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Mark Kaylor

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Mark Kaylor
Born
Mark Kaylor

(1961-05-11) 11 May 1961 (age 63)
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height6 ft 12 in (184 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights48
Wins40
Wins by KO34
Losses7
Draws1
No contests0

Mark Kaylor (born 11 May 1961) is a former professional British boxer.

Kaylor was born in Canning Town but from the age of nine was brought up in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. Kaylor won the British schoolboy title the first year he was eligible to take part and at the age of 16, moved back to Canning Town to live with his grandmother so that he could join a bigger boxing club at West Ham. In 1979, at the age of 17, Kaylor won the National Association of Boys Clubs Championships and the London senior title. In 1980, Kaylor won the British Amateur Boxing Association Championships and went to the European Junior championships in Rimini, Italy. Kaylor represented Great Britain in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, losing on a split decision in the quarter-finals. Perhaps his most famous fight came in 1985, when he defeated Errol Christie in the eighth round of a hard-fought match, marred with controversy due to a pre-fight punch-up between the pair, and by death threats from racist fans against Christie. Despite the controversy, Kaylor and Christie in fact showed great respect for each other after the match. Kaylor later commented, "Back then, I had a quick temper that I’d rather not have had. There was always this spark in my head! Today, I’m embarrassed by it. Errol was a nice guy. There’s no way I could behave like that now."[1]

Kaylor appeared in Ron Peck's 1991 film Fighters, which follows a group of young East End boxers as they try to make it to the top in the boxing game.

Kaylor worked with Peck again in 1996, this time in a semi-improvised, fictional film Real Money, about a group of young boxers getting drawn into underworld villainy and crime. Real Money also starred other well known and well respected faces from the boxing world, such as father and son boxing legends Jimmy Tibbs and Mark Tibbs, Steve Roberts and Jason Rowland. boxer, writer and actor Jimmy Flint who had also starred in many of Ron Peck's films, and later went on to star in many films such as Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Revolver and Rise of The Footsoldier.

In 1996, Kaylor moved to California with his family. He is also very close to his nephew Charles Kaylor. He now coaches boxing and is an aerobics instructor at a gym.

