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Taurus Jabbar Sykes (born May 20, 1975) is a professional boxer. He has been fighting as a heavyweight, and has fought against several contenders, and currently holds a record of 25–6–1. He turned pro in 1998.

Overview

Sykes, who hails from Brooklyn, is nicknamed "The Bull", due to his first name. Specifically, he hails from the Rutland Rd./the 90'z section of Brooklyn. He lost his 13th fight to unbeaten Owen Beck but that remained his only blemish on his record for a while in that he beat the likes of Israel Garcia (record 10-0), Charles Hatcher (15-2), Talmadge Griffis (21-1-3) and Sherman Williams to climb up the ladder. He drew with former Cruiser title holder Imamu Mayfield then beat Jovo Pudar (21-1) and even fringe contender Friday Ahunanya (20-2-1) in 2005. His only problem was his lack of power as only 7 of his first 25 wins have come the short route.

Undefeated KO artist Samuel Peter was the first to knock him out but lightly regarded southpaw Derek Bryant (18-4-1) also scored a TKO effectively ending any hopes of becoming a contender.

Former two-time heavyweight champ Hasim Rahman beat him in a 10-round decision. He was knocked out by IBF #1 contender Alexander Povetkin in Moscow on July 19, 2008.

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (7 knockouts, 18 decisions), 7 Losses (4 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	19-0-1	Seth Mitchell	KO	5	11/12/2010	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada	Sykes knocked out at 1:42 of the fifth round.
Loss	8-14-1	Joseph Rabotte	SD	8	28/10/2010	Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina
Loss	15-0	Alexander Povetkin	TKO	4	19/07/2008	Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov, Moscow Oblast	Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the fourth round.
Loss	41-6-2	Hasim Rahman	UD	10	14/06/2007	Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York	WBC NABF Heavyweight Title.
Win	5-7-2	Patrick Smith	KO	3	01/12/2006	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Loss	18-4-1	Derek Bryant	TKO	4	21/04/2006	Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center, Augusta, Georgia	Referee stopped the bout at 1:57 of the fourth round.
Win	6-4-1	Domonic Jenkins	UD	8	03/03/2006	La Villita Assembly Hall, San Antonio, Texas
Loss	23-0	Samuel Peter	KO	2	02/07/2005	Reno Events Center, Reno, Nevada	WBC NABF/IBF USBA/WBA NABA Heavyweight Titles. Sykes knocked out at 2:07 of the second round.
Win	20-2-1	Friday Ahunanya	UD	12	11/03/2005	Lea County Events Center, Hobbs, New Mexico	WBA NABA Heavyweight Title.
Win	15-25	Onebo Maxime	TKO	2	10/12/2004	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico	Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the second round.
Win	21-1	Jovo Pudar	UD	10	21/02/2004	City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada
Draw	23-4-1	Imamu Mayfield	PTS	10	07/06/2003	Flamingo Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada
Win	20-6-1	Sherman "Caribbean Tank" Williams	UD	10	20/10/2002	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington
Win	18-1-2	James "Hurricane" Walton	MD	10	07/06/2002	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	21-1-3	Talmadge Griffis	UD	8	17/03/2002	Gold Country Casino, Oroville, California
Win	13-12-1	Willie Chapman	UD	8	12/01/2002	Flamingo Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada
Win	8-11-1	Sean Williams	UD	6	13/10/2001	Stateline, Nevada
Win	4-2-3	Todd Diggs	UD	6	28/09/2001	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	15-2	Charles "Buddy" Hatcher	UD	6	25/08/2001	Flamingo Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada
Win	10-0	Israel Carlos Garcia	UD	6	29/04/2001	Club Amazura, Jamaica, Queens
Loss	6-0	Owen Beck	UD	6	07/10/2000	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	10-7-2	Larry Carlisle	UD	6	29/06/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Win	4-8	Lazaro Almanza	UD	6	27/04/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Win	7-6	Marcus Johnson	TKO	4	31/03/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Win	7-10	Kevin Rosier	PTS	4	24/02/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Win	2-5	Willie Kyles	TKO	1	27/01/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Win	1-3	Michael Morrell	KO	2	29/07/1999	Atlanta, Georgia
Win	4-0	Drexie James	KO	6	18/06/1999	Old West Palm Beach National Guard Armory, West Palm Beach, Florida	James knocked out at 2:18 of the sixth round.
Win	6-14-2	Miguel Otero Ocasio	UD	6	09/04/1999	Sons of Italy, West Palm Beach, Florida
Win	2-0	Edward Slater	UD	4	12/03/1999	Venice Sports Center, Venice, Florida
Win	--	Essene Felciano	TKO	3	20/11/1998	Ocala Livestock Pavilion, Ocala, Florida	Referee stopped the bout at 1:22 of the third round.
Win	1-1	Eddy Martinez	UD	4	07/11/1998	Sons of Italy, Lake Worth, Florida
Win	1-4	Sam Williams	UD	4	12/09/1998	Sons of Italy, Lake Worth, Florida