Ezra Taylor Targets World Title in 2025 After ‘Amazing’ Year

Ezra Taylor stated that the swift 24-second victory, which maintained his perfect professional boxing record, has intensified his desire to achieve his long-held ambition of becoming a world champion. The 30-year-old Nottingham boxer secured his tenth professional victory in as many fights by defeating Latvia’s Kristaps Bulmeistars via knockout in under 30 seconds during his most recent bout in November. Taylor, known as ‘The Cannon’ for his powerful punches, has secured two light heavyweight titles this year—the WBC International and Commonwealth Silver—and stated that his immediate goal is to acquire “more belts”. “2024 has been an amazing year,” he told BBC East Midlands Today. “I’m grateful to God that I’m here with the belts that I have and the achievements and accomplishments.”But 2025 is the making of Ezra Taylor, I believe. This has been my trial period and now we are paying for the subscription. And you want to get your money’s worth.” Ezra Taylor claimed the WBC International light heavyweight title when he beat Carlos Alberto Lamela in July, and the Loughborough University-based Taylor certainly had the crowd in Birmingham wanting more when he ended his year with a sensationally quick showing against Bulmeistars in defence of his WBC International title. When questioned about his ability to tie his shoelaces in the same 24-second timeframe, he responded with laughter and attributed the rapid victory entirely to instinct. “How to win a fight in 24 seconds is to train so hard that you think you will have a hard 12 rounds,” Taylor said.”That was it. I was so focused and zoned in that I didn’t even know what happened myself.”When muscle memory kicks in and everything is on the line, that is it. It sounds so crazy and so deep, because it is.” During his interview with Charlie Slater of BBC East Midlands Today, Taylor reviewed past interviews where he spoke with ambition about his aspiration to one day secure a world title. He noted the change in his hairstyle, specifically the loss of his “muffin top” hair since those earlier interviews, but affirmed that his determination has remained constant. “What a world champion looked like to me was someone who believes in himself, has determination and has courage – and now I’m all of those things and more,” he added.”I have the arsenal to become world champion. It’s not a dream any more, it’s more of a reality.”That gives me even more hunger than I had then.”