🇺🇸UNITED STATES · AGE 59Retired
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Meldrick
Taylor
“The Kid TNT”38 – 8 – 1
20 KO · 52.63% RATE · 47 TRACKED BOUTS
Tale of the Tape
Height
5′7″ (169 cm)
Reach
66″ (168 cm)
Weight
126 lb (57 kg)
Stance
Orthodox
Current Form
Meldrick Taylor "The Kid TNT" is a United States professional boxer with a 38-8-1 record. 20 of those wins came by knockout (53% KO rate).
Title Reigns
2 reignsTitle History
- WBA
Welterweight
Jan 1991 – Oct 1992
- IBF
Super Lightweight
Sep 1988 – Mar 1990
Title history is best-effort and may miss interim or vacated belts.
Complete Fight History
Showing 47 of 47
2002
JUL 20L toWayne Martell· UDShooting Star Casino · Mahnomen38–8–1
MAY 31d.Dillon Carew· SDBoutwell Memorial Auditorium · Birmingham38–7–1
1999
SEP 10d.Manuel De Leon· UDSoutheastern Livestock Pavilion · Ocala37–7–1
AUG 26d.Tim Scott· TKORoxy Theatre · Atlanta36–7–1
FEB 26L toQuirino Garcia· UDGimnasio Municipal Josue Neri Santos · Ciudad Juárez35–7–1
1998
AUG 28L toHasan Al· UDAtletion · Aarhus35–6–1
AUG 6d.Rafael Salas· UDAurora · Illinois35–5–1
1996
NOV 26L toDarren Maciunski· SDThe Blue Horizon · Philly34–5–1
OCT 10d.Tommy Small· UDHilton · Washington D.C.34–4–1
AUG 16d.Kenneth Kidd· TKO · R1Jaffa Shrine Center · Altoona33–4–1
1994
SEP 17L toJulio César Chávez· TKO · R8MGM Grand · LV32–4–1
MAY 7d.Chad Broussard· KO · R2MGM Grand · LV32–3–1
JAN 29d.Craig Houk· KO · R3MGM Grand · LV31–3–1
1993
MAY 8d.Henry Hughes· RTD · R2Thomas & Mack · LV30–3–1
1992
OCT 31L toCrisanto España· TKO · R8Earls Court Exhibition Centre · Kensington29–3–1
MAY 9L toTerry Norris· TKO · R4The Mirage · LV29–2–1
JAN 18d.Glenwood Brown· UDConvention Hall · Philly29–1–1
1991
SEP 13d.Ernie Chavez· TKO · R6ARCO Arena · Sacramento28–1–1
JUN 1d.Luis Garcia· SDRadisson Hotel · Palm Springs27–1–1
JAN 19d.Aaron Davis· UDConvention Hall · AC26–1–1
1990
AUG 11d.Primo Ramos· UDCaesars Tahoe · Stateline25–1–1
MAR 17L toJulio César Chávez· TKOLV Hilton · LV24–1–1
JAN 27d.Ramon Flores· TKO · R1Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino · AC24–0–1
1989
NOV 20d.Jaime Balboa· TKO · R5Convention Hall · Philly23–0–1
SEP 11d.Courtney Hooper· UDCircus Maximus Showroom · AC22–0–1
JAN 21d.John Wesley Meekins· RTD · R7Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino · AC21–0–1
1988
SEP 3d.Buddy McGirt· TKOBroadway by the Bay Theater · AC20–0–1
JUN 12d.Martin Quiroz· UDOdeum Expo Center · Villa Park19–0–1
APR 9d.Ivan Gonzalez· TKO · R5Caesars · LV18–0–1
1987
NOV 4d.Richard Fowler· KO · R2Memorial Coliseum · Corpus Christi17–0–1
JUL 11d.Irleis Perez· UDBroadway by the Bay Theater · AC16–0–1
APR 19d.Primo Ramos· UDPointe Resort · Phoenix15–0–1
FEB 6d.Roque Montoya· UDTrump Plaza Hotel and Casino · AC14–0–1
1986
DEC 11d.Danny Vargas· TKO · R2Felt Forum · NYC13–0–1
AUG 16drewHoward Davis Jr.· SDSands · AC12–0–1
MAY 11d.Harold Brazier· UDMemorial Coliseum · Corpus Christi12–0
APR 3d.Jose Rivera· TKO · R6Felt Forum · NYC11–0
FEB 2d.Robin Blake· UDSudduth Coliseum · Lake Charles10–0
1985
DEC 21d.Victor Acosta· UDPavilion · Virginia Beach9–0
OCT 16d.Carlos Santana· KO · R4Broadway by the Bay Theater · AC8–0
JUL 20d.Roberto Medina· UDScope · Norfolk7–0
JUN 29d.Hugo Carrizo· TKOBellaria · Italy6–0
MAY 17d.Nery Reyes· KO · R1Caesars Tahoe · Stateline5–0
APR 6d.Elias Martinez· TKO · R5San Angelo · Texas4–0
MAR 13d.Darrell Curtis· TKO · R3Scope · Norfolk3–0
JAN 20d.Dwight Pratchett· UDBroadway by the Bay Theater · AC2–0
1984
NOV 15d.Luke Lecce· TKO · R1MSG · NYC1–0
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- Meldrick Taylor's professional record is 38-8-1, with 20 knockouts.
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