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Mark Kaylor

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

Mark Kaylor
Born
Mark Kaylor

(1961-05-11) 11 May 1961 (age 62)
Canning Town, London, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height6 ft 1⁄2 in (184 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights48
Wins40
Wins by KO34
Losses7
Draws1
No contests0

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 edit

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

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References edit

  1. ^ "Kaylor - East End Icon". Boxing Monthly, January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012.

External links edit

  • Boxing Monthly, January 2009 edition [2]
  • BoxRec factfile on Mark Kaylor [3]
  • YouTube video of Kaylor's 1985 fight with Errol Christie [4]
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