Mark Kaylor

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

Mark Kaylor
Statistics
Real nameMark Kaylor
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height6 ft 1/2 in
NationalityBritish
Born (1961-05-11) 11 May 1961
Canning Town, London, England
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
40 Wins (34 knockouts, 6 decisions), 7 Losses (4 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 16-8 James Cook TKO 6 1 June 1991 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom 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, Battersea, London, United Kingdom
Win 12-2-1 Shannon Landberg TKO 6 7 March 1991 Basildon Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom
Loss 14-1-2 Mauro Galvano UD 12 31 March 1990 Capo d'Orlando, Italy EBU Super Middleweight Title. 115-116, 114-118, 113-117.
Draw 5-7-1 Jerry Okorodudu MD 10 26 June 1989 Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States 95-95, 94-94, 96-92.
Loss 22-14-1 Tom Collins KO 9 11 May 1988 Grand Hall, Wembley, London, United Kingdom EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 3-10 Roy Safford KO 2 29 March 1988 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 18-7 Charles Henderson TKO 3 3 February 1988 Grand Hall, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 13-5-1 Jamie Howe TKO 4 24 October 1987 White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom
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, Kensington, London, United Kingdom BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator. Referee stopped the bout at 2:12 of the fourth round.
Win 14-13 Jimmy Shavers PTS 8 22 February 1987 Grand Hall, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Loss 36-0 Herol Graham TKO 8 4 November 1986 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 18-8-1 Tony Harrison TKO 9 17 September 1986 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Win 18-6-4 Tony Cerda TKO 6 19 July 1986 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 20-1 Errol Christie KO 8 5 November 1985 Wembley, London, United Kingdom BBBofC British Middleweight Title Eliminator. Christie knocked out at 2:35 of the eighth round.
Win 21-4-1 Dwight Walker PTS 10 16 June 1985 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom 99-98.
Win 13-4 Richard Beranek KO 3 14 April 1985 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom Beranek knocked out at 1:25 of the third round.
Loss 50-5-1 Tony Sibson UD 12 27 November 1984 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom Commonwealth/BBBofC British/EBU Middleweight Titles. 114-116, 115-117, 115-117.
Win 8-3 David Todt TKO 6 16 October 1984 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Loss 18-8-1 Buster Drayton TKO 7 13 May 1984 Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 14-1 Randy Smith PTS 10 13 March 1984 Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 20-8 Ralph Moncrief TKO 5 31 January 1984 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Loss 14-3-4 Tony Cerda DQ 9 22 November 1983 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 26-8-3 Roy Gumbs KO 5 14 September 1983 Alexandra Pavilion, Muswell Hill, United Kingdom 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, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the fifth round.
Win 38-6-1 Bobby Watts TKO 4 3 May 1983 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom 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, Kensington, London, United Kingdom BBBofC British Middleweight Title Eliminator. 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, Kensington, London, United Kingdom 100-95.
Win 5-6-2 Juan Munoz Holgado KO 2 7 December 1982 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Holgado knocked out at 0:48 of the second round.
Win 25-10-1 Eddie Smith TKO 3 9 November 1982 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the third round.
Win 10-3-1 Doug James TKO 2 26 October 1982 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win 23-9-1 Maurice Bufi TKO 3 22 September 1982 Mayfair Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 6-4 Steve Williams TKO 2 1 June 1982 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Win 32-14-1 Joel Bonnetaz TKO 3 20 April 1982 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Win 13-1 Alfonso Redondo TKO 5 17 March 1982 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom 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, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the third round.
Win 12-11 Romal Ambrose KO 1 9 February 1982 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Ambrose knocked out at 2:30 of the first round.
Win 2-6 Billy Savage TKO 2 24 November 1981 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom 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, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the sixth round.
Win 8-2 George Danahar TKO 3 20 October 1981 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom 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, Wembley, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 0:44 of the fifth round.
Win 13-18-3 Joe Gregory TKO 6 26 May 1981 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win 9-7-1 Peter Bassey PTS 8 17 March 1981 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom 80-76.5.
Win 12-5 Martin McEwan TKO 6 24 February 1981 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom 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, Kensington, London, United Kingdom 80-77.5.
Win 9-17-2 Clifton Wallace TKO 3 8 December 1980 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom 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, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the fifth round.

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