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Undefeated prospect Pryce Taylor Working hard to join Brooklyn’s Elite list of top heavyweight boxers

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(L-R) – Claressa Shields & Pryce Taylor

NEW YORK CITY (Юли 17, 2025) - Undefeated heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor (8-0, 6 Нокаута) is set to return to the ring on July 26тата в Детройт. After coming off his June 6тата knockout win over И Fountain (14-8), h is aiming to join Brooklyn’s elite heavyweights in an exclusive club.

“I’m the next great heavyweight out of Brooklyn,” Taylor proclaimed. “And I’m a top American heavyweight prospect today.”

Achieving this rare distinction is notably challenging, as Brooklyn has produced world heavyweight champions such as Майк Тайсън, Riddick Bowe, Флойд Патерсън, Michael Moorer, и Шанън Бригс—all members of a special group within boxing’s premier division. With the exception of Briggs, each has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Taylor posted a 60-11 любителски запис, won two New York Golden Gloves titles, and finished as heavyweight runner-up four times at the USA Boxing National Championships. As a professional prize fighter, the 28-year-old Taylor has put many of his opponents to sleep, much like his Brooklyn predecessors, включително и 6 спирки в неговата 8 кибрит, the last four in a row.

“The Pryce is Right” has been training at Brooklyn’s Cops & Kids Boxing Gym with head trainer Benny Roman. Taylor also trained for three weeks in Delray Beach, Флорида, with trainer Sugar Hill, focusing on movement and sparring. “It definitely helped,” Taylor said. “There was good sparring there, and it was a good experience overall.”

Taylor values the exposure from fighting on a Salita Promotions card headlined by unbeaten, undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Шийлдс (16-0, 3 Нокаута), които е изправена Lani Daniels (11-2-2, 1 KO) в Детройт. Преди това, Taylor stopped Jerell Nettles in round two on a Shields-headlined event.

“This time will be different,” Taylor pointed out. “My last fight on Claressa’s card, I was in the opening bout, off-TV, and nobody was there. I had a good seat to watch her fight, and I met her. But I’m on the main card and my fight will be streamed live on DAZN this time.”

In his first scheduled 8-round bout, Taylor will take on Robert Simms (12-4-1, 3 Нокаута) from Saginaw, Мичиган. Two fights prior, Simms defeated previously unbeaten James McKenzie Morrison (20-1-2, 18 Нокаута), who is the son of the late world heavyweight champion Томи Морисън.

“I’ve heard my opponent comes to fight,” Taylor concluded. “I really like fighting an opponent like that instead of the guys who don’t stand and fight. I also like fighting at this pace (7 weeks since his last fight) because I love boxing. I’ve been training for 8 кръга, but it’s not going the distance. I don’t see him lasting four rounds, if that.”

“I’ve kept Pryce very busy because to become a great from Brooklyn, you better be tough, talented and able to work for it,” Pryce’s manager Кийт Съливан посочен. “He has had eight fights in just nineteen months as a pro, and three fights fell out due to opponent injuries. That’s an old-school pace I am keeping him on. Not every fighter can handle that rate of fighting, Pryce eats it up. He can reach the upper echelon. It will take continued hard work.

“The last time he fought on Clarissa’s card, we walked into an empty arena. I leaned into him and said, ‘Enjoy the silence, soon enough you will be entering into jeering packed arenas.’ And on July 26тата that will come true.”

Sullivan, a former New York State Athletic Commission Deputy Commissioner, also manages 3-time, 2-division World Champion Miyo Yoshida (18-5) and Bronx NYPD officer Ниса Родригес (3-1, 1 KO). Sullivan co-manages IBF Welterweight World title challenger Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-1, 11 Нокаута) and his cousin, pro-debuting middleweight Jim Donovan, alongside coach and ex-world champion Andy Lee.
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Pryce is Right again for undefeated Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor

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NEW YORK CITY (Юни 11, 2025) – Immediately after last Friday night’s impressive fourth-round stoppage of Ed “Tex” Fountain, Brooklyn’s undefeated Pryce Taylor (8-0, 5 Нокаута) was called America’s best heavyweight prospect by his promoter, Дмитрий Salita (Salita Промоции).

