{"id":429916,"date":"2026-01-24T09:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T09:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/429916\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T09:09:10","slug":"7-knockouts-in-13-months-taylor-bevan-has-no-intention-of-slowing-down-in-the-pro-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/429916\/","title":{"rendered":"7 knockouts in 13 months: Taylor Bevan has no intention of slowing down in the pro ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The value of a standout amateur career in the professional code has long been questioned. With several highly rated amateur stars recently coming unstuck, the debate resurfaced. Former GB boxer Taylor Bevan<\/a> is determined not to become another amateur star who fails to fulfil their promise in the paid ranks.<\/p>\n

At just 24 years old, the super middleweight is unbeaten, relentlessly active and already looking at title fights.<\/p>\n

Since making his professional debut on 30 November 2024, he has raced to 7\u20130 inside just 13 months, stopping every opponent along the way. No young prospect in the UK has been busier.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been pretty frantic. Seven fights in less than 13 months. I\u2019ve basically been in camp all year, but it\u2019s been amazing. My promoters couldn\u2019t have been better to me and I\u2019m over the moon with how it\u2019s going.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the subject of amateur stars stalling in the pros, Bevan believes the professional format plays to his strengths.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always had power, not one-punch knockout power, but enough that it carries through.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m durable, I\u2019ve got a good engine, and I tend to be in exciting fights. That\u2019s not always the best attribute to have, but it sells tickets!\u201d<\/p>\n

Excitement followed him through the amateurs, where he won Fight of the Year twice during three years on the GB programme. Now, he\u2019s learning how to channel that intensity with control.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first five opponents I just blasted out. But the last two I\u2019ve gone up levels and that\u2019s where I\u2019ve really started to feel like a professional boxer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The turning point came in his sixth fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat one showed me a lot and I actually had some footage to look at. I got hit too much. I was too front-footed, not moving my head, my defence wasn\u2019t there. It gave me things to work on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made a list of things I wanted to improve and I did them all. The biggest one was composure. I feel like it\u2019s taken seven fights to really settle into the pros. Early on I was frantic, rushing, loading up, but now I\u2019m more composed.\u201d<\/p>\n

That evolution has been shaped under the guidance of former world title challenger Colin Jones in Cardiff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI train the same way he did. We drive 45 minutes up the road to do the same runs he used to do around Merthyr Tydfil. Knowing what he\u2019s been through, the level he reached, it gives you belief.\u201d<\/p>\n

Belief is something Bevan has grown up around. His brother Owen Bevan is a full-time professional footballer at Bournemouth and has made an appearance in the Premier League. On the day of the interview, Taylor was heading straight off to watch Owen return from injury with the club\u2019s U23s.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat competitive environment has always been there. We push each other, which is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, he\u2019s realistic but ambitious.<\/p>\n

\u201cDomestically, I\u2019d take anyone in the top 10, even the top 20. The people I\u2019ve boxed so far haven\u2019t been at that level. There were a few lads in a recent GBM tournament who would make good fights.\u201d<\/p>\n

The British, Commonwealth and European titles recently changed hands at super middleweight, and Bevan understandably had a close eye on proceedings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sparred Callum Simpson and was really impressed with him. I do wonder if he struggles at the weight, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, the plan is simple. Stay active, keep learning and keep progressing.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext year I\u2019d like to box five or six times if possible. The fights will probably be spaced out more as the rounds go up, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019m far off from fighting for some kind of title.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a clich\u00e9, but you need those learning fights; the professional ranks is a different world.\u201d<\/p>\n

It certainly is, but hopefully Bevan will show that amateur pedigree still counts for something at the highest level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The value of a standout amateur career in the professional code has long been questioned. With several highly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-429916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}