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Arnold Taylor

4017 KOs

83 KOs

1Draws

Last six: W-W-W-W-L-L

Career

division

Bantamweight

status

inactive

bouts

49

rounds

407

KO %

42.5%

KO wins

17

KO losses

3

career

1967–1976

debut

1967-05-20

last fight

1976-11-24

Profile

sex

M

stance

southpaw

nationality

South Africa

origin

Johannesburg

city / state / zip

Johannesburg, Gauteng

dob

1943-07-15

age

83

death

1981-11-22

Latest news

Irish boxing legend Katie Taylor teams up with Sylvester Stallone and Roy Jones Jr at Arnold Expo...

2021-10-03 · The Irish Sun

Arnold Barboza: I Want Jose Ramirez, Regis Prograis, Josh Taylor!

2019-08-18 · BoxingScene.com

Top 10 boxing fights featuring South Africans - IN PHOTOS

2012-10-09 · Sowetan

Arnold Taylor beat Romeo Anaya (KO 14 - November 3 1973). Taylor, down three times in the eighth and once in the 10th, knocked out the WBA bantamweight champion with a single blow. Rated one of the greatest title fights of all time. Image: boxrec.com…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

24 4 1

L-KO

National Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

8 of 10x3

18 1 0

L-PTS

Oslo, Norway

10 of 10

24 1 1

W-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

38 5 1

W-KO

Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

8 of 10

54 7 1

W-TKO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

3 of 10

12 15 2

W-TKO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

4 of 10

24 2 2

L-UD

West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

WBA World bantamweight title

15 of 15 · 118 / 118 lbs

Referee: Jack Bryant

Lorenzo Trujillo

27 5 3

L-PTS

Showgrounds Hall, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

10 of 10 · 124 / 132 lbs

40 1 3

W-PTS

Goodwood Showgrounds, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

10 of 10 · 122 / 118 lbs

15 5 2

W-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

37 3 1

W-KO

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

WBA World bantamweight title

14 of 15 · 118 / 118 lbs

Referee: Stanley Christodoulou

20 3 3

W-PTS

Portuguese Hall, Turffontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

32 4 4

W-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

33 12 1

W-KO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

4 of 10

7 1 0

W-KO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Featherweight Title

6 of 12

7 0 0

W-PTS

Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Featherweight Title

12 of 12

30 6 2

W-KO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

4 of 10

4 8 2

W-KO

Glamis Stadium, Harare (Salisbury), Zimbabwe

7

42 23 15

W-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

Alberto Jangalay

6 6 3

W-PTS

Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

10 of 10 · 121 / 122 lbs

2 3 0

W-PTS

Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

10 of 10 · 121 / 118 lbs

29 9 3

W-PTS

Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

10 of 10 · 123 / 124 lbs

17 7 4

W-PTS

Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

10 of 10 · 119 / 120 lbs

17 6 4

W-PTS

Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

10 of 10

3 5 1

W-KO

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

10

3 4 1

W-KO

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

7 of 8

7 2 1

W-TKO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Featherweight Title

9 of 12 · 126 / 121 lbs

Johnny Famechon

55 4 6

L-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10 · 125 / 128 lbs

9 3 2

W-KO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Bantamweight Title

6 of 12

8 2 2

W-KO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

5 of 8

23 14 0

L-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

13 2 0

L-KO

City Hall, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Lightweight Title

8 of 12

22 17 0

W-KO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Featherweight Title

8 of 12

15 6 0

W-PTS

City Hall, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Lightweight Title

12 of 12

15 5 0

W-DQ

City Hall, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

6 of 10

11 6 6

W-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

19 5 1

W-DQ

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

3 of 10

37 3 1

W-PTS

Lesotho National Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho

6 of 6 · 128 / 129 lbs

2 5 1

W-KO

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

3 of 6

0 0 0

W-PTS

Swaziland National Stadium, Mbabane, Swaziland

6 of 6

2 2 1

W-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

8 of 8

13 3 0

W-TKO

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

9 of 10

20 17 0

L-KO

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Bantamweight Title

1 of 12 · 117 / 117 lbs

11 6 1

W-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

24 22 5

W-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

8 1 0

W-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Featherweight Title

12 of 12 · 122 lbs

2 1 1

W-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

8 of 8

1 0 1

W-TKO

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

9 of 10

1 0 0

D-PTS

Mokopane, North-West, South Africa

6 of 6