The 28-year-old Taylor and his manager, New York City-based Attorney Keith Sullivan, agree with Salita.

“They’re (Salita and Sullivan) both right,” Taylor said, “because they’ve seen me fight. Fighting brings the dog out in me. Той (Фонтан) was a test, real resilient, but like a punching bag that’s ready to fall off the chain. I had to keep hitting him and no way was he thinking about playing it safe. The referee saved his life; he was thinking about not falling down.”

The powerful Taylor entered the ring paying tribute to the late, great George Foreman by wearing a “Big George” T-shirt. Преди битката, Taylor noted that he had great success in the pro ranks fighting southpaws like Fountain. Taylor methodically ripped his opponent’s head and body with damaging punches, hurting Fountain in the third round with a straight right-left hook combination, followed by a barrage of shots on the sturdy Fountain who managed to survive the round.
(L-R: Head trainer Benny Roman, Pryce Taylor wearing his George Foreman tribute T-shirt, and manager Keith Sullivan)

Фонтан (14-9, 7 Нокаута), who was the best fighter the 6’ 4”, 280-pound Taylor had fought in the pro ranks, was rocked from another series of violent combinations, when referee Charlie Fitch had seen enough and waved off the fight 36-seconds into the fourth frame.The fight was a scheduled 6-rounder on the “International Boxing Hall of Fame Night,” presented by Taylor’s promoter Salita Promotions, в казино Turning Stone Resort във Верона, Ню Йорк.

“I was excited to be fighting on a show like that,” Taylor added. “He hit me first in the first round, something I always let my opponents do to test their power, gauge patterns, and figure him out. It’s like in baseball when a batter lets a pitch go by without swinging to see what he has on the mound. Because he’s a southpaw, his right is his jab, and he really wanted to use his left power hook. He had a good poker face, but he couldn’t hide it when I hurt him. He tried not showing he was fazed, keeping himself upright, but he felt my power. I like being accurate, especially throwing power punches. I punished him at the end, throwing a body shot, an uppercut, and then two right hooks.”

“I thought George Foreman would have been proud of me and maybe thought he was seeing himself fight when he saw me punch. I put on a show. I’m a combination of Foreman and Muhammad Ali; power punching like Foreman, elusive like Ali with good footwork and light on my toes.

“I’m not sure if this was the best fight of my career, but he was my best opponent and the toughest guy I’ve fought. He came into the ring in good shape and tried to fight. His downfall was Pryce Being Right отново. I love throwing my straight right and that keeps opening up my left hook to the body.”

Taylor had a 60-11 любителски запис, including a pair of New York Golden Gloves titles, and he was the heavyweight runner-up four times in the prestigious USA Boxing National Championship tournaments. “Pryce’s TKO win was exactly what I expected – dominant, calculated, and explosive,” Sullivan remarked. “He’s not just another prospect; with continued work, he can be the next great American heavyweight. With every fight, he’s proving that he has the tools, the discipline, and the mindset to be a force within this division. We’re building something special, and the world’s about to see it.”
Team Taylor (L-R): Manager Keith Sullivan, undefeated Brooklyn heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor, promoter Dmitriy Salita, and head trainer Benny Roman Salita.

Taylor will be fighting next in his first scheduled 8-round bout on July 26 in Detroit on a Salita Promotions card headlined by undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Claressa Shields (16-0, 3 Нокаута) versus Lani Daniels (11-2-2, 1 KO) at Little Caesars Arena. Sullivan, a former Deputy Commissioner for the NYS Athletic Commission, also manages 3-time, 2-division World Champion Miyo Yoshida (18-5) and Bronx NYPD Officer Nisa Rodriguez (3-1, 1 KO), as well as co-managing world-rated (IBF #3 & WBA #10) welterweight contender Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-1, 11 Нокаута), from Limerick, Ирландия. Sullivan co-manages Donovan with former world middleweight champion Andy Lee, who is also Donovan’s head trainer.
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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 (Март 19, 2024) – Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor (3-0, 2 Нокаута) 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. аматьор боксьор, 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.

