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Meldrick Taylor had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career — four of them in title bouts and four in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Julio César Chávez via 12th round TKO on March 17, 1990, which ended his 24-fight win streak. He has been stopped four times and lost four times via decision.
Wayne Martell, Quirino Garcia, Hasan Al, Darren Maciunski, and Crisanto España are some of the boxers who have beaten Taylor.
This is the first loss in Meldrick Taylor's career. Taylor lost to Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez via 12th round TKO on . He was defending his super-lightweight IBF title, and fighting for Chávez' super-lightweight WBC title, he was 23 years old with a record of 24-0-1. Chávez was 27 years old with a record of 68-0.
On Taylor lost to Terry Norris via 4th round TKO. He was fighting for Norris' super-welterweight WBC title, he was 25 years old with a record of 29-1-1. Norris was 24 years old with a record of 30-3.
On Taylor lost to Crisanto España via 8th round TKO. He was defending his welterweight WBA title, he was 26 years old with a record of 29-2-1.
On Taylor lost to Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez in a rematch via 8th round TKO. He was fighting for Chávez' super-lightweight WBC title, he was 27 years old with a record of 32-3-1. Chávez was 32 years old with a record of 90-1-1.
On Taylor lost to Darren Maciunski via 10 round split decision in a non-title bout. He was 30 years old with a record of 34-4-1.
On Taylor lost to Hasan Al via 10 round unanimous decision in a non-title bout. He was 31 years old with a record of 35-5-1.
On Taylor lost to Quirino Garcia via 12 round unanimous decision in a non-title bout. He was 32 years old with a record of 35-6-1.
On Taylor lost to Wayne Martell via 10 round unanimous decision in a non-title bout. He was 35 years old with a record of 38-7-1.