Meldrick Taylor has eight losses against seven opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Taylor's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Meldrick Taylor".
On July 20, 2002 Meldrick Taylor faced off against Wayne Martell at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 38-8-1 (20). Taylor lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On February 26, 1999 Meldrick Taylor faced off against Quirino Garcia at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 35-7-1 (19). Taylor lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On August 28, 1998 Meldrick Taylor faced off against Hasan Al at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 35-6-1 (19). Taylor lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On November 26, 1996 Meldrick Taylor faced off against Darren Maciunski at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 34-5-1 (19). Taylor lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On September 17, 1994 Meldrick Taylor fought Julio César Chávez in a super-lightweight world-title fight for Chávez' WBC title. Taylor was 27 years old and with a record of 32-4-1 (18), and Chávez was 32 years old and with a record of 90-1-1 (75). Taylor lost the fight via 8th-round TKO.
On October 31, 1992 Meldrick Taylor met Crisanto España in a welterweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Taylor was 26 years old and with a record of 29-3-1 (15). Taylor lost the fight via 8th-round TKO and lost the title.
On May 9, 1992 Meldrick Taylor fought Terry Norris in a super-welterweight world-title fight for Norris' WBC title. Taylor was 25 years old and with a record of 29-2-1 (15), and Norris was 24 years old and with a record of 30-3 (17). Taylor lost the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On March 17, 1990 Meldrick Taylor, the IBF champion, met Julio César Chávez, the WBC champion, in a super-lightweight world-title unification fight. Taylor was 23 years old and with a record of 24-1-1 (14), and Chávez was 27 years old and with a record of 68-0 (56). Taylor lost the fight via 12th-round TKO and lost his title.