Миналата година, 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 битки (amateurs, pros and TCL) and believe the best boxers get there with sparring experience. Така, 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, Ото Уолин, 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 три пъти.

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

В последния си двубой, 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 (see above picture).

“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, Кийт Съливан, 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 Нокаута) and Bronx middleweight prospect Nisa Rodriguez (1-0), in addition to co-managing World Boxing Association (WBA) Do Not. 12-rated welterweight contender Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (13-0, 10 Нокаута), the reigning WBA Continental Champion from Limerick, Ирландия. Sullivan co-manages Donovan with former world middleweight champion Andy Lee.

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Тимъти Брадли, Melvina Lathan & Сад Али водещ 2015 носителите на награди, отличени на 29 -ия годишен ринг 8 Почивка Събитие & Церемония по награждаването

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(L-R) — 2015 Пръстен 8 Победители: Нюйоркски боец ​​на годината Садам Али, Жена на десетилетието Мелвина Латан и боец ​​на годината Тимъти Брадли
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NEW YORK, NY (Декември 21, 2015) – Тълпата на капацитета се радва на последните 29тата Годишният Ring 8 Празнично събитие и церемония по награждаване в Russo’s On The Bay в Хауърд Бийч, Ню Йорк.
Петкратният, две разделение световен шампион Тимотейка “Пустинна буря” Брадли получи пръстена 8 Fighter на годината. Други 2015 Пръстен 8 призьори (виж пълния списък по-долу) включваше бивш председател на Държавната атлетическа комисия на щата Ню Йорк Melvina Lathan(Жена на десетилетието), непобеден Не. 1 свят полусредна категория претендент Порт “World Kid” Са (NY Fighter на годината), Хедър Hardy (NY Жена Fighter на годината), “Ирландия” John Duddy (Детрониран Champion), Andre Rozier (Trainer на годината) и Joe DeGuardia (Promoter на годината). Randy Gordon служи като церемониален майстор.
“Имахме 340 хората и всички се забавляваха,” съобщи Ринг 8 президент Боб Duffy. “Нещата вървяха много добре. Имаше няколко емоционални речи за приемане и някои сълзи.
“Дарихме маса на Wounded Warriors и също така представихме Кийт Съливан със специален трофей за цялата легална работа и подкрепа, която той дава на Ринг 8, Щата Ню Йорк Бокс Зала на славата, Фондация Атлас, Асоциация на писателите на бокса в Америка, и бокс в Ню Йорк.”
2015 Пръстен 8 Победители
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2015 RING 8 Победители
Fighter на годината: Тимъти Брадли
Жена на десетилетието: Тя. Melvina Lathan
NY Fighter на годината: Sadam Ali
NY Жена Fighter на годината: Хедър Hardy
Детрониран Champion: John Duddy
Co-Cutmen на годината: Джордж Мичъл & Mike Rella
Член на УС на годината: Били Strigaro
Trainer на годината: Andre Rozier
Награда на Общността Service: Kevin Collins & Gerard Wilson
Promoter на годината: Joe DeGuardia
Спонсор на годината: George O'Neill
Официален на годината: Карлос Ортис, Jr.
Amateur Официален на годината: Christina Vila
Дълго & Награда Meritorious Service: Джак Hirsch
Профили на Courage Award: Пади Долан
Перспективи на годината: Уесли Ferrer & Danny Gonzales
Ring Говорител на годината: David Diamante
Патриотизмът Award: Ефрейтор Рон Макнеър, Jr.