Unbeaten Pro Boxer Taylor Bevan Eyes Commonwealth Gold After Perfect Start to Professional Career
- Gareth Walters
- Dec 17, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 11
Welsh boxer Taylor Bevan continues his rapid rise in the professional ranks, maintaining a flawless 7–0 record since turning professional in October 2024, while preparing to return to the amateur scene for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Bevan, who trains at Cardiff Metropolitan University, with the TASS Team has completed all of his strength and conditioning work at the university’s Athlete Performance Centre (APC) under the guidance of Dai Watts, training three times per week since making the transition to the professional circuit. The programme has focused on developing strength and power while specifically targeting impulse, hip sling force production, and efficient force transfer from the floor through the kinetic chain to the hands.
His professional career has been supported by Matchroom Boxing through the TASS programme, and his next bout, his eighth professional fight is scheduled for March 2026 at the O2 London.
Having already secured a silver medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Bevan has set his sights firmly on going one step further at Glasgow 2026. The move will see him temporarily step back from the professional ranks to pursue Commonwealth gold.
Watts praised Bevan’s commitment and attitude, describing him as a “very conscientious athlete” and a “hard trainer” who has fully embraced the demands of elite performance. Beyond the ring, Bevan has also contributed academically, helping deliver a nutritional seminar to Cardiff Met’s Masters Nutrition students, alongside Karen Reid and Watts, highlighting his engagement with the wider high-performance environment.
Reflecting on his whirlwind first year as a professional, Bevan told Boxing News:
“It’s been pretty frantic. Seven fights in less than 13 months. I’ve basically been in camp all year, but it’s been amazing. My promoters couldn’t have been better to me and I’m over the moon with how it’s going.”
With knockout victories, consistent performances, and a strong support team behind him, Bevan’s blend of professional experience and elite sports science preparation places him in a strong position as he targets success on both the professional stage and the Commonwealth Games podium in 2026.
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