Bevan Eyes Step Up Against Bulacio
Taylor Bevan (left) secured his sixth professional victory by knocking out Lukas Ferneza in the fifth round.
Unbeaten Welsh boxer Taylor Bevan is confident he is ready for a "step up" in competition as he prepares to face the seasoned Martin Bulacio on Saturday.
At 25 years old, Bevan has maintained a perfect professional record, winning all seven of his fights by knockout. However, the 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medallist anticipates that his upcoming super middleweight bout against 36-year-old Bulacio will likely last the full duration.
"I don't go into any fight anticipating to knock them out, I just want to put on good performances," Bevan told Wales. "If a knockout comes, it comes, that's a bonus. But especially this fight, Bulacio is very experienced.
"I think I'll have to show a bit of skill and strategy to get him out of there, it won't come from a one-off flash punch because he's been in with some top people and they've gone the distance with him.
"So I could see it going the full eight rounds."
Bulacio, hailing from Cordoba, Argentina, has a professional record of 15 wins in 25 fights, with 10 victories by knockout.
Bevan, who has previously defeated two opponents with 15 wins each, expects a more challenging contest than in his prior bouts.
"He's been in with some top operators, the people he's lost to are all very respectable opponents," Bevan said.
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"The one thing that stood out is how tough he is and his durability.
"It's something I haven't seen in the professional ring yet so I'm looking forward to it.
"It'll be a good little step up and I'm looking to show my skills off against him."
Despite Bulacio's threat, Bevan remains confident in his ability to extend his undefeated streak to 8-0 as a professional.
"He shows vulnerability in quite a few areas, to be honest," Bevan said.
"He takes shots very well, so any shots that do land on him I think he will be able to take, but it's a case of breaking him down over eight rounds.
"I'm looking forward to it because I think the better the opponent, the better side of me that he'll bring out."
Bevan and Bulacio will fight at the Copper Box Arena in London on the undercard of the British and Commonwealth title fight between George Liddard and Tyler Denny.
'I'm very critical of myself'
It has been three months since Bevan last competed, his most recent fight being a victory over Mickey Ellison in December.
Although a three-month interval is not considered lengthy between bouts, it represents the longest gap in Bevan's professional career so far.
Bevan's seven wins have come within just 13 months, marking an impressive start to his professional journey.
"It couldn't have gone better," Bevan said. "I've had seven wins and seven knockouts, so I couldn't have asked for a better start.
"It's more than I expected to be honest, I didn't expect to be kept this active in my first year, it's gone brilliantly so far.
"I think that's important for a young fighter to stay active so you just roll into each camp."
Despite his growing record, Bevan noted that his most recent fight was the first in which he felt satisfied with his performance.
"I was pleased with my performance in that fight [against Mickey Ellison]," Bevan said.
"It is probably the first one I've actually been happy with. I'm very critical of myself.
"I feel like it's taken me that long to settle into the pro game, to be honest.
"I've learnt loads from every fight and I'm hoping to build on that last fight going forward.
"I'm going to have to use things that I learnt from that fight to break Bulacio down over the eight rounds and look to get him out of there.
"But if it ends up going the eight and I win on points then I'll be happy with that as well."
