Former Olympic gold medalist and world championship boxer Meldrick Taylor was arrested this week after an armed standoff with Philadelphia police, according to media reports. The man said Taylor, 52, told him he needed to give him several days to leave the property, rather than just until the morning. As a professional, he held titles in the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions. HAROLD LEDERMAN, LEGENDARY BOXING JUDGE, DIES AT 79He is best known for his first 1990 junior welterweight title fight with Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPTaylor got up, but referee Richard Steele ended the fight with two seconds left.

Source: Fox News June 04, 2019 20:12 UTC