Professional boxing record

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40 Wins (34 knockouts, 6 decisions), 7 Losses (4 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 16-8 United Kingdom James Cook TKO 6 1 June 1991 England York Hall, London, England EBU Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the sixth round.
Win 12-0 Sweden Roland Ericsson TKO 4 20 March 1991 England Battersea Town Hall, London, England
Win 12-2-1 United States Shannon Landberg TKO 6 7 March 1991 United Kingdom Basildon Festival Hall, Basildon, England
Loss 14-1-2 Italy Mauro Galvano UD 12 31 March 1990 Italy Capo d'Orlando, Italy EBU Super Middleweight Title.
Draw 5-7-1 Nigeria Jerry Okorodudu MD 10 26 June 1989 California Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
Loss 22-14-1 United States Tom Collins KO 9 11 May 1988 England Grand Hall, London, England EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 3-10 United States Roy Safford KO 2 29 March 1988 England Wembley Arena, London, England
Win 18-7 United States Charles Henderson TKO 3 3 February 1988 England Grand Hall, London, England
Win 13-5-1 United States Jamie Howe TKO 4 24 October 1987 England White Hart Lane, London, England
Win 5-2 United States Jack Basting KO 6 27 June 1987 France Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
Win 16-2-1 United Kingdom Tommy Taylor TKO 4 18 April 1987 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:12 of the fourth round.
Win 14-13 United States Jimmy Shavers PTS 8 22 February 1987 England Grand Hall, London, England
Loss 36-0 United Kingdom Herol Graham TKO 8 4 November 1986 England Wembley Arena, London, England EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 18-8-1 United States Tony Harrison TKO 9 17 September 1986 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Win 18-6-4 United States Tony Cerda TKO 6 19 July 1986 England Wembley Stadium, London, England
Win 20-1 United Kingdom Errol Christie KO 8 5 November 1985 England London, England Christie knocked out at 2:35 of the eighth round.
Win 21-4-1 United States Dwight Walker PTS 10 16 June 1985 England York Hall, London, England
Win 13-4 United States Richard Beranek KO 3 14 April 1985 England York Hall, London, England Beranek knocked out at 1:25 of the third round.
Loss 50-5-1 United Kingdom Tony Sibson UD 12 27 November 1984 England Wembley Arena, London, England Commonwealth/BBBofC British/EBU Middleweight Titles.
Win 8-3 United States David Todt TKO 6 16 October 1984 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Loss 18-8-1 United States Buster Drayton TKO 7 13 May 1984 England Empire Pool, London, England
Win 14-1 United States Randy Smith PTS 10 13 March 1984 England Empire Pool, London, England
Win 20-8 United States Ralph Moncrief TKO 5 31 January 1984 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Loss 14-3-4 United States Tony Cerda DQ 9 22 November 1983 England Wembley Arena, London, England
Win 26-8-3 Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Roy Gumbs KO 5 14 September 1983 England Alexandra Pavilion, London, England BBBofC British/Commonwealth Middleweight Titles. Gumbs knocked out at 2:00 of the fifth round.
Win 10-2 United States Bobby West TKO 5 31 May 1983 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the fifth round.
Win 38-6-1 United States Bobby Watts TKO 4 3 May 1983 England Wembley Arena, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the fourth round.
Win 15-9-1 United Kingdom Glen McEwan TKO 2 1 March 1983 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the second round.
Win 19-19-2 United States Henry Walker PTS 10 18 January 1983 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Win 5-6-2 Spain Juan Muñoz Holgado KO 2 7 December 1982 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Holgado knocked out at 0:48 of the second round.
Win 25-10-1 United Kingdom Eddie Smith TKO 3 9 November 1982 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the third round.
Win 10-3-1 Wales Doug James TKO 2 26 October 1982 England York Hall, London, England
Win 23-9-1 Belgium Maurice Bufi TKO 3 22 September 1982 England Mayfair Sporting Club, London, England
Win 6-4 United States Steve Williams TKO 2 1 June 1982 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Win 32-14-1 France Joel Bonnetaz TKO 3 20 April 1982 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Win 13-1 Spain Alfonso Redondo TKO 5 17 March 1982 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the fifth round.
Win 7-7 Dominican Republic Dario De Asa TKO 3 2 March 1982 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the third round.
Win 12-11 United Kingdom Romal Ambrose KO 1 9 February 1982 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Ambrose knocked out at 2:30 of the first round.
Win 2-6 Nigeria Billy Savage TKO 2 24 November 1981 England Wembley Arena, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the second round.
Win 6-8-2 Wales Winston Burnett TKO 6 3 November 1981 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the sixth round.
Win 8-2 United States George Danahar TKO 3 20 October 1981 England York Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the third round.
Win 13-7-2 United Kingdom Jimmy Everard Ellis TKO 5 15 September 1981 England Wembley Arena, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 0:44 of the fifth round.
Win 13-18-3 United Kingdom Joe Gregory TKO 6 26 May 1981 England York Hall, London, England
Win 9-7-1 United Kingdom Peter Bassey PTS 8 17 March 1981 England Wembley Arena, London, England
Win 12-5 United Kingdom Martin McEwan TKO 6 24 February 1981 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the sixth round.
Win 3-3-1 Wales Winston Burnett PTS 8 27 January 1981 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Win 9-17-2 United Kingdom Clifton Wallace TKO 3 8 December 1980 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the third round.
Win 9-9-3 United Kingdom Peter Morris TKO 5 14 October 1980 England Royal Albert Hall, London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the fifth round.

References

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  1. ^ "Kaylor - East End Icon". Boxing Monthly, January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012.
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  • Boxing Monthly, January 2009 edition [2]
  • BoxRec factfile on Mark Kaylor [3]
  • YouTube video of Kaylor's 1985 fight with Errol Christie [4]