Taylor vs Fury Taylor retired from professional
MMA in 2020 to pursue a move to professional boxing. Taylor return to the ring after to four years to face English boxer
Tommy Fury (6–0) at the
Rocket Arena in
Cleveland, Ohio on August 29, 2021. The bout took place on the
Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley undercard in which Fury defeated Taylor via
unanimous decision.
Taylor vs Avila II Four months later, Taylor fought American
mixed martial artist Chris Avila after obtaining two wins in
Tijuana, Mexico. Taylor and Avila had previously fought before, the first time as an MMA bout at
Bellator 238, in which Taylor won. The bout took place at the
Amalie Arena in
Tampa, Florida on the
Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley II undercard on December 18, and saw Avila defeat Taylor via
majority decision. A year later, Taylor fought English
musician Ashley Rak-Su from the
Rak-Su boyband, on the
MF & DAZN: X Series 002 undercard. The bout took place on October 15, 2022, at the
Utilita Arena Sheffield in
Sheffield, England. Taylor defeated Rak-Su via unanimous decision. On December 6, 2022, Taylor's most challenging matchup was announced for
MF & DAZN: X Series 004, being English boxer Idris Virgo (12–0–1). The bout took place on January 14, 2023, at
Wembley Arena in
London, England, in which Virgo defeated Taylor via unanimous decision.
Taylor vs Papi On April 13, Taylor vs Filipino
influencer Salt Papi was announced for
MF & DAZN: X Series 007 for May 13 at Wembley Arena in London, England. Taylor defeated Papi via unanimous decision and was awarded
Prime Fighter of the Night.
MFB light heavyweight championship Cancelled outnumbered bout with KSI On June 8, 2024, English megastar
KSI uploaded a
YouTube video challenging both Taylor and American
YouTuber Slim Albaher to a 2 vs. 1
outnumbered tag team match, after negotiations to face former
unified light welterweight champion
Amir Khan failed. Taylor accepted the challenge on
Twitter. On June 30, the bout between KSI, Taylor, and Albaher was made official, and was set to take place as the headliner for
MF & DAZN: X Series 17 at
3Arena in
Dublin, Ireland. However, fans began to speculate if the bout had been cancelled following KSI deleting the bout announcement across his social media. On 1 August, KSI confirmed his withdrawal in a Twitter post due to an injury sustained.
Taylor vs Ericsson Following the cancellation of Taylor's outnumbered match, his next bout was announced to be against South Korean former
kickboxer Samuel Ericsson. Originally, Ericsson was set to face to face American influencer OJ Rose, but was cancelled after Rose was arrested. The bout took place on
MF & DAZN: X Series 16 at the
James L. Knight Center in
Miami, Florida. Taylor defeated Ericsson via
technical knockout in the third round and retained his MFB title.
Taylor vs Silva Taylor was then rebooked for MF & DAZN: X Series 17, but this time against Brazilian mixed martial artist Gabriel Silva, serving as the co-main event alongside the new headliner, Danny Aarons vs
Danny Simpson. Originally, Taylor and Silva were set to fight each other on
MF & DAZN: X Series 13, but was cancelled following Silva's withdrawal. Taylor defeated Silva via technical knockout and retained his MFB title.
Taylor vs Till On 6 December, Taylor's next bout was announced to be against former
UFC welterweight challenger
Darren Till, following the withdrawal of Fury as Till's original opponent. The bout took place as the headliner for
MF & DAZN: X Series 20 at the
Co-op Live in
Manchester, England. Till defeated Taylor via technical knockout in the sixth round.
Taylor vs Goyat Following the cancellation of Taylor's MMA bout against
Dillon Danis, Misfits announced that Taylor would face Indian professional boxer
Neeraj Goyat on the undercard of
Misfits Mania – The Fight Before Christmas. This comes following Albaher's withdrawal from his bout with Goyat due to an injury. The bout took place on December 20 at the
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in
Dubai, UAE. Taylor lost to Goyat by unanimous decision.
Taylor vs Floyd On April 24th 2026 it was announced that Anthony Taylor would be taking on former UBO Light-Heavyweight World Champion Matt Floyd (15-2) as the Co-Main Event of the Tommy Fury Vs Eddie Hall Card. The bout is to take place June 13th 2026 at the AO Arena, Manchester. ==Personal life==