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Brooklyn Heavyweight Prospect Pryce Taylor has made successful Move from Basketball to Boxing

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(L) – Pryce Taylor is an up-and-coming heavyweight prospect(photo courtesy of Sullivan Management)

NEW YORK CITY (März 19, 2024) – Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor (3-0, 2 KOs) has successfully transitioned from basketball to boxing and today the 27-year-old prospect is on the rise as an undefeated prize fighter.

Taylor said he brought his legs from the courts into the ring. He first dunked a ball when he was in eighth grade, four inches shorter than the 6’ 4” Taylor is today. Pryce admits missing basketball but quickly notes that he could still play, not necessarily on a team, because he’s not in basketball shape anymore. “I’m in boxing shape,” he proudly noted.

A decorated U.S. Amateurboxer, highlighted by his two New York Golden Gloves Championship titles, Taylor was also a four-time runner-up in USA National Championships, including one to Joshua Edwards, who has qualified to represent as a super heavyweight for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Letztes Jahr, Taylor had seven wins fighting for New York in the Team Combat League (TCL), which is a one-round, team format competition. Technically-speaking, the wins are not part of his professional boxing record. Taylor has benefitted from that experience and will be competing this season as well.

Taylor played basketball for one season at Corning Community College in upstate New York. “I stopped playing basketball six years ago,” Taylor said. “I’ve had 60 Kämpfe (amateurs, pros and TCL) and believe the best boxers get there with sparring experience. So, I’ve been getting a lot of experience. I have a good skill set and know what I need to do in the ring.

“My mindset is to do what other boxers don’t do. All boxers learn the basics, but everything they want to throw, I already throw myself, and I know how to counter there’s. Anything they throw I’m able to defend.”

Taylor has been placed on the fast track by his manager, New York City-based attorney Keith Sullivan, who has discovered that it’s not easy finding suitable opponents for Taylor, who because of his size, amateur pedigree and participating in the TCL, is much more advanced than his three pro fights may indicate.

Another invaluable part of Taylor’s development is sparring established heavyweights such as Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, Otto Wallin, Vladyslav Sirenko, and Brandon Glanton to name a few of the more notables.

Taylor made his pro debut last December, stopping Mike Diorio in the opening round, followed January 27 with the exact same result versus Gabriel Aguilar Costa. In his most recent action in March, Taylor went the distance for the first time as a pro, pitching a four-round shutout for a unanimous decision against Antonio Torres (4-1), 40-36 drei Mal.

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(L-R) – Head trainer Benny Roman, Pryce Taylor & manager Keith Sullivan (photo courtesy of Sullivan Management)

In seinem letzten Kampf, held at Sony Hall, Taylor came out to the ring and paraded around the ring afterwards with an Irish flag draped around his massive shoulders (siehe Bild oben).

“Keith (Sullivan) knew there would be a lot of Irish fans there to watch an Irish fighter (Emmet Brennan) fighting after me,” Taylor explained. “He figured it was a good way to engage the large Irish crowd, so he draped me in the Irish tri-color flag. He was right, the Irish in attendance absolutely loved it, and I made some more fans.”

Basketball loss is boxing’s gain; Pryce Taylor is a legitimate prospect with tremendous upside.

In addition to managing Pryce Taylor, Keith Sullivan, a former Deputy Commissioner with the New York State Athletic Commission, and longtime boxing lawyer, also manages IBF Bantamweight World Champion Miyo Yoshida (17-4, 0 KOs) and Bronx middleweight prospect Nisa Rodriguez (1-0), in addition to co-managing World Boxing Association (WBA) Unterlassen Sie. 12-rated welterweight contender Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (13-0, 10 KOs), the reigning WBA Continental Champion from Limerick, Irland. Sullivan co-manages Donovan with former world middleweight champion Andy Lee.

Timothy Bradley, Melvina Lathan & Sadam Ali Leading 2015 award winners honored at 29th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event & Preisverleihung

(L-R) — 2015 Ring 8 Preisträger: New York Fighter of the Year Sadam Ali, Woman of the Decade Melvina Lathan and Fighter of the Year Timothy Bradley
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NEW YORK, NY (Dezember 21, 2015) – A capacity crowd enjoyed the recent 29th Jahresring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Der fünffache, Zwei-Teilung Weltmeister Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley received the Ring 8 Fighter of the Year Award. Andere 2015 Ring 8 Preisträger (siehe vollständige Liste unten) included former New York State Athletic Commission chairperson Melvina Lathan(Frau des Jahrzehnts), ungeschlagen Nein. 1 Welt Weltergewicht Anwärter Port “Welt Kid” Sind (NY Fighter of the Year), Heather Hardy (NY Female Fighter of the Year), “Irlands” John Duddy (Ungekrönte Meister), Andre Rozier (Trainer des Jahres) und Joe DeGuardia (Promoter des Jahres). Randy Gordon served as the Master of Ceremonies.
“Wir hatten 340 people and everybody enjoyed themselves,” reported Ring 8 Präsident Bob Duffy. “Things went very well. There were a few emotional acceptance speeches and some tears shed.
We donated a table to Wounded Warriors and also presented Keith Sullivan with a special trophy for all the legal work and support he gives Ring 8, New York State Boxing Hall of Fame, Atlas Foundation, Boxing Writers Association of America, and boxing in New York.
2015 Ring 8 Preisträger
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2015 RING 8 Preisträger
Fighter of the Year: Timothy Bradley
Frau des Jahrzehnts: Sie. Melvina Lathan
NY Fighter of the Year: Sadam Ali
NY Female Fighter of the Year: Heather Hardy
Ungekrönte Meister: John Duddy
Co-Cutmen des Jahres: George Mitchell & Mike Rella
Vorstandsmitglied des Jahres: Billy Strigaro
Trainer des Jahres: Andre Rozier
Community Service Award: Kevin Collins & Gerard Wilson
Promoter des Jahres: Joe DeGuardia
Sponsor des Jahres: George O'Neill
Offizielle des Jahres: Carlos Ortiz, Jr.
Amateur Amts des Jahres: Christina Vila
Lange & Meritorious Service Award: Jack Hirsch
Profile der Courage-Preis: Paddy Dolan
Die Aussichten des Jahres: Wesley Ferrer & Danny Gonzales
Ring Announcer des Jahres: David Diamante
Patriotismus-Preis: Corporal Ron McNair, Jr.