
Marquis Taylor is the 'quintessential fighter nobody wants to fight'
Marquis Taylor wants to be let off the leash at junior middleweight

Marquis Taylor wants to be let off the leash at junior middleweight

Ahead of 2025, Marquis Taylor is looking ahead to potential title shots — against one opponent in particular.

Marquis Taylor is anticipating a clash with Austin Williams in the new year as he looks to start 2025 on a bright note.

California’s Ivan Pandzic has stepped in to fight Houston’s Marquis Taylor on Friday December 13 at Houston’s Owl’s Nest after the withdrawal of Petr Khamukov.

Marquis Taylor will return to the ring on December 13 in Houston, Texas, to face undefeated Petr Khamukov at the Red Owl Boxing Arena.


Atlantic City - In a middleweight fight, Marquis Taylor (15-1-2, 1 KO) knocked off another unbeaten prospect with a ten round unanimous decision over Cuba's Yoelvis Gomez (6-1, 5 KOs).

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City - Middleweight contender Marquis Taylor (15-1-2, 1 KO) scored an early knockdown and rode that to a unanimous decision (99-90, 96-93 twice) over the previously unbeaten Yoelvis Gomez (6-1, 5 KOs) after 10 rounds as Taylor was able to blunt Gomez’s power by fighting effectively on the inside.

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Marquis Taylor justified the supreme confidence he exuded before his fight versus Yoelvis Gomez on Saturday night. The determined underdog upset Gomez by unanimous decision in a 10-round middleweight match Showtime televised from Boardwalk Hall’s Adrian Phillips Theater. Taylor dropped Gomez in the second round of Taylor’s middleweight debut, fought through a cut around his right eye for nine-plus rounds, worked well to the body on the inside with the supposedly stronger Gomez and defeated the favored Cuban southpaw on all three scorecards.

Yoelvis Gomez gets the sense that he needs to reintroduce himself to boxing fans Saturday night. The Cuban southpaw started to build some momentum by blowing out Clay Collard in the first round and easily outpointing Jorge Cota in back-to-back televised bouts in December 2021 and May 2022. A right wrist injury forced