Former undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor is mulling the next move for his pro career.

Taylor is plotting to fight at least three times in 2024, after fighting only a single time in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Last year in New York City, Teofimo Lopez handed the Scottish boxer his first defeat as a pro. Lopez outboxed and outlanded Taylor over twelve rounds to capture the WBO world title.

The one scenario for Taylor's immediate future is to stay at 140, but the other option Taylor is mulling for his next fight is to move up to the welterweight division for another title run.

Terence Crawford holds the WBA, WBO, WBC titles, while Jaron Ennis is the IBF champion. Taylor would be a massive underdog against either champion.

"I can still do 140-pounds," Taylor said to Sky Sports. "I'm big enough and strong enough for 147 as well. [Crawford is] unrealistic just now for me. Get a good fight at welter and then hopefully get in for a title shot. Crawford vacating his belts and the belts all become fragmented and then I can get a shot hopefully at a title."

Top Rank president Todd DuBoef, who promotes Taylor, could see the boxer making some noise in the weight class.

"I think you've also got to see what else happens with the welterweights. Crawford sitting on a lot of those titles, who knows what's going to happen with that and I think Josh fits in very nicely with his ranking and obviously his body of work for some type of title in the 147-pounds division," DuBoef told Sky Sports.

Should Crawford move up to junior middleweight and vacate his three belts, Taylor could find his way to an immediate shot.

One possible option is a clash with WBO mandatory challenger Giovani Santillan for the vacant belt. Santillan is also promoted by Top Rank.

"That's one that could be in-house. It would be made pretty easily as well. There's a lot of big fights out there at 140 and 147lbs. The future's looking bright. I want to get back in as soon as possible and get the momentum going," Taylor said.

Taylor aims to return in March or April.

"Then get out hopefully in the summer and then maybe once at the end of the year. Definitely two times next year, hopefully three," Taylor said.

"I'm still in this game to be involved in big fights and I believe that I still haven't reached my pinnacle yet, even though I have reached the pinnacle of the sport. I still feel that I can still achieve more and I've still got more to give. I can do everything without restrictions now, there's no excuse why I can't get back to my best."