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Taurus Sykes

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Record 25 (7 ko's) + 5 + 1 = 31
Nick The Bull
Weight division Heavyweight (unlimited)
Nationality USA   USA
Lives & trains USA   USA, Brooklyn
Born USA   USA,
Profdebut12 Sep 1998
Birthday20 May 1975
Stance Orthodox
Boxrec ID 008940

Records list

# Date Opponent Record Location Result
319.07.2008 Russian Federation Alexander Povetkin[15-0-0, 11]Russian Federation  Russian Federation, TschechowL TKO 4 (10)more...
214.06.2007 USA Hasim Rahman[41-6-2, 33]USA  USA, RochesterL UD 10 (10)more...
102.07.2005 Nigeria Samuel Peter[23-0-0, 20]USA  USA, RenoL KO 2 (12)more...







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More on Povetkin-Sykes! 23 Jul 2008 12:57

More on Povetkin-Sykes!

Team Sauerland have laughed off complaints from promoter Lou DiBella, who called Alexander Povetkin's fourth round KO over Taurus Sykes a “disgrace to boxing”. DiBella insisted a meeting with his fighter Israel Garcia would have promised far more excitement but fell through due to monetary reasons. “Those claims are absolutely ridiculous,” Sauerland managing director Chris Meyer said. “First of all, you have to give read more ...
Povetkin pounds Sykes! 19 Jul 2008 22:28

Povetkin pounds Sykes!

Alexander Povetkin (16-0, 12 KOs) made his last steps towards Wladimir Klitschko an easy one destroying Taurus Sykes (25-5-1, 7 KOs) in the fourth round. Povetkin started the first round slowly but delivered a huge counter right at the end of the stanza. The second round saw Povetkin in a hot pursuit. Sykes was down after White Lion’s combo not long before the bell rang, but referee Alexander Kalinkin didn’t rule it as a knockdown read more ...
Povetkin 227.1, Sykes 237.9! 18 Jul 2008 18:49

Povetkin 227.1, Sykes 237.9!

Alexander Povetkin 227.1 vs Taurus Sykes 237.9 Michel Trabant 147.3 vs Roman Seliverstov 145.5 Hugo Pineda 200 vs Jimmy Kapanov 198.4 Vladimir Povetkin 180.8 vs Sergei Pronin ?? Venue: Olympiyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov (Moscow) Promoter: Vladimir Hrunov/Sauerland Event read more ...
Povetkin-Sykes Presser! 16 Jul 2008 13:58

Povetkin-Sykes Presser!

Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) claimed he is taking one step at a time ahead of this weekend´s fight against Taurus Sykes. The 2004 Olympic gold medal winner faces “The Bull” in his home city of Chekhov, Russia on Saturday night. If Povetkin defeats his American opponent, he will be in for a showdown with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Povetkin became the IBF´s mandatory challenger in January after defeating Chris Byrd read more ...
Alexander Povetkin Taps Sykes For Klitschko Tuneup 11 Jun 2008 17:59

Alexander Povetkin Taps Sykes For Klitschko Tuneup

According to Russian news agency, Kommersant, Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11KOs) will face Taurus Sykes (25-4-1, 7KOs) on July 19 at the Olympiyskiy Sports Palace in Chekhov, Russia. Povetkin is the mandatory to current IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who faces Tony Thompson (the WBO mandatory) in July. Povetking would face Klitschko, provided he wins, in the fall read more ...
Rahman defeats Sykes! 15 Jun 2007 13:31

Rahman defeats Sykes!

After coming in at a career high of 261 lbs., two-time heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (41-6-2, 33 KOs) took nine rounds to get untracked en route to a ten round unanimous decision over Taurus Sykes (25-3-1, 7 KOs) on Thursday night at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. read more ...
Peters takes another title with knockout 3 Jul 2005 13:42

Peters takes another title with knockout

Samuel Peter knocked out Taurus Sykes at 2:07 of the second round of their heavyweight title fight Saturday night. Peter had Sykes backing up with his jab and occasional right hands during the first round. In the second round, Peter dominated. Just before read more ...