (14) | Primo Ramos | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Mar 17, 1990 23 years, 4 months 24-1-1 (14) | 27 years, 8 months 68-0 (56) | SLT | 12 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF For WBC Vacant |
25 | Jan 27, 1990 23 years, 3 months 24-0-1 (14) | Ramon Flores | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Nov 20, 1989 23 years, 1 months 23-0-1 (13) | Jaime Balboa | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Sep 11, 1989 22 years, 10 months 22-0-1 (12) | Courtney Hooper | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
22 | Jan 21, 1989 22 years, 3 months 21-0-1 (12) | John Wesley Meekins | SLT | 7 | RTD | WIN Defended IBF |
21  | Sep 3, 1988 21 years, 10 months 20-0-1 (11) | 24 years, 7 months 38-1-1 (33) | SLT | 12 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
20 | Jun 12, 1988 21 years, 7 months 19-0-1 (10) | Martin Quiroz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Apr 9, 1988 21 years, 5 months 18-0-1 (10) | Ivan Gonzalez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 4, 1987 21 years 17-0-1 (9) | Richard Fowler | 2 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 11, 1987 20 years, 8 months 16-0-1 (8) | Irleis Perez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Apr 19, 1987 20 years, 6 months 15-0-1 (8) | Primo Ramos | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Feb 6, 1987 20 years, 3 months 14-0-1 (8) | Roque Montoya | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Dec 11, 1986 20 years, 1 months 13-0-1 (8) | Danny Vargas | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Aug 16, 1986 19 years, 9 months 12-0-1 (7) | Howard Davis Jr. | 10 | SD | DRAW | |
12 | May 11, 1986 19 years, 6 months 12-0 (7) | Harold Brazier | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Apr 3, 1986 19 years, 5 months 11-0 (7) | Jose Rivera | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 2, 1986 19 years, 3 months 10-0 (6) | Robin Blake | 10 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Dec 21, 1985 19 years, 2 months 9-0 (6) | Victor Acosta | 8 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Oct 16, 1985 18 years, 11 months 8-0 (6) | Carlos Santana | 4 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Jul 20, 1985 18 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | Roberto Medina | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jun 29, 1985 18 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | Hugo Carrizo | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 17, 1985 18 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | Nery Reyes | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 6, 1985 18 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | Elias Martinez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 13, 1985 18 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Darrell Curtis | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jan 20, 1985 18 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Dwight Pratchett | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Nov 15, 1984 18 years 1-0 (1) | Luke Lecce | 1 | TKO | WIN |
