19-05-2025
Bevan 'can't wait' for south coast showdown
Unbeaten super-middleweight Taylor Bevan has vowed he will be "flying" this summer as he plans on boxing "closer to home" for the first claimed another impressive victory at London's Copperbox Arena on Saturday night, forcing the referee to stop his contest against Argentina's Juan Cruz 24-year-old won a silver medal representing Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and in late 2024 signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing. Bevan - who was born in Southampton - says he plans on boxing on the south coast this summer for the first time as a professional."I'm going to be boxing a bit closer to home next time, I think there will be big numbers," Bevan told BBC Sport."I can't wait, it's going to be amazing and it gives me a good bit of time to rest before having a big training camp going into it - I'm going to be flying when the time comes."Boxing in the south is getting bigger and bigger, you've got a lot of names down here now and it's exciting times."So far, all four of Bevan's professional fights have ended in technical knockout in either the first or second promoter Hearn said he is hopeful the super-middleweight will fight on the soon -to-be-announced show featuring super-featherweights Ryan Garner and Reece Bellotti in late July.
'Unbelievable' support on the road
A large group of Bevan's supporters populated a section in the upper tier of the arena on were easy to spot, all wearing branded red t-shirts and chanting their fighter's name as the contest got under has become a familiar sight at each of his fights so far, and Bevan believes it is just the start. "The support so far has been amazing and it is what motivates me when I'm training," he told BBC Sport."I know people have paid their hard-earned money to come and watch me box, travelling over the country and taking time off work. I hope I'm doing everyone proud."The demand for each fight gets more and more, as my career progresses I think it will increase."Even his promoter Hearn has been impressed by the backing so far, addressing Bevan's fans on the microphone in the ring after the teased that they would only need to take a short drive down the road to see him in action next."The support is just unbelievable," Hearn told BBC Sport. "People ask, at what point do we get excited about Taylor Bevan? And I say to them about a year ago!"There will be an announcement this week about his next fight and it will be on the south coast which will be nice for him, he'll [hopefully] be on a card in Bournemouth and it's a step for him to keep building his career and fanbase."We have been in talks with Queensberry and we will let them make the announcement and hopefully Taylor Bevan will be on that (Garner v Bellotti) card."
