Jermain Taylor Record: 33-4-1 (20 KOs) — Full Fight-by-Fight Record

Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He remains the most recent undisputed champion in the middleweight division, having defeated Bernard Hopkins in 2005, and in doing so ending Hopkins’ ten-year reign as middleweight champion. This made Taylor the first male boxer in history to claim each title from all four major boxing sanctioning organizations in a single fight. He defeated Hopkins in a rematch six months later, making him the only boxer to have defeated Hopkins twice. Taylor retired as a world champion in the months that followed his capture of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight title for a second time in 2014, after making a substantial recovery from a brain injury sustained earlier in his career.

He made his professional debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy. Taylor, who began boxing officially at age 13, earned numerous accolades throughout his amateur career, starting with his achievement of the 1996 Under-19 Championship. He went on to win a pair of Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships and National Golden Gloves titles and he finished second and third at the 1997 and 1998 United States Championships, respectively. In 1998, Taylor won a bronze medal at the Goodwill Games. Then, in 2000, he earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic boxing team, becoming the first ever boxer from Arkansas to compete in the Olympic Games. At the 2000 Olympics, Taylor won a bronze medal in the light middleweight division.

BoxRec-style profile

• Birth name: Jermain Taylor
• Born: August 11, 1978 — Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
• Nationality: American
• Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
• Reach: 78 in (198 cm)
• Stance: Orthodox
• Pro debut: Jan 27, 2001 (Win by TKO vs Chris Walsh)
• Last bout: Oct 4, 2014 (Win by UD vs Sam Soliman)
• Total rounds boxed: 273 (summed from the bout table below)
• Divisions: Middleweight, Super middleweight
• KO percentage: 60.6% (20 KO wins in 33 wins)
• Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles July 16, 2005 – September 29, 2007 (won from Bernard Hopkins; defended against Hopkins, Winky Wright (draw), Kassim Ouma and Cory Spinks — the later defenses carried the WBC, WBO and Ring titles per the bout table; lost the WBC, WBO and Ring titles to Kelly Pavlik); IBF middleweight title October 4, 2014 (won from Sam Soliman in his final bout, per the bout table) — all dates per the bout table

Record at a glance

• Total bouts: 38
• Wins: 33
• Wins by KO: 20
• Losses: 4
• Losses by KO: 3
• Draws: 1
• No contests: 0
• Born: August 11, 1978 — Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
• Nationality: American
• Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
• Reach: 78 in (198 cm)
• Stance: Orthodox
• Divisions: Middleweight, Super middleweight

Fight-by-fight record

No.	Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Round/Time	Venue / Notes
1	Jan 27, 2001	Chris Walsh	Win	TKO	4 (4), 0:16	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
2	Apr 7, 2001	Kenny Stubbs	Win	TKO	2 (4), 2:28	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
3	May 8, 2001	Antonio Baker	Win	UD	4	IC Light Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
4	Jun 23, 2001	Marvin Smith	Win	UD	4	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
5	Aug 11, 2001	Efrain Garcia	Win	TKO	5 (6), 1:25	Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
6	Nov 2, 2001	Dave Hamilton	Win	TKO	2 (6), 1:54	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
7	Nov 23, 2001	Undra White	Win	TKO	4 (6), 0:17	Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
8	Mar 15, 2002	Ron Carnell	Win	TKO	3 (6), 0:16	Creek Nation Bingo, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
9	Apr 27, 2002	Joe Garcia	Win	TKO	6 (8)	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
10	Jun 15, 2002	Grady Brewer	Win	UD	8	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
11	Aug 17, 2002	Sam Hill	Win	UD	10	Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
12	Nov 9, 2002	Johnny Rivera	Win	TKO	4 (10), 2:23	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S.
13	Dec 20, 2002	Keith Sims	Win	TKO	1 (10), 0:52	Creek Nation Gaming Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
14	Jan 30, 2003	Lionel Ortiz	Win	TKO	2 (10), 0:40	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S.
15	Mar 31, 2003	Marcos Primera	Win	TKO	5 (10), 2:12	Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
16	May 17, 2003	Nicolas Cervera	Win	TKO	4 (10), 2:37	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
17	Aug 8, 2003	Alfredo Cuevas	Win	UD	12	Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
18	Nov 8, 2003	Rogelio Martinez	Win	TKO	7 (10), 1:42	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
19	Jan 9, 2004	Alex Rios	Win	TKO	1 (10), 0:54	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
20	Mar 27, 2004	Alex Bunema	Win	TKO	7 (12), 2:17	Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
21	Jun 19, 2004	Raúl Márquez	Win	RTD	9 (12), 3:00	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
22	Dec 4, 2004	William Joppy	Win	UD	12	Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
23	Feb 19, 2005	Daniel Edouard	Win	TKO	3 (10), 2:26	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
24	Jul 16, 2005	Bernard Hopkins	Win	SD	12	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
25	Dec 3, 2005	Bernard Hopkins	Win	UD	12	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Undisputed), WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
26	Jun 17, 2006	Winky Wright	Draw	SD	12	FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
27	Dec 9, 2006	Kassim Ouma	Win	UD	12	Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
28	May 19, 2007	Cory Spinks	Win	SD	12	FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
29	Sep 29, 2007	Kelly Pavlik	Loss	TKO	7 (12), 2:14	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Lost WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
30	Feb 16, 2008	Kelly Pavlik	Loss	UD	12	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
31	Nov 15, 2008	Jeff Lacy	Win	UD	12	Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
32	Apr 25, 2009	Carl Froch	Loss	TKO	12 (12), 2:46	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For WBC super middleweight title
33	Oct 17, 2009	Arthur Abraham	Loss	KO	12 (12), 2:54	O2 World, Berlin, Germany — Super Six World Boxing Classic: group stage 1
34	Dec 30, 2011	Jessie Nicklow	Win	TKO	8 (10), 0:36	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
35	Apr 25, 2012	Caleb Truax	Win	UD	10	Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
36	Oct 12, 2012	Raúl Jorge Muñoz	Win	KO	2 (10), 1:05	Ameristar Casino Resort Spa, St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
37	Dec 14, 2013	Juan Carlos Candelo	Win	TKO	7 (10), 2:58	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
38	Oct 4, 2014	Sam Soliman	Win	UD	12	Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won IBF middleweight title

Titles & notes

Major title reigns (start–end): WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles July 16, 2005 – September 29, 2007 (won from Bernard Hopkins; defended against Hopkins, Winky Wright (draw), Kassim Ouma and Cory Spinks — the later defenses carried the WBC, WBO and Ring titles per the bout table; lost the WBC, WBO and Ring titles to Kelly Pavlik); IBF middleweight title October 4, 2014 (won from Sam Soliman in his final bout, per the bout table) — all dates per the bout table

• Aug 8, 2003 vs Alfredo Cuevas: Won vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
• Mar 27, 2004 vs Alex Bunema: Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
• Jun 19, 2004 vs Raúl Márquez: Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
• Dec 4, 2004 vs William Joppy: Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
• Jul 16, 2005 vs Bernard Hopkins: Won WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
• Dec 3, 2005 vs Bernard Hopkins: Retained WBA (Undisputed), WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
• Jun 17, 2006 vs Winky Wright: Retained WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
• Dec 9, 2006 vs Kassim Ouma: Retained WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
• May 19, 2007 vs Cory Spinks: Retained WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
• Sep 29, 2007 vs Kelly Pavlik: Lost WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles
• Apr 25, 2009 vs Carl Froch: For WBC super middleweight title
• Oct 4, 2014 vs Sam Soliman: Won IBF middleweight title

Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-11-01.