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Meldrick Taylor

American boxer
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    …a knockout, Chávez knocked down Meldrick Taylor with 12 seconds remaining in the match. Though Taylor staggered to his feet, the referee stopped the fight in the last seconds of the round. Chávez vacated the IBF junior-welterweight title but held the WBC title for seven years before losing it in…

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    …a knockout, Chávez knocked down Meldrick Taylor with 12 seconds remaining in the match. Though Taylor staggered to his feet, the referee stopped the fight in the last seconds of the round. Chávez vacated the IBF junior-welterweight title but held the WBC title for seven years before losing it in…